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The Opera Awards 2015: the pictures from this year's star-studded event
Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak and conductor Antonio Pappano were among the guests at the star-studded ceremony presented by Richard E. Grant
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1. The Opera Awards 2015
The 2015 Opera Awards 2015 took place at the Savoy Theatre on Sunday 26 April 2015. Photo: Jon Santa Cruz
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2. Richard E Grant
The ceremony was presented by actor Richard E. Grant. Photo: Jon Santa Cruz
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3. Lawrence Brownlee
Tenor Lawrence Brownlee performs at the Opera Awards. Credit: Jim Winslet
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4. Carolyn Sampson
Soprano Carolyn Sampson performs at the ceremony. Credit: Jim Winslet
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5. Justina Gringyte
Mezzo-soprano Justina Gringyte performs at the ceremony, where she was also named Best Young Singer.Credit: Jim Winslet
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6. John Osborn
American tenor John Osborn performs at the star-studded ceremony.Credit: Jim Winslet
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7. Aleksandra Kurzak
Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak performs in the Savoy Theatre. Credit: Jim Winslet
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8. young-singer
Justine Gringyte accepts her award for Young Singer of the year from Richard E. Grant. Credit: Jon Santa Cruz
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9. Lotte de Beer
Lotte de Beer was named Best Newcomer. Credit: Jon Santa Cruz
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10. Rediscovered Rossini
The award for Rediscovered Work went to the Rossini Opera Festival for its production of Rossini's Aureliano in Palmira. Credit: Jon Santa Cruz
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11. Es Devlin
Es Devlin is presented with her award for Designer of the year. Credit: Jon Santa Cruz
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12. Complete Opera Recording
Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly accepts the Complete Opera Recording award, which went to Opera Rara's recording of Offenbach's 'Fantasio'. Credit: Jon Santa Cruz
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13. Lifetime Achievement
Speight Jenkins, the general director of Seattle Opera, is presented with the Opera Awards Lifetime Achievement. Credit: Jon Santa Cruz
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14. Readers' Award
Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak, along with tenor Jonas Kaufmann, won the Readers' Award, voted for by the public. Credit: Jon Santa Cruz
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15. Director Award
Richard Jones is presented with the Director Award from soprano Danielle de Niese and Richard E. Grant. Credit Jon Santa Cruz
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16. Aleksandra Kurzak
Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak. Credit: Jim Winslet
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17. Lotte de Beer with her award
Director Lotte de Beer poses with her Newcomer award. Credit: Jim Winslet
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18. Strauss Anniversary Award
The Strauss Anniversary Production award went to the Royal Opera House for its production of Die Frau ohne Schatten. Music director of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano, accepted the award. Credit: Jon Santa Cruz
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19. Best Young Singer
Justina Gringyte won Best Young Singer at the ceremony. Credit: Jim Winslet
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20. Antonio Pappano
The conductor Antonio Pappano with Joyce Bourne, the widow of the music critic Michael Kennedy, to whom the award for Richard Strauss Anniversary Production was dedicated. Credit: Jim Winslet
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21. Es Devlin after the ceremony
Designer Es Devlin poses for photographs after being presented with her award. Credit: Jim Winslet
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22. The Opera Awards 2015
The Opera Awards are an annual celebration of opera. Credit: Jim Winslet
