The International Opera Awards have announced that the 2025 ceremony will be held at the Greek National Opera.

The event will be hosted in Athens at the Stavros Niarchos Hall of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center on Nov. 13, 2025.

The evening will be made possible by a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) to enhance the Greek National Opera’s artistic outreach.

In a statement, the Artistic Director of the Greek National Opera, Giorgos Koumendakis said, “We are delighted that the Greek National Opera is going to host the International Opera Awards ceremony, for the very first time, in 2025 at the Stavros Niarchos Hall. Every year, this globally prestigious event singles out the most remarkable artistic achievements in the realm of opera and rewards younger and already distinguished opera artists along with opera houses worldwide. The event will be conducted under the artistic supervision of the GNO and featuring the GNO Orchestra. I would like to express my gratitude to the Commission, the Opera Awards Foundation, and the Awards Committee for the honor of selecting the Greek National Opera for this role, as well as the Stavros Niarchos Foundation for its support of this ambitious project.”

Harry Hyman, Founder of the International Opera Awards added, “We’re thrilled to bring the International Opera Awards to Athens for the first time, and to continue to celebrate the truly international artform of opera. Our thanks to Greek National Opera for hosting the 2025 ceremony, and I look forward to celebrating with them and the rest of the opera world in November.”

The 2024 Opera Awards were held at Bayerische Staatsoper and have previously been held at the London Collesium and Teatr Wielki.

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