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International Opera Awards 2025

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Greek National Opera is host of the 2025 International Opera Awards ceremony. Live from Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre in Athens, OperaVision streams the complete ceremony featuring an exciting array of categories and performances by featured artists.

Founded in 2012 and known as opera’s Oscars, the International Opera Awards are the annual celebration of excellence in the international opera scene. The awards aim to recognise and reward success, create scholarships for emerging talent and raise the profile of opera. This year's jury, composed of opera professionals, is chaired by John Allison, editor of Opera with Opera News magazine.

2025 AWARD WINNERS

Conductor
Alain Altinoglu
Designer
Paolo Fantin
Director
Claus Guth
Equal opportunities
Dallas Opera – Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors
Female singer
Asmik Grigorian
Festival
Janáček Brno Festival
Male singer
Nicholas Brownlee
Musical theatre
Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George – directed by Ethan Heard, Glimmerglass Festival
New production
The Excursions of Mr. Brouček – National Theatre Brno
Opera company
MusikTheater an der Wien
Readers' award
Marina Rebeka
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Recording (complete opera)
Lully’s Atys (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
Recording (solo recital)
Gluck Arias, Ann Hallenberg and the Mozartists (Signum)
Rediscovered work
Baldassare Galuppi’s L’uomo femina – Opéra de Dijon
Rising star
Adèle Charvet
Hugh Cutting
Sustainability
Teatro Real
World premiere
Festen – The Royal Opera
Philanthropy
C. Graham Berwind III
Leadership
Anthony Freud
Lifetime achievement
Agnes Baltsa
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