Artiste: Ronald Samm

Anneliese Miskimmon's ENO production of Jake Heggie and Terence McNally's tale of crime, repentance, compassion and redemption compels from start to finish.

David Pountney's vernacular translation and Ruth Knight's vivid staging lent a thrilling immediacy to Shostakovich's chilling opera.

Musgrave's powerful depiction of a powerful woman at the mercy of male manipulation receives a strong staging from at ENO.