Performer: Ballet of Deutsche Oper Berlin

David Hermann directs a new production of Korngold’s teenage opera, conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles, at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. 

Meyerbeer's tale of the Anabaptist rebellion in the 16th-century religious wars proves to be a powerful thriller, with Clémentine Margaine and Gregory Kunde leading a very strong singing cast.

Conductor Ivan Repušić leads a successful revival of Verdi’s playful masterpiece, with a solid cast.