INTERNATIONAL OPERA AWARDS 2025 – Greek National Opera

Greek National Opera is host of the 2025 International Opera Awards ceremony. Live from Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre in Athens, OperaVision streams the complete ceremony featuring an exciting array of categories and performances by featured artists.

Founded in 2012 and known as opera’s Oscars, the International Opera Awards are the annual celebration of excellence in the international opera scene. The awards aim to recognise and reward success, create scholarships for emerging talent and raise the profile of opera. This year's jury, composed of opera professionals, is chaired by John Allison, editor of Opera with Opera News magazine.

Streamed LIVE from ‪@greeknationalopera‬ on 13 November 2025 at 18:00 CET and available until 13 January 2026: https://operavision.eu/performance/in...

0:00 International Opera Awards 2025
2:33 GNO Children's choir: Μikis Theodorakis, 'What I want'
8:32 Giorgos Koumendakis, welcome speech
12:15 Award 1: Equal Opportunities & Impact
16:32 Award 2: Philanthropy
22:38 Award 3: Sustainability
28:13 Maria Kosovitsa, GNO chorus: Theophrastos Sakellaridis, 'Lady of the
coast'
33:40 Award 4: Designer
36:32 Award 5: Rising Star
41:04 Award 6: New Production
47:15 Award 7: Conductor
49:22 Award 8: Male Singer
56:16 Yannis Christopoulos, Vassiliki Karayanni and Chorus: Spyridon Samara,
Scene from Act II of the opera Flora mirabilis
1:01:28 Award 9: Leadership
1:05:47 Award 10: Musical Theatre
1:09:35 Award 11: Readers' Award
1:15:57 Nicholas Brownlee, 'Te Deum' from Tosca
1:18:52 Interval
1:20:56 Female vocal ensemble and Chorus: Giorgos Koumendakis, scene from Act II
and Act I finale from the opera The Murderess
1:28:32 Giorgos Koumendakis, speech
1:34:59 Award 12: Lifetime Achievement
1:40:09 Award 13: Director
1:42:49 Award 14: Rediscovered Work
1:47:20 Marina Rebeka – 'Piangi? Perche? Un bel di...'
1:53:40 Award 15: Recording (complete opera)
1:55:17 Award 16: Recording (solo recital)
2:00:27 Award 17: World Premiere
2:09:24 Dimitri Platanias: Pavlos Carrer, Ali Pasha aria and caballetta from the
opera Frossini
2:15:19 Award 18: Female singer
2:18:43 Award 19: Festival
2:24:46 Award 20: Opera Company
2:32:57 GNO orchestra and ballet: Nikos Skalkottas, Greek dances, 'Epirotikos'

AWARD WINNERS

Conductor - Alain Altinoglu
Designer - Paolo Fantin
Director - Claus Guth
Equal opportunities - Dallas Opera, Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors
Female singer - Asmik Grigorian
Festival - Janáček Brno Festival
Male singer - Nicholas Brownlee
Musical theatre - Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George – directed by Ethan Heard, Glimmerglass Festival
New production - The Excursions of Mr. Brouček, National Theatre Brno
Opera company - MusikTheater an der Wien
Readers' award - Marina Rebeka
Recording (complete opera) - Lully’s Atys (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
Recording (solo recital) - Gluck Arias, Ann Hallenberg and the Mozartists (Signum)
Rediscovered work - Baldassare Galuppi’s L’uomo femina, Opéra de Dijon
Rising stars - Adèle Charvet, Hugh Cutting
Sustainability - Teatro Real
World premiere - Festen, The Royal Opera
Philanthropy - C. Graham Berwind III
Leadership - Anthony Freud
Lifetime achievement - Agnes Baltsa

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