In his first season, he produced Schubert's "Fierrabras" staged by Tilman Knabe, a good choice to international interest reviewers.<, ref name="Weber" /> Other works that season included operas between Joseph Haydn and Salvatore Sciarrino: Wagner's "Der fliegende Holländer" staged by Christof Nel, Schreker's "Der Schatzgräber", Britten's "The Turn of the Screw" and "Die Frau ohne Schatten" by Richard Strauss.