The Dutch National Opera has been crowned with the award of Best Opera Company by the OPER! AWARDS 2024. “The Dutch National Opera under its director Sophie de Lint shows in an exemplary way how an opera house can be relevant and win acceptance in a diverse, modern urban society. Sophisticated projects and the right approach bring together people from {…}
Photo: Bjorn Hickmann Stage Picture For the first time, Germany’s Oper! Awards were hosted outside Berlin, in a ceremony held at Theater Dortmund, to mark its award for Gemany’s best opera house. Clearly proud of its achievement, the theatre pulled out all the stops. Lasting over four hours, the ceremony consisted of 19 awards, taking in achievements from all aspects {…}
The Oper! Awards have announced the winners of the 2020 edition. Bruno de Sá was given the Best Newcomer award while tenor Benjamin Bernheim was recognized as Best Male Singer. Anita Rachvelishvili was Best Female Singer and Hans Neuenfels was given a Lifetime Achievement Award. Best Performance went to the Opéra National de Paris’ “Les Indes Galantes,” while Best World {…}