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The OPERA NEWS Awards
Our editors pay tribute to this year’s five OPERA NEWS Award honorees.
Illustration by Nigel Buchanan.
This year’s honorees are José van Dam, Anna Netrebko, Joseph Calleja, Waltraud Meier and Elīna Garanča.
Illustration by Nigel Buchanan
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Soprano
ANNA NETREBKO
Like all great stars, she knows what she can do best—and does it.
by F. Paul Driscoll |
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Bass-Baritone
He simply inhabits the music—he is the voice of truth.
by Brian Kellow
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Tenor
JOSEPH CALLEJA
Calleja sounds exactly the way an Italian romantic tenor is supposed to sound.
by Louise T. Guinther |
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Mezzo-Soprano
Her voice is a dark star, big, bold and bright, but black in color.
by Henry Stewart
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Mezzo-Soprano
ELĪNA GARANČA
Elīna Garanča has already secured her place in opera history, and she may just be getting started.
by Adam Wasserman |
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