Performer: Katrin Wundsam

Marlene Monteiro Freitas directs her first opera, in which Lulu, if not buried alive, is certainly left completely unrecognizable. 

Here was the much-loved three-act opera Rigoletto, yes, but chances are, it was one far beyond Verdi’s wildest dreams.

Achim Freyer's production robs Humperdinck's fairy tale of heart and drama at the Lindenoper.