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The International Opera Awards 2013
The inaugural International Opera Awards took place at London's Hilton Park Lane Hotel on April 22, 2013. We were there to sample the glamour...
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1. Jonas Kaufmann at the International Opera Awards 2013
The tenor picked up two awards, Opera Magazine's Readers' Award and the prestigious Male Singer Of The Year.
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2. Joyce DiDonato at The International Opera Awards
Joyce pushed the glamour dial to the limits, and picked up The Accessibility Award for the Metropolitan Opera while she was at it.
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3. Jonas Kaufmann takes to a different stage...
...to pick up one of his awards at The International Opera Awards 2013.
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4. Jonas Kaufmann with his gong
Tenor Jonas Kaufmann clutches one of his two awards at the inaugural International Opera Awards.
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5. Antonio Pappano at The International Opera Awards 2013
Antonio Pappano poses after winning the Conductor Award during the International Opera Awards at the Hilton Hotel, London.
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6. The calm before the glamorous storm
The scene before opera's glitterati showed up to bring the glamour to London's Park Lane Hilton.
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7. The ceremony begins
Founder Harry Hyman begins proceedings with a few words.
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8. Nancy Dell'Olio at The International Opera Awards 2013
Lawyer, author and uber-glamour puss Nancy Dell'Olio lends a little sparkle to proceedings.
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9. Dame Janet Baker and Ginny MacBeth
Dame Janet Baker poses with Ginny MacBeth (representing the Metropolitan Opera) with the award for Best Opera Orchestra Award.
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10. Sophie Bevan at The International Opera Awards 2013
Sophie Bevan poses with her gong after winning the Young Singer Award.
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11. Dame Janet Baker at the International Opera Awards 2013
The revered mezzo-soprano ahead of the evening's festivities.
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12. Sir Peter Moores at The International Opera Awards 2013
Sir Peter Moores poses after winning the Philanthropist/Sponsor Award during the International Opera Awards at the Hilton Hotel, London.
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13. Bernard Foccrouelle at The International Opera Awards 2013
Bernard Foccrouelle poses after winning the World Premier Award for George Benjamin's Written on Skin (Aix Festival).
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14. Pierre Audi at The International Opera Awards 2013
Pierre Audi represents The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh which won the Production Award.
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15. Vicki Michelle at The Opera Awards 2013
'Allo 'Allo Madame Michelle! Was the famed actress looking for René (Pape)? Quite possibly...
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16. Antony MacDonald at The International Opera Awards 2013
Antony MacDonald poses after winning the Set Designer Award.
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17. Michael Williams at The International Opera Awards 2013
Michael Williams represents Cape Town Opera who won the Chorus Award at the inaugural event.
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18. Sir George Christie at The International Opera Awards 2013
Sir George Christie poses after winning the Lifetime Achievement Award during the International Opera Awards.
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19. Glamour? An Aston Martin?
Of course! The Classic FM team wouldn't have arrived in anything else... honest.
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20. Harry Hyman being interviewed
Founder of the International Opera Awards faces the cameras to chat before the kick-off.
