International Opera Awards Winners Announced!
By: Christina Mancuso Apr. 28, 2015
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 ceremony, directed by Matthew Freeman, saw live performances from Readers' Award winner Alexandra Kurzak, tenorLawrence Brownlee, Young Singer of the Year Justina Gringyte, and John Osborn all accompanied by Richard Peirson on a piano kindly provided by Steinway. Also performing was Carolyn Sampson who was accompanied by Joseph Middleton.
The International Opera Awards is sponsored by Sanlam Private Wealth, in association with Opera Magazine, supported by The Telegraph, Classic FM and The Nexus Group.
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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
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