Performer: Virpi Räisänen

The traditional end of year performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony took on extra significance in this, his 250th anniversary year. 

After showing in 13 theatres around the world, Robert Carsen’s Dialogues des carmélites returns again to Amsterdam, where it was premiered in 1997. Almost 20 years on, its finale remains a shattering theatrical experience.

The child-woman Lulu is a reflective receptacle for desire in Dutch National Opera’s extraordinary filmic production.