Performer: Herwig Pecoraro

The Staatsoper's new Falstaff is a production that is attractive not only visually, but also in terms of the varied musical color.

Kristine Opolais may not pass so easily for an oriental 15 year old, but her Cio-Cio San deftly avoids Titipu stereotypes.

Carole Wilson’s Herodias almost upstages Lise Lindstrom’s sexy Salome in a fine revival of Boleslaw Barlog's 1972 production in Vienna.