Performer: Dagmar Niefind

A pleasurable evening of surprises in Marco Arturo Marelli’s Turandot.

Marco Arturo Marelli's 2012 production lacks mystery but puts a fine Golaud centre stage, while Esa-Pekka Salonen ensures superior musical values in the pit. 

Vienna State Opera offered a solid production in which precious little gleamed.

Anja Harteros takes a while to hit her stride in a Don Carlo that doesn't quite gel.

In 2010, the première of Reimann's Medea was welcomed with enthusiasm, leading the Staatsoper to relaunch it this season for a second run.

Movable walls, some adorned with Baroque frescoes, partition the stage in ways that remind the viewer of the easy proximity of the masters and servants' quarters in Almaviva's estate.