Congratulations to the Rayfield Allied artists who have been shortlisted for the 2026 International Opera Awards in the following categories.
New Production
Barrie Kosky's production of Strauss' Die Frau ohne Schatten for Festival d’Aix-en-Provence.
Deborah Warner's production of Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream (co-production between Teatro Real, The Royal Ballet and Opera and Maggio Musicale Fiorentino), featuring Sam Furness as Lysander.
Dame Sarah Connolly performed the role of Mrs. Patrick De Rocher with Madeline Boreham as Sister Rose and Michael Lafferty in the English National Opera's production of Dead Man Walking.
Recording (Complete Opera)
The world premiere recording of De Hartmann's Esther featured Andrew Foster-Williams and Yuriy Yurchuk.
World Premiere
Mahan Esfahani and Seonwoo Lee performed in Brett Dean's Of One Blood at Bayerische Staatsoper.
Stuart Stratford conducted and Lea Shaw was featured in the Scottish Opera production of Missy Mazzoli's The Galloping Cure at the Edinburgh International Festival.
