The OPER! Awards 2024, hosted at the Dutch National Opera by Germany’s OPER! Magazine, honored outstanding contributions to opera over the past year. Highlights included the Dutch National Opera winning Opera House of the Year, Waltraud Meier receiving the Lifetime Honorary Award, and Ermonela Jaho and Michael Spyres being named Female and Male Singers of the Year, respectively.
Why it matters:
- Lifetime Honorary Award for Waltraud Meier: The recognition acknowledges the distinguished career and significant impact of the retired singer. Now 68 years old, Meier was one of the world’s great dramatic sopranos during her career, particularly in Wagnerian roles.
- Artistic Achievements: In recognizing talents such as Ermonela Jaho, Michael Spyres, Nathalie Stutzmann, and others, the awards highlight the current vanguard of artists in the operatic world.
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