Gramophone Announces 2024 Award Winners
By David SalazarGramophone has announced its 2024 award winners. Here are the opera / vocal winners.
The Opera Category Winner was Salzburg’s recording of “Katya Kabanova,” directed by Barrie Kosky and released by Unitel. The opera stars Corinne Winters, Evelyn Herlitzius, David Butt Philip, and Benjamin Hulett. Of the opera, the publication noted that “Above all, the success of this recording belongs to Corinne Winters as Katya. She is as affecting in her playful exchanges with Varvara as she is in the traditionally more central, pathos-laden aspects of the role.”
Opera Rara was crowned Label of the Year. “Opera Rara[‘s]… primary focus – and that of all the superb artists who show such dedication to this cherished company in this mission – is the championing of forgotten gems from the opera archives, specifically the 19th and earlier 20th centuries,” writes the publication before listing off some of the recent recordings in the Opera Rara catalogue, including “La Princesse de Trébizone” and “L’Esule di Roma.”
“It has been one of my greatest honours and artistic achievements to lead Opera Rara as Artistic Director. This award is the culmination of decades of work, with every recording and restoration done with utmost care and incredible passion. Thank you, Gramophone, for this recognition,” said Opera Rara Artistic Director Carlo Rizzi.
The label joins the likes of such past winners as BIS, Deutsche Grammophon, Alpha Classics, Pentatone and Harmonia Mundi.
Soprano Carolyn Sampson was named 2024 Artist of the Year, with the organization noting, “she is a true artist, one who marries a beautiful voice, innate musicality and an appreciation of style that has allowed her to sing a vast range of different music.”
Tenor Jonathan Tetelman’s “The Great Puccini” CD, released on Deutsche Grammophon, was the winner of the Voice and Ensemble Category.
“No tricky ‘second album syndrome’ here. Jonathan Tetelman’s second solo album for DG focuses on Puccini – an apt choice for this centenary year, but then this composer fits the Chilean-American tenor like a glove,” wrote the publication.
Paul McCreesh’s recording of Elgar’s “The Dream of Gerontius,” featuring such soloists as Anna Stéphany, Nicky Spence, and Andrew Foster-Williams, took home the Choral Category, while Capella Pratensis and Stratton Bull’s take on Obrecht’s “Missa Maria Zart,” was the winner of the Early Music Category. The Song Category winner was Konstantin Krimmel and Daniel Heide’s “Die Schöne Müllerin” recording.
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