Overview

• The Ópera XXI association of 27 theaters and festivals organized its seventh annual awards on June 17 at Valencia’s Palau de les Arts.
• Pablo Heras-Casado won Best Musical Direction for his staging of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at the Teatro Real.
• Simón Orfila and Silvia Tro Santafé received Best Male and Best Female Singer awards for roles in Carmen, Nabucco and Maria Stuarda.
• Ramón Gener served as host under creative director Emilio López while live performances by Jan Antem and pianist Stanislav Angelov punctuated the evening.
• Escola d’Òpera de Sabadell earned the prize for promoting lyrical heritage and the ceremony’s in memoriam segment honored several late opera contributors.