Performer: Cornel Frey

Baritone Kay Stiefermann steals hearts at the eponymous Count of Luxembourg, in an operetta so charming that neither musical missteps nor a mixed-up staging can sink it.

Stefan Herheim's eagerly awaited production of Berg's Wozzeck distances us from the emotional heart of the tragedy by portraying the story as a hallucinatory death-room experience.

A well-sung revival of a witty and supremely theatrical production of Strauss’ operatic exposé.

A musically classy, rip-roaring staging of Der Graf von Luxemburg - a seasonal treat at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein.

Dmitry Bertman's simple, stylish production of Rimsky-Korsakov's final opera finds a more recent satirical target. 

A German-Taiwanese co-production of Puccini's final opera plays out the drama as a modern-day nightmare.