Performer: Katarina Karnéus

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir star in Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass after an ideal Pastoral Symphony from the RLPO and Dinis Sousa. 

Who needs a stage, sets or costumes, when opera can move us like this? Agneta Eichenholz leads a terrific cast in a concert performance of Janáček's searing opera. 

Krisztian Lada's thoughtful production goes to the dark heart of ETA Hoffmann's stories, mixing Offenbach's deceptively cheerful music with staging that is always impactful and sometimes gross.