Performer: Tigran Martirossian

Herheim places the composer at the centre of his opera in a staging that's clever and erudite but somewhat cold; musical performances are mixed.

Not only was the production devoid of Druids or Romans, it turned Bellini’s bel canto masterpiece into an implausible, trite, contemporary crypto-Che Guevara misadventure.  

An uncompromising approach to the unfinished score of Berg's opera results in a compelling musical and dramatic interpretation.