Bucolic and bittersweet: Daphne at the Hamburgische Staatsoper
Meeting the Challenge: Olympie at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
The Journey of a Man: Oedipe at the Royal Opera House
The Infinite in an Image: Moses und Aron at the Teatro Real
Interview with Johan Reuter
Making the Case: Mefistofele at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
The Horror of Captivity: Z mrtvého domu at the Staatstheater Nürnberg
Interview with Alex Penda
Love in an Age of Austerity: Tosca at the Bayerische Staatsoper
Life in Slow Motion: Lucia di Lammermoor at the Royal Opera House
A mirror on life itself: Der Rosenkavalier at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin
Unjustly neglected: Die Liebe der Danae at the Deutsche Oper Berlin
Grand Hotel: Die ägyptische Helena at the Deutsche Oper Berlin
Elemental: Elektra at the Deutsche Oper Berlin
The Day After: Béatrice et Bénédict at La Monnaie – De Munt
Musical coherence and visual confusion: Parsifal at the Wiener Staatsoper
Intelligent, commanding and penetrating: La Clemenza di Tito at the Wiener Staatsoper
Comedy into tragedy: Un ballo in maschera at the Bayerische Staatsoper