Performer: Marina Prudenskaya

The latest, thrilling instalment of Barrie Kosky's Ring cycle at Covent Garden does not have to strain for contemporary relevance. 

Tobias Kratzer gives his third Strauss production in three seasons at Deutsche Oper Berlin another contemporary spin. 

The French director updates the action to the present day, underscoring the validity of the plot – feuding families and class differences are still relevant.