Performer: Bergen National Opera

Bergen National Opera’s new production allows the story to speak to itself, while strong performances from Eric Halfvarson and Elisabeth Teige gave the performance its edge.

Netia Jones is a visionary stage practitioner, but this show is a rare misjudgement.

This Peter Grimes was a tale of two talents: the conductor and the star.

Mark Lamos' staging is a riot of colour and movement; George Souglides gives us a masterclass in costumery; fine Italian singing illuminates this Norwegian première for Rossini's madcap Il turco in Italia.