Performer: Matthew Newlin

Gorgeous playing under Sir Mark Elder wasn’t enough to mask the lack of theatrical drive in the scrupulously cast Dutch premiere of Delius’ most successful opera.

The passion of Alban Berg's music under Donald Runnicles fights against a disjointed production by Ole Anders Tandberg.

Peter Seiffert can still impress as Tristan, but Graham Vick's staging is uncertain and unconvincing. 

Cappella Mediterranea blows life into Eliogabalo’s dark carnival as imagined by Thomas Jolly.

Eric’s dream of a love story with no redemption in Christian Spuck's new production of Der fliegende Holländer at Deutsche Oper Berlin. 

Stage director Rodrigo Garcia makes a controversial opera debut with The Abduction from the Seraglio in Berlin.