The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced all nominations for the 45th Anniversary Dora Mavor Moore Awards presented by the Romano D’Andrea Foundation.

This year there were 225 nominations across 43 gender-inclusive award categories within seven divisions reflecting the remarkable artistry of the 2024-25 season. This year’s nominations encompass 81 shows from 59 registered companies.

The Awards will be presented on June 30, 2025 at Toronto’s Meridian Hall.

Outstanding New Musical/New Opera (shared by the two divisions)

• “La Reine-garçon” by Julien Bilodeau (Composer) and Michel Marc Bouchard (Librettist) (A
  Canadian Opera Company co-production with Opéra de Montréal)
• “Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White” by Sean Mayes (Composer); HAUI
  (Librettist) (Canadian Opera Company, in association with the National Arts Centre’s National
  Creation Fund, Canada Council for the Arts, and Ontario Arts Council)
• “Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold” by Titilope Sonuga (new Libretto), based on the original
  music by Igor Stravinsky (Art of Time Ensemble)

Opera Division

Outstanding Production

• “Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White”
• “Eugene Onegin” (Canadian Opera Company production with all scenery, properties, and
  costumes constructed by the Metropolitan Opera Shops)
• “La Reine-garçon” (A Canadian Opera Company co-production with Opéra de Montréal)
• “Madama Butterfly” (Canadian Opera Company presents the Houston Grand Opera production)
• “Wozzeck” (Canadian Opera Company co-production with The Salzburg Festival, The
  Metropolitan Opera, and Opera Australia)

Outstanding Performance by an Individual

• Eri Nakamura in “Madama Butterfly”
• Evan LeRoy Johnson in “Eugene Onegin”
• Kang Wang in “Madama Butterfly”
• Kirsten MacKinnon in “La Reine-garçon”
• Long Long in “Faust” (Canadian Opera Company co-production with Malmö Opera)
• Marnie Breckenridge in “Jacqueline” (Tapestry Opera)
• Mary Elizabeth Williams in “Nabucco” (Canadian Opera Company presents the Lyric Opera of
  Chicago production)
• Michael Schade in “Wozzeck”

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble

• “Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White:” Neema Bickersteth, Adrienne Danrich,
  SATE
• “Eugene Onegin:” Canadian Opera Company Chorus
  La Reine-garçon: Canadian Opera Company Chorus
• “Madama Butterfly:” Canadian Opera Company Chorus
• “Nabucco:” Canadian Opera Company Chorus

Outstanding Creative Direction

• Angela Konrad (Director) and Johannes Debus (Musical Director) for “La Reine-garçon”
• HAUI (Director); Aria Evans (Choreographer) and Sean Mayes (Musical Director) for “Aportia
  Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White”
• Jordan Lee Braun (Revival Director) based on original direction by Michael Grandage and Keri-Lynn Wilson (Musical Director) for “Madama Butterfly”
• Peter McClintock (Revival Director based on Original Direction by Robert Carsen), Serge Bennathan (Choreographer), and Speranza Scappucci (Musical Director) for “Eugene Onegin”
• William Kentridge and Luc De Wit (Director), and Johannes Debus (Musical Director) for “Wozzeck”

Outstanding Achievement in Design

• Alexandre Desjardins (Projection), “La Reine-garçon”
• Anick La Bissonnière (Scenic), “La Reine-garçon”
• Catherine Meyburgh (Projection), “Wozzeck”
• Diseiye Thompson (Costume), “Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White”
• Sabine Theunissen (Scenic), “Wozzeck”

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