This isn't going to be an intelligent contribution, because a) I don't know whether it's been done in the last 20 years, and b) I don't know the opera at all apart from the "Fairy Song", but I'd like to see Rutland Boughton's The Immortal Hour, to find out if I like it or not.

I want to do Henze's "L'Upupa und der Triumph der Sohnesliebe".  It is a gorgeous score, moving story and has some absolutely stunning moments in it and yet we are so backward operatically in this country that no-one has programmed it yet.  Cast would be as in the premiere and I would want to have it done down in Glyndebourne please. 

Other pieces are Delius's "The Magic Fountain" - had to see that in Kiel for goodness sake.  Again, fine score and a piece we should hear over here. 

Korngold - "Die tote Stadt" and "Das Wunder der Heliane" though I believe there is a concert performance planned of both this year?

"Der Riese von Steinfeld" - brilliantly written piece by Friedrich Cerha, funny, moving, good tunes, what more do we want these days? 

Quite frankly if you want to have a proper operatic diet - get on an Easyjet flight to Germany and spend a fortnight doing a different opera house each night (and I don't mean just the "biggies") the regional houses frequently produce operas at a quality which would surprise many who frequent British houses.

By complete coincidence, ML, when you posted this, I had just finished watching it on DVD and would entirely agree! It's a tremendous piece/ production with some beautiful music.