Artiste: Shane Placentino

Could this be the last triumphant outing for the late, great Elijah Moshinksy's moving production of Rigoletto?

A mid-performance jump-in by tenor Thomas Strong saves the show on the opening night of this revival of Graeme Murphy's production.

Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann sings the title role in Olivier Py's dour and symbolism-heavy Lohengrin, set in post-war Berlin.