Performer: Kieran Carrel

Bombastic Beethoven from Hickox and the Glyndebourne Sinfonia is followed by a memorable and powerful performance of Tippett's A Child of Our Time.

Benedikt von Peter's new staging of Bach's St Matthew Passion premieres at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, under Alessandro De Marchi. But despite the good synergy between director and conductor and a first-rate vocal ensemble, the production falls somewhat flat.

Echt brechtig: Zum Ereignis wird es für all jene, die das Erlebnis vor den Hörgenuss stellen.