While there may have been some controversial awards given, Wagner was more than well represented in the first ever International Opera Awards tonight with Jonas Kaufmann wining both "Male Singer" and "Readers Singer"awards. At the same time Nina Stemme was awarded "Female Singer".A full list of all awards can be found below together with a video summery of the ceremony
Female Singer: Nina Stemme
Male Singer: Jonas Kaufmann
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Readers’ Award: Jonas Kaufmann
Young Singer: Sophie Bevan
World Premiere: Written on Skin (Benjamin), Aix-en-Provence
New Production: The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh, Netherlands Opera, p. and d. Dmitri Tcherniakov
CD (Complete Opera): Alessandro (Handel), c. George Petrou (Decca)
CD (Operatic Recital): Christian Gerhaher: Romantic Arias (Sony)
DVD: Il Trittico, Royal Opera, p. Richard Jones, c. Antonio Pappano (Opus Arte)
Festival Opera: Salzburg
Opera Company: Oper Frankfurt
Opera Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera
Chorus: Cape Town Opera
Director: Dmitri Tcherniakov
Set Designer: Antony McDonald
Lighting Designer: Paule Constable
Costume Designer: Buki Shiff
Lifetime Achievement: Sir George Christie
Newcomer (conductor or director): Daniele Rustioni
Philanthropist/Sponsor: Sir Peter Moores
Rediscovered Work: David et Jonathas (M.-A. Charpentier), Les Arts Florissants
Accessibility: Metropolitan Opera
