The third International Opera Awards ceremony was held at The Savoy Theatre, London on Sunday 26th April 2015. The stated aims of the awards are to provide bursaries for emerging opera talent and to celebrate excellence in the world of opera. The shortlists have been announced and you view them here.
On Sunday 26 April 2015 at The Savoy Theatre, the winners of the International Opera Awards were announced in a ceremony hosted by Richard E Grant. The evening celebrated excellence in opera while also raising funds for the Opera Awards Foundation, which aims to support those starting their careers in the field of opera.
The Winners
Accessibility: Den Norske Opera
CD (Complete Opera): Offenbach: Fantasio, Opera Rara
CD (Operatic Recital): Anna Bonitatibus: Semiramide: La Signora Regale, deutsche harmonia mundi
Chorus: Welsh National Opera
Conductor: Semyon Bychkov
Designer: Es Devlin
Director: Richard Jones
DVD: Strauss: Elektra, Bel Air Classiques
Female Singer: Anja Harteros
Festival: Bregenzer Festspiele
Lifetime Achievement: Speight Jenkins
Male Singer: Christian Gerhaher
Newcomer: Lotte de Beer
New Production: Khovanskygate, Birmingham Opera Company
Opera Company: Komische Oper Berlin
Philanthropist: Ann Ziff (Bill and Ann Ziff Foundation)
Readers’ Award: Jonas Kaufmann, Aleksandra Kurzak
Rediscovered Work: Rossini: Aureliano in Palmira, Rossini Opera Festival
Richard Strauss Anniversary Production: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Royal Opera
World Premiere: Boesmans: Au Monde, La Monnaie
Young Singer: Justina Gringyte