Performer: Clay Hilley

At the start of his farewell to Deutsche Oper Berlin, Sir Donald Runnicles shines with his orchestra, supplying the passion and tension withheld in Michael Thalheimer’s production.

Tobias Kratzer gives his third Strauss production in three seasons at Deutsche Oper Berlin another contemporary spin. 

A massive rotating cube, CCTV, an immigrants’ detention centre: Fidelio returns to the Toronto stage with a visually arresting production full of contemporary resonances. 

A potent rendering of Alban Berg's tale of the traumatised and impoverished war veteran.

American singers Clay Hilley and Sara Jakubiak offered performances of distinction in two fiendishly difficult roles.