International Opera Awards Winners Announced!

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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