The Greek National Opera is hosting the 2025 International Opera Awards ceremony. Broadcast live from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre in Athens, OperaVision will stream the complete ceremony, featuring an exciting range of categories and performances by distinguished guest artists.

Founded in 2012 and known as the “Oscars of opera,” the International Opera Awards celebrate excellence in the global opera world every year. The awards aim to recognise and reward outstanding achievements, support emerging talent through scholarships, and raise public awareness of opera. This year’s jury, composed of esteemed opera professionals, is chaired by John Allison, editor of Opera and Opera News magazines.

The ceremony will be streamed live from ‪@greeknationalopera‬ on 13 November 2025 at 18:00 CET and will remain available until 13 January 2026.

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 — Sunday in the Park with George by Stephen Sondheim, 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

Watch live streams as performances unfold directly from opera houses around the world. Enjoy a diverse selection of productions — including opera, operetta, musical theatre, dance, ballet, and concerts. Whether you are an opera connoisseur or a curious newcomer, OperaVision offers something for everyone.

Managed by Opera Europa, OperaVision is a free streaming platform supported by the European Union’s Creative Europe funding programme. Between 2025 and 2028, Creative Europe will support Opera Europa in promoting and training emerging artists working in opera and dance. Known as Opera Europa Next Generation, this initiative will provide visibility and development opportunities to more than 560 emerging artists — both in person and online via OperaVision — thanks to the efforts of a consortium of 44 opera houses and talent development organisations from 17 European countries.