| Tuesday 17 June 2025 | 19:30 |
Palau de Les Arts Valencia is the setting for the seventh edition of the Opera XXI Awards streamed live on OperaVision. Premios Ópera XXI reward the best performances (best male and female singers, young singer), the best stage and musical direction, the best Opera production in Spain and in Latin America, and the best Spanish repertoire initiatives.
Best conductor Pablo Heras-Casado
Best director Calixto Bieito
Young singer Jan Antem
Best female singer Silvia Tro-Santafé
Best male singer Simon Orfila
Best foreign singer Gerald Finley
Best new production ‘Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg’, Laurent Pelly, Teatro Real, Royal Danish Opera and National Theatre Brno
Best Spanish repertory initiative ‘Gal·la Placídia’, Jaume Pahissa, Teatro de la Zarzuela
Best costume design Gabriela Salaverri
Best stage design Alfons Flores
Best video creation Joan Fontcuberta
Best lighting design Albert Faura
Best promotion initiative Escola d’Òpera de Sabadell, Associació d’Amics de l’Òpera de Sabadell
Best new Latin American production ‘Tosca’, Francisco Krebs, Teatro Municipal de Santiago, Chile
Honorary / lifetime achievement Núria Espert, Concurso Tenor Viñas, Fundación Damm
