2019 Jury
Introducing the 2019 International Opera Awards jury:
John Allison (chair) Editor, Opera; classical music critic, The Daily Telegraph
David Agler Artistic Director, Wexford Festival Opera
Michael Ajzenstadt Artistic Administrator, The Israel Opera
Shirley Apthorp Contributor, Financial Times, Opera, Opera Now; Founder and Director, Umculo Cape Festival
John Berry Director Scenario2; Artistic Director Opera Ventures; Advisor to Bolshoi Theatre and Wiener Staatsoper
Xavier Cester Chief Opera Critic newspaper ARA (Barcelona)
James Clutton Director of Opera, Opera Holland Park
Dr. Mihai Cosma Musicologist
Peter De Caluwe CEO and Artistic Director, La Monnaie
Serge Dorny General Director, Opéra de Lyon
Cori Ellison Dramaturg, Santa Fe Opera
Umberto Fanni Director General and Artistic Director, Royal Opera House Muscat
Neil Fisher Deputy Arts Editor, The Times
Lauren Flanigan Soprano; Founder/Director Music and Mentoring House, Inc.
George Hall Opera critic
Brenda Hurley Director of the International Opera Studio , Zürich Opera
Robert Koerner Director of Artistic Production, Opéra de Lyon
Alek Laskowski Music writer (The Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Warsaw)
Joanna Lee Contributor, Opera
Elizabeth Llewellyn Soprano
George Loomis Contributor, Opera, Financial Times, MusicalAmerica.com, The New Criterion
Fiona Maddocks Chief classical music critic, The Observer; member of Opera editorial board
Njabulo Madlala Baritone; Artistic and Executive Director, Voices of South Africa
Andrew Mellor Journalist and critic
Susanne Mentzer Mezzo-soprano, teacher, arts advocate and writer
Prof. Christoph Meyer General Director Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Barbara Minghetti Artistic Director, Macerata Opera Festival
Annilese Miskimmon Opera director; Director of Opera, Den Norske Opera and Ballet
Hein Mulders Intendant, Aalto-Theater und Philharmonie Essen
Eric Owens Bass-baritone
Nicholas Payne Director, Opera Europa
Gerhard Persché Contributor, Opera (Vienna), Opernwelt and Fono Forum
Anna Picard Contributor: The Times, The Telegraph, BBC Radio 3; research & repertoire consultant, Opera Holland Park
Valery Serkin Artist manager
Matthew Shilvock General Director, San Francisco Opera
Ken Smith Critic, The Financial Times; contributor, Opera; commentator, RTHK Radio 4
Carlos María Solare musicologist, music journalist, viola player
Birgitta Svenden CEO and Artistic Director, Royal Swedish Opera
Lyndon Terracini Artistic Director, Opera Australia
Thomas Yaksic Consultant, Theatre Projects Consultants
Francesca Zambello Artistic Director, The Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center