VIENNA 〓 Austrian Music Theatre Award Ceremony at the Volksoper

2024/09/02
【最終更新日】2024/09/11

The Austrian Music Theater Preis (Österreichischer Musiktheaterpreis) award ceremony for this year took place at the Volksoper in Vienna on September 1. This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Harald Serafin, a great veteran of the operetta world, baritone singer, and general director of the Merbisch Festival from 1993 to 2012.

The awards were established in 2013 and are given for outstanding performances of opera, operetta, musicals, and ballet in Austria. A 10-member jury of music journalists and broadcasters in charge of the arts selects the winners, and in 2025, a total of 14 categories were selected and eight special awards were given. The main winners are listed below.

　Best female Role：Erica Eloff
　Best Male Role：Michael Volle
　Best female supporting Role：Kate Lindsey
　Best Male Supporting Role：Bruno de Sa
　Best Newcomer female：Annina Wachter
　Best Newcomer Male：Pablo Santa Cruz
　Best Overall Production Opera：Greek Passion
　Best Overall Production Operetta：La Perichole…Theater an der Wien
　Best Direction：Stefan Herheim…Das schlaue Füchslein…Theater an der Wien
　Best Musical Direction：Maxime Pascal…Greek Passion…Salzburg Festival
　Grand Jury Prize（formerly Special Media Prize）：Asmik Grigorian（Soprano）
　Orchestra：ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

PHOTO：Österreichischer Musiktheaterpreis　/　Kristian Bissuti


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