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Warlikowski’s prison: From the House of the Dead in Rome
The Polish director comes to Italy for the first time to direct Janáček's last opera, with the young Belarusian Dmitry Matvienko conducting.
The depths of earth's sorrow: Das Lied von der Erde at Müpa
Roberto Paternostro and the Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok give plenty of spirit to Mahler's vocal symphony... sometimes to a fault.
Crowd-pleasing, yet provocative: Opera North's new Carmen
Bizet's Carmen at Leeds Grand Theatre, directed by Edward Dick and conducted by Garry Walker, provides thought-provoking modern resonances as well as an uplifting, tune-filled experience.
A bold update of Beethoven in Prague
Realism elbows aside romanticism in this dark departure from a star-studded tradition.
Sex and violence in the ghetto: Pique Dame
Oper Stuttgart’s new production of The Queen of Spades (Pique-Dame) pushes a directorial tendency to update opera to a modern setting to an extreme.
A glorious Meistersinger at La Scala
Daniele Gatti is the winner of the night, managing to draw an astounding outcome from a far from ideal cast.