Artiste: Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper

Lotte de Beers Inszenierung ist am Ende des Abends billiger Klamauk, schrammt aber – wenn auch knapp – an einer Katastrophe vorbei.

Omer Meir Wellber’s Mozart-Ullmann mash-up sounds like a terrible idea, but absolutely hits the mark. 

When is The Nutcracker not The Nutcracker? When's it's mashed together with Tchaikovsky's Iolanta to represent the blind princess’ inner world in a dark interpretation.