Performer: Rena Harms

The sheer opulence of Minghella's staging often overwhelms, drenched in colour. Is that enough to really get to the core of the drama though, or is it all surface gloss?

Verdi's Simon Boccanegra explores how the characters of powerful men change (or don't) with age and fortune: the action happens over several decades, and the character of Simon gives wonderful scope for some serious character acting.

Des chanteurs, talentueux, une mise en scène efficace, un orchestre convaincant : tels sont les ingrédients d'un succès mérité.