TOU4348770: The ghost ship, Richard Wagner's opera at Opera Bastille, September 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Peter Schneider and directed by Willy Decker. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4348803: The ghost ship, Richard Wagner's opera at Opera Bastille, September 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Peter Schneider and directed by Willy Decker. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4348841: The ghost ship, Richard Wagner's opera at Opera Bastille, September 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Peter Schneider and directed by Willy Decker. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4348846: Matti Salminen interpreting the role of Daland. The ghost ship, Richard Wagner's opera at Opera Bastille, September 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Peter Schneider and directed by Willy Decker. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4348872: James Morris interpreting Der Hollander. The ghost ship, Richard Wagner's opera at Opera Bastille, September 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Peter Schneider and directed by Willy Decker. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4348874: James Morris interpreting Der Hollander. The ghost ship, Richard Wagner's opera at Opera Bastille, September 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Peter Schneider and directed by Willy Decker. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4348896: Mary Ange Todorovich (Mary Angel) interpreting the role of Mary. The ghost ship, Richard Wagner's opera at Opera Bastille, September 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Peter Schneider and directed by Willy Decker. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4348900: Adrianne Pieczonka interpreting Senta. The ghost ship, Richard Wagner's opera at Opera Bastille, September 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Peter Schneider and directed by Willy Decker. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4348901: Adrianne Pieczonka interpreting Senta. The ghost ship, Richard Wagner's opera at Opera Bastille, September 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Peter Schneider and directed by Willy Decker. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4348916: Adrianne Pieczonka interpreting Senta. The ghost ship, Richard Wagner's opera at Opera Bastille, September 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Peter Schneider and directed by Willy Decker. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4348943: Adrianne Pieczonka interpreting Senta. The ghost ship, Richard Wagner's opera at Opera Bastille, September 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Peter Schneider and directed by Willy Decker. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4348975: Beatrice Uria Monzon (Uria-Monzon) interpreting Giuletta. Les Tales d'Hoffmann, opera by Jacques Offenbach at the Opera Bastille, May 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera directed by Jesus Lopez Cobos and directed by Robert Carsen. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4348983: Ekaterina Gubanova performing La Muse Nicklausse. Les Tales d'Hoffmann, opera by Jacques Offenbach at the Opera Bastille, May 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera directed by Jesus Lopez Cobos and directed by Robert Carsen. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349025: Les Tales d'Hoffmann, opera by Jacques Offenbach at the Opera Bastille, May 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera directed by Jesus Lopez Cobos and directed by Robert Carsen. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349051: Les Tales d'Hoffmann, opera by Jacques Offenbach at the Opera Bastille, May 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera directed by Jesus Lopez Cobos and directed by Robert Carsen. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349057: Les Tales d'Hoffmann, opera by Jacques Offenbach at the Opera Bastille, May 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera directed by Jesus Lopez Cobos and directed by Robert Carsen. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349059: Les Tales d'Hoffmann, opera by Jacques Offenbach at the Opera Bastille, May 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera directed by Jesus Lopez Cobos and directed by Robert Carsen. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349077: Les Tales d'Hoffmann, opera by Jacques Offenbach at the Opera Bastille, May 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera directed by Jesus Lopez Cobos and directed by Robert Carsen. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349085: Les Tales d'Hoffmann, opera by Jacques Offenbach at the Opera Bastille, May 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera directed by Jesus Lopez Cobos and directed by Robert Carsen. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349091: Les Tales d'Hoffmann, opera by Jacques Offenbach at the Opera Bastille, May 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera directed by Jesus Lopez Cobos and directed by Robert Carsen. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349114: Les Tales d'Hoffmann, opera by Jacques Offenbach at the Opera Bastille, May 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera directed by Jesus Lopez Cobos and directed by Robert Carsen. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349140: Laura Aikin performing Olympia. Les Tales d'Hoffmann, opera by Jacques Offenbach at the Opera Bastille, May 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera directed by Jesus Lopez Cobos and directed by Robert Carsen. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349148: Laura Aikin performing Olympia. Les Tales d'Hoffmann, opera by Jacques Offenbach at the Opera Bastille, May 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera directed by Jesus Lopez Cobos and directed by Robert Carsen. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349151: Laura Aikin performing Olympia. Les Tales d'Hoffmann, opera by Jacques Offenbach at the Opera Bastille, May 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera directed by Jesus Lopez Cobos and directed by Robert Carsen. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349158: Laura Aikin performing Olympia. Les Tales d'Hoffmann, opera by Jacques Offenbach at the Opera Bastille, May 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera directed by Jesus Lopez Cobos and directed by Robert Carsen. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349211: Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349226: Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349254: Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349293: Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349320: Maria Virginia Savastano interpreting Barbarina. Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349332: Dalibor Jenis interpreting Il conte di Almaviva. Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349336: Luca Pisaroni interpreting Figaro. Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349344: Dalibor Jenis interpreting Il conte di Almaviva. Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349397: Ludovic Tezier interpreting Il conte di Almaviva. Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349409: Ludovic Tezier interpreting Il conte di Almaviva. Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images

TOU4349433: Ludovic Tezier interpreting Il conte di Almaviva. Les Noces de Figaro, opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at opera Bastille, October 2010. Orchestra and choir of the Opera de Paris directed by Philippe Jordan and directed by Giorgio Strehler. Photography / Bridgeman Images