Leo Nucci and Plácido Domingo will be honored with the Bellini d’Oro awards.

The award will be given by the Società Catanese Amici della Musica in Taormina, Italy following a performance of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” at the Teatro Greco Antico. The two famed singers are currently collaborating on the work with Nucci singing the title role and Domingo conducting.

In a statement, Domingo said, “I am honored to receive the Bellini d’oro, an award that has such a prestigious history and that over the years has been awarded to exceptional artists.”

The Bellini d’Oro, instituted in 1968 by the Società Catanese Amici della Musica, has previously honored such notable artists as Riccardo Muti, Vittorio Gui, Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Renata Scotto, Nicolai Gedda, Giulietta Simionato, Franco Corelli, Cecilia Bartoli, Lucia Aliberti, Friedrich Lippmann, Maria Rosaria Adamo, and Domenico De Meo.

The association will also give the Bellini music award to journalist Caterina Andò, for her studies on Bellini.