The Conflict: The Bassarids at the Komische Oper, Berlin
Looking Within: Don Giovanni at the Staatsoper Hamburg
Crime Thriller: Les Noces and Oedipus Rex at the Oper Wuppertal
Contemplating the Beyond: Věc Makropulos at the Opernhaus Zürich
Distilled Drama: Káťa Kabanová at the Staatsoper Berlin
Family Drama: Don Carlos at the Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Prisoners of Desire: Tristan und Isolde at the Oper Köln
I Predict a Riot: La Forza del destino at the Deutsche Oper Berlin
Embarking on an Epic: Das Rheingold at the Finnish National Opera
Operatraveller’s Hot Operatic Tips for 2019 – 20
Interview with Michael Nagy
Elektra the Radical: Elektra at the Opernhaus Zürich
A Requiem for Humanity: Mozart’s Requiem at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
Living for Art: Tosca at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
Sonic Power and Imposing Visuals: Mefistofele at the Staatsoper Stuttgart
Something Dreadful is at Hand: Salome at the Bayerische Staatsoper
Scotch Mist: Macbeth at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Facing Grief: Die tote Stadt at the Oper Wuppertal