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Classic fm, 26th April 2015 |
By Elizabeth Davis |
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Jonas Kaufmann, Aleksandra Kurzak and Richard Jones honoured at the Opera Awards 2015
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Two of the biggest stars in the opera world – tenor Jonas Kaufmann and
soprano Aleksandra Kurzak – have been named the winners of the Readers’
Award at this year’s annual Opera Awards.
The conductor award went to
Semyon Bychkov while the award for best new production was presented to
Birmingham Opera Company for its performance of Mussorgsky’s Khovanskygate,
directed by Graham Vick.
The awards, which are supported by Classic
FM, were presented in a ceremony hosted by Richard E. Grant at The Savoy
Theatre. The award for female singer was presented to soprano Anja Harteros
and best male singer went to baritone Christian Gerhaher.
The
star-studded ceremony included performances by Readers’ Award-winner
Aleksandra Kurzak and Young Singer Award-winner, mezzo-soprano Justina
Gringyte.
Designer Es Devlin, who recently created designs for
productions of Don Giovanni and Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny at
the Royal Opera House, was named best designer. Richard Jones, who recently
directed The Mastersingers of Nuremberg at English National Opera, was named
best director.
The award for best opera company was presented to
Komische Oper Berlin.
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