Opera Oscars live from Dortmund, Germany
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Tonight, Slippedisc courtesy of OperaVision brings you Germany’s Opera Oscars live from Oper Dortmund.
Germany is the country with the highest number of opera houses in the world; nowhere else are more operas and operettas performed every year. The OPER! AWARDS are Germany’s only international opera prize, presented annually during a gala to the best creatives of the international opera scene, working on or behind the stage. As detailed below, the awards are presented across 20 categories by a jury of music journalists.
Live on27 February 2023 at 1930 CET / 1830 London / 13.30 NY
A mere glance at the jury of this unnecessary spectacle will induce the most intense Fremdschämen you’ve ever experienced.
“as detailed below” …
AWARDS
Best female singer
Best male singer
Best opera house
Best conductor
Best director
Best orchestra
Best choir
Best world premiere
Best production
Best stage designer / set decorator / lighting designer
Best costume designer
Best solo album
Best opera recording
Best newcomer
Best comeback
Best project for equal opportunities
Best festival
Honorary/lifetime achievement
Best benefactor
Best sustainability initiative
Biggest nuisance
JURY
Dr. Ulrich Ruhnke – Chair of the OPER! AWARDS and the
OPER! AWARDS Jury
Manuel Brug
Dr. Eleonore Büning
Uwe Friedrich
Dr. Kai Luehrs-Kaiser
Stephan Schwarz-Peters
Franziska Stürz
Christian Wildhagen
Björn Woll
There was a small article in one of Vienna’s online newspapers late last night but it seems to have disappeared. It listed only a few winners.
I can only recall:
Best singers: Lisette Oropesa and Michael Volle
Best director: Claus Guth
Best opera house: Dortmund, but that was announced in January.
I can’t find a complete list of winners anywhere. Sorry!
worst YouTube audio: OPER!
worst (and also hilarious) subtitles: OPER!
dreary, dry, dull – a dreadful evening with more than 3 hours of talking and so little opera.