Gramophone magazine has revealed the shortlist for its 2026 Classical Music Awards, with winners to be announced at a ceremony on Oct. 7 at London’s De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms. The “Opera” category includes Lalo’s “Le Roi d’Ys,” recorded by the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir under György Vashegyi with tenor Cyrille Dubois among the soloists; Mozart’s “Idomeneo,” recorded {…}

Gramophone 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 {…}