"Editor's choice: The Enchantress (1887) is among Tchaikovsky's least-known, least-performed mature operas ... At three and a quarter hours, it's a lenghty work ... but it contains some really fine music ... Asmik Grigorian, star of this 2022 Oper Frankfurt production ... really does have a special way with Tchaikovsky's heroines ... and here exudes the charisma essential to bring Kuma to life, her nuanced acting allied to a voice that encompasses both strength and fragility. Come for Grigorian, stay for the staging. Barkhatov sets aside the work's mystic symbolism, favouring instead an operatic thriller ... The rest of the cast is uniformly strong ... Strongly recommended to those who enjoy exploring rare Russian repertoire".