Gianandrea Noseda, General Music Director of the Opernhaus Zürich is the recipient of the «Best Conductor 2023» at OPER! AWARD

This year’s OPER! AWARDS ceremony took place yesterday, Monday, 27 February 2023, at a gala event held at the Theater Dortmund. During the ceremony, Gianandrea Noseda, General Music Director of the Opernhaus Zürich, was named «Best Conductor» in the international opera industry. His conducting of the first two parts of the new «Ring des Nibelungen», which he and Intendant Andreas Homoki have been forging together since April 2022, was a deciding factor in his selection.     

The jury noted: «Noseda thrills audiences and critics alike with his fresh take on this monumental score. Wagner’s ´vaterländischer Belcanto´ isn’t just an aspiration, here it becomes luminous sound and outright sung narration. It’s long been known that Noseda has mastered Italian operatic repertoire. Likewise, he is also known for his knack for French and Russian opera. Now, at the Opernhaus Zürich, he’s proven himself to be a true Wagnerian».

The OPER! AWARDS are an international opera prize awarded annually to the best artists and performers both on stage and off. A jury of journalists and opera experts choose the winners in a total of 20 categories.  In 2019, the Opernhaus Zürich was named «Best Opera House» in the international opera industry.

«I am incredibly happy and proud that after Daniele Rustioni – winner of the International Opera Award in November 2022 – Gianandrea Noseda is now receiving the OPER! AWARDS» commented Ettore Volontieri, general manager of both artists. «This is the best recognition for two incredible musicians that are dedicating their lives – with honesty and passion – to music».

For more information, please visit https://www.oper-awards.com/en/.