Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Program tenor Ben Reisinger has been awarded the 15th annual Hildegard Behrens Prize. Reisinger, who is in his second year of the Lindemann Young Artist program, received the recognition at a ceremony in the Metropolitan Opera Grand Tier on Feb. 9, 2026, in celebration of the 89th anniversary of Ms. Behrens’ birth today. Regarding his {…}
Amanda Batista has awarded the 2025 Hildegard Behrens Foundation Award. In a statement, Batista said, “It is my great honor to share that I am the recipient of the 2025 Hildegard Behrens Foundation Award. Hildegard Behrens was a one of a kind artist – one celebrated not only for the strength and beauty of her instrument, but for her commitment {…}
(Credit: Hildegard Behrens Foundation official website) The Hildegard Behrens Foundation has announced that the 12th annual Hildegard Behrens Prize has been awarded to tenor Jonah Hoskins. Hoskins comes from Saratoga Springs in Utah. The tenor has won the second prize at the 2021 Operalia Competition, and since winning the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 2020, he has been a {…}
It was 1980, and Hildegard Behrens was at the Metropolitan Opera singing “Fidelio” with Jon Vickers. Gastón Ormazábal was but a student at Columbia University, where he is today a Senior Research Scientist. The two were about to meet for the first time. Neither knew that they would develop a friendship that would transcend Behrens’ lifetime. As Ormazábal, now the {…}