Performer: Esther Bialas

Martin G Berger’s new production of Zar und Zimmermann eases the Deutsche Oper Berlin into the summer break, with mixed results.

Salome is faceless and the Dance of the Seven Veils becomes a sardonic commentary on seduction in Komische Oper Berlin's austere new staging. 

Herheim’s Fledermaus is a risky experiment that, miraculously, works – at least in a city that knows it so intimately.

Eye-popping, hand-drawn animation melds with Mozart's fantastical world and the silent film era to create a colorful and energetic new-to-Seattle production.  

Although Bard's production is only intermittently successful, the chance to hear this Korngold rarity live should be savored.

ENO's Merry Widow is big, brash, and more than a touch juvenile – but it's the most fun one can have at the opera.