Performer: Magdaléna Hebousse

Timo Riihonen and Ester Pavlů stand out in a strong cast which carries Andreas Homoki's revised version of Wagner's final opera.

Alice Nellis' staging of Purcell's masterpiece is both historically faithful and innovatively modern. With Collegium 1704 providing the early music chops, it's a rare treat.

The director drains the life out of an impassioned opera with a staging devoid of authenticity and ideas.

The challenges of Cherubini’s version of the Greek tragedy prove too much for the National Theatre to overcome.

Superb singing and brilliant work in the pit can't quite rescue Jiří Nekvasil's overambitious production.

Nigel Lowery’s new production at Prague State Opera is a gusher of ideas, starting as slapstick but profoundly moving by the end.