Performer: Johannes Kammler

At the Bregenz Festival, director Philpp Stölzl gives us a radical updating of the classic, with an interpretation many miles away from Weber.

Come for the shave, stay for the comedy. Christopher Luscombe's new production of Rossini's beloved opera buffa avoids overcomplicating the plot, letting the work's humour and the abilities of the principals shine. 

Despite an abundance of incongruous symbols, this Toronto performance was remarkable for its outstanding singing.

The profusion of images and ideas in Frank Castorf's Bavarian Staatsoper production of From the House of the Dead threatens to rob Janáček's opera of its humanity.

Calixto Bieito's staging of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem is violent, shocking and uniquely powerful.

Nach zwei Stunden wunderbarster Musik mit Johanna Soller und ihrem Münchener Bach-Chor, wollte das Publikum vor allem Eines: Mehr!