Performer: Martin Koch

Though straightforward in concept, Oper Köln's production of the one-act opera written in the Theresienstadt concentration camp brought the opera's profound themes to the surface in an excellently sung performance.

In a temporary home, Cologne Opera have mounted a remarkably joyful production of Beethoven’s single, wonderful opera.

Klischees, Klamauk und Kitsch – Matthias Davids Meistersinger setzen auf bunte Bilder und reichlich Provinzposse statt Tiefgründigkeit und frischer Ideen.