The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced the recipients for the 46th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards presented by the Romano D’Andrea Foundation.

This year there were 221 nominations across 44 gender-inclusive award categories within seven divisions, reflecting the 2025-2026 season. The Awards were presented on June 29 at at Meridian Hall, hosted by actor Amaka Umeh.

Below are the recipients for this year’s awards in the opera division.

Outstanding Production
“Orfeo ed Euridice” (Canadian Opera Company co-production with Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Fondazione Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Opéra Royal Château de Versailles Spectacles, and Lyric Opera of Chicago)

Outstanding New Opera
“Canuck Cantatas,” Danika Lorèn, Sarah Slean, Spencer Kryzanowski (Composers); Royce Vavrek, Vern Thiessen, Emma Pennell (Librettists) (Against the Grain Theatre)

Outstanding Performance by an Individual
Iestyn Davies in “Orfeo ed Euridice” (Canadian Opera Company co-production with Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Fondazione Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Opéra Royal Château de Versailles Spectacles, and Lyric Opera of Chicago)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble
From “Orfeo ed Euridice,” the Canadian Opera Company Chorus (Canadian Opera Company co-production with Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Fondazione Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Opéra Royal Château de Versailles Spectacles, and Lyric Opera of Chicago)

Outstanding Creative Direction
Christophe Gayral (Revival Director), based on the original direction of Robert Carsen; Bernard Labadie (Musical Director), “Orfeo ed Euridice” (Canadian Opera Company co-production with Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Fondazione Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Opéra Royal Château de Versailles Spectacles, and Lyric Opera of Chicago)

Outstanding Achievement in Design
Robert Thomson (Lighting), “Bluebeard’s Castle/ Erwartung” (Canadian Opera Company)

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