Performer: Oksana Dyka

Nicola Raab puts Byron at the heart of Il corsaro in her new production for the Palau de les Arts, but doesn’t always know what to do with him.

Stefano Poda's staging has its own coherence, but it is as cold as the Chinese princess. 

The Met succeeded in casting two strong singers for the difficult lead roles of Puccini's final opera.