Opus Klassik and Idagio have announced the nominees of the 2019 Opus Klassik Awards. Here you will find the nominees for categories related to opera.

Nominees for Category 1 | Sängerin des Jahres (Singer of the Year – Women) include: Tora Augestad for “Portraying Passion – Works by Weill/Paus/Ives;” Emoke Baráth for “Voglio Cantar;” Cecilia Bartoli for “Antonio Vivaldi;” Maria Bengtsson for “Richard Strauss – Lieder;” Diana Damrau for “Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch;” Danielle de Niese for “Wonderful Town;” Sabine Devieilhe for “Handel: Italian Cantatas;” Joyce DiDonato for “In War & Peace,” “Into the Fire – Live at Wigmore Hall,” and “Songplay;” Elsa Dreisig for “Miroir(s);” Renee Fleming for “Broadway;” Aida Garifullina for “Live from the Forbidden City;” Vivica Genaux for “Hommage à Vivaldi;” Véronique Gens for “Les Indes Galantes;” Asmik Grigorian for “Alban Berg: Wozzeck;” Barbara Hannigan for “Vienna – Fin de Siècle;” Simone Kermes for “Mio caro Händel;” Piia Komsi for “Rolf Riehm: Die schrecklich-gewaltigen Kinder / O Daddy;” Magdalena Kozena for “Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde;” Elisabeth Kulman for “Elisabeth Kulman: Lieder;” Aleksandra Kurzak for “Puccini in Love;” Christina Landshamer for “Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Messe in C-Moll incl. Werkeinfuhrung;” Julia Lezhneva for “Vivaldi: Gloria;” Dorothee Mields for “War & Peace – 1618:1918;” Elena Mosuc for “Verdi Heroines;” Mary-Ellen Nesi for “Archetypon;” Anna Netrebko for “Verdi: Giovanna d’Arco;” Veronique Nosbaum for “The Voyager – Melodies for voice and piano by Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska;” Olga Peretytko for “Mozart+;” Marlis Petersen for “Dimensionen: Anderswelt;” Anita Rachvelishvili for “Anita;” Marina Rebeka for “Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller;” Nuria Rial for “Baroque Twitter;” Lucile Richardot for “Perpetual Nights 17th Century Ayres and Songs;” Gerhild Romberger for “Beethoven: Messe für 4 Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester C-Dur, Op. 86;” Chantal Santon-Jeffery for “Les Indes Galantes;” Sarah Wegener for “Jörg Widmann: Drittes Labyrinth / Polyphone Schatten;” Nadine Sierra for “There’s A Place For Us;” and Katherine Watson for “Les Indes Galantes.”

Nominees for Category 2 | Sänger des Jahres (Singer of the Year – Men) include: Roberto Alagna for “Puccini in Love;” Benjamin Appl for “Bach;” Ian Bostridge for “Requiem: The Pity of War;” Jean-Sébastien Bou for “Les Indes Galantes;” Stéphane Degout for “Hector Berlioz: Harold en Italie; Les Nuits d’été;” Stéphane Degout for “Enfers;” Thomas Dolié for “Les Indes Galantes;” Franco Fagioli for “Händel: Serse;” Franco Fagioli for “Vivaldi: Gloria;” Holger Falk for “Hanns Eisler – Lieder Volume 3;” Christian Gerhaher for “Schumann: Frage;” Matthias Goerne for “Alban Berg: Wozzeck;” Günther Groissböck for “Herz-Tod;” Samuel Hasselhorn for “Dichterliebe²;” Philippe Jaroussky for “Himmelsmusik;” Philippe Jaroussky for “Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice;” Philippe Jaroussky for “Ombra mai fu – Francesco Cavalli Opera Arias;” Jonas Kaufmann for “Verdi: Otello;” Jonas Kaufmann for “Eine italienische Nacht-Live aus der Waldbühne Berlin;” Johannes Martin Kränzle for “Das ewige Rätsel / L’enigme eternelle;” Ivan Magri for “Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller;” Jakub Józef Orliński for “Anima Sacra;” Christoph Prégardien for “Bach/Telemann: Cantatas for Baritone;” Julian Prégardien for “Zender: Schuberts Winterreise;” Maximilian Schmitt for “Beethoven: Messe für 4 Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester C-Dur, Op. 86;” Valer Sabadus for “Caro gemello – Farinelli and Metastasio;” Reinoud Van Mechelen for “Les Indes Galantes;” Bryn Terfel for “Dreams and Songs;” and Rolando Villazón for “Feliz Navidad.”

Nominees for Category 7 | Nachwuchskunstler/in: Gesang (Young Artists: Singing) include: Tora Augestad for “Portraying Passion – Works by Weill/Paus/Ives;” Emoke Baráth for “Voglio Cantar;” Andreas Burkhart for “Goethe-Lieder – Schubert, Liszt, Wolf;” Javier Camarena for “Contrabandista;” Anthony Roth Costanzo for “ARC;” Jodie Devos for “Offenbach Colorature;” Elsa Dreisig for “Miroir(s);” Jakub Józef Orliński for “Anima Sacra;” Anita Rachvelishvili for “Anita;” and Nadine Sierra for “There’s A Place For Us.” This category also includes the sub-categories Director and Instrument.

Nominees for Category 9 | Solostische Einspielung Gesang: Oper, Oratorium, & Konzert (Vocal Recordings: Opera, Oratorio, and Concert) include: Roberto Alagna for “Puccini in Love;” Benjamin Appl for “Bach;” Tora Augestad for “Portraying Passion-Works by Weill/Paus/Ives;” Emoke Baráth for “Voglio Cantar;” Cecilia Bartoli for “Antonio Vivaldi;” Thomas E. Bauer for “Arche;” Anthony Roth Costanzo for “ARC;” Stéphane Degout for “Enfers;” Sabine Devieilhe for “Handel: Italian Cantatas;” Jodie Devos for “Offenbach Colorature;” Joyce DiDonato for “In War & Peace;” Elsa Dreisig for “Miroir(s);” Vivica Genaux for “Hommage à Vivaldi;” Philippe Jaroussky for “Ombra mai fu – Francesco Cavalli Opera Arias;” Jonas Kaufmann for “Eine italienische Nacht-Live aus der Waldbühne Berlin;” Simone Kermes for “Mio caro Händel;” Piia Komsi for “Rolf Riehm: Die schrecklich-gewaltigen Kinder / O Daddy;” Aleksandra Kurzak for “Puccini in Love;” Elena Mosuc for “Verdi Heroines;” Mary-Ellen Nesi for “Archetypon;” Jakub Józef Orliński for “Anima Sacra;” Olga Peretyatko for “Mozart+;” Marlis Petersen for “Arche;” Anita Rachvelishvili for “Anita;” Nuria Rial for “Baroque Twitter;” and Valer Sabadus for “Caro gemello – Farinelli and Metastasio.” This category also includes the subcategory Lied.

Nominees for Category 16 | Operneinspielung (Opera Recordings) include: John Adams / BBC Symphony Orchestra – “Doctor Atomic;” Thomas Adès / The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus – “The Exterminating Angel;” Jiri Belohlavek / Czech Philharmonic – “What Men Live By H 336, Sinfonie 1 H 289;” Alexander Bloch / Orchestre Nationale de Lille – “Bizet: Pêcheurs de perles;” Gianluca Capuano / Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco – “Contrabandista;” Giuliano Carella / Essener Philharmoniker – “Giacomo Meyerbeer: Le Prophète;” Andrea De Carlo / Il Pomo d’Oro – “La Doriclea: An Opera in Three Acts;” Christian Eggen and Joshua Weilerstein / Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra – “Portraying Passion – Works by Weill/Paus/Ives;” Mark Elder / Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra – “Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini;” Marc Elder / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment – “Rossini: Semiramide;” Maxim Emelyanychev / Il Pomo D’Oro – “Händel: Serse Fasolis, Diego – I Barocchisti – Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice;” Gabrielo Ferro / Staatsorchester Stuttgart – “Niccolò Jommelli: Il Vologeso;” Bo Holten / Musica Ficta – “Gesualdo: Shadows;” Andreas Hotz / Osnabrücker Symphonieorchester – “Hans Gál: Das Lied der Nacht;” Vladimir Jurowski / Wiener Philharmoniker – “Alban Berg: Wozzek;” Wolfgang Katschner / Lautten Compagney – “Händel / Vinci: Didone abbandonata;” Lionel Meunier / Vox Luminis – “Purcell: King Arthur;” Paul Nevel / Huelgas Ensemble – “Caccini: La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina;” Yannick Nézet-Séguin / Chamber Orchestra of Europe – “Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito;” Hervé Niquet / Münchner Rundfunkorchester – “Charles Gounod: Le Tribut de Zamora;” Simon Rattle / London Symphony Orchestra – “Wonderful Town;” Donald Runnicles / Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin – “Aribert Reimann L’invisible;” Esa-Pekka Salonen / Paris Opera Orchestra – “La Voix Humaine / Le Chateau De Barbe Bleu;” György Vashegyi / Orfeo Orchestra – “Les Indes Galantes;” and Jaap van Zweden / Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra – “Wagner – Götterdämmerung.”

Nominees for Category 19 | Audiovisuelle Musikproduktion (Audiovisual Music Production) include: “Alban Berg: Wozzeck;” “Birgit Nilsson – A league of her own;” “Ein Sommernachtstraum / Manfred Sinfonie Op.58;” “Eine italienische Nacht-Live von der Waldbühne Berlin” (Jonas Kaufmann, RSO Berlin, J. Rieder, A. Rachvelishvili); “Gesualdo Shadows;” “Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini;” “In War & Peace;” “John Cranko’s Onegin;” “Joseph Haydn: Die Schöpfung;” “Lehar: Das Land des Lächelns;” “Leonard Bernstein – Young People’s Concert (Vol I);” “Live from the Forbidden City;” “Madama Butterfly;” “Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro;” “Niccolò Jommelli: Il Vologeso;” “Nijinsky – A Ballet by John Neumeier;” “Open Your Ears – Wege zur Neuen Musik | Gerd Albrecht conducts and explores;” “Pierre Boulez – A Life for Music Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps;” “Tchaikowsky: Swan Lake;” “The Exterminating Angel;” and “Verdi: Giovanna d’Arco.”

Several nominee albums can be sampled for free via Idagio’s website.

The Awards Ceremony will take place on Oct. 13, 2019, at the Konzerthaus Berlin.