Special award “Life time achievement”

Otto Schenk

KS Ileana Cotrubas

Special prize “International Media Award”

KS Camilla Nylund

Special Award “international cultural programme”

Central Conservatory of Music, China

Special Award “Best international music theatre production”

‘Bluthaus’ at the Bavarian State Opera

Special Award of the jury

Julia Koci as Liza Elliott in *Lady in the Dark* at the Volksoper Vienna

Special Prize for ‘Musical Performance’

Maya Hakvoort as Norma Desmond in *Sunset Boulevard* at the Baden Theatre

Special award “youth promotion”

DI Leona König

Special youth award

Viennese choir girls

Special award “Festival”

Salzburg Whitsun Festival

Special Prize for Dance

Florentina Holzinger

Best female leading role

Nina Stemme as the Sexton in *Jenufa* at the Theater an der Wien

Best male leading role

Nina Stemme as the Sexton in *Jenufa* at the Theater an der Wien

Best female supporting role

Patricia Nolz as Zerlina in *Don Giovanni* at the Vienna State Opera

Best male supporting role

Boris Pinkhasovich as Jeletzki in *The Queen of Spades* at the Vienna State Opera

Best equipement

Christian Schmidt & Nicole von Graevenitz in ‘Siberia’ at the Bregenz Festival

Best Musical Direction

Christian Thielemann to conduct ‘Lohengrin’ at the Salzburg Easter Festival

Beste Regie

Angela Denoke in *Salome* at the Tyrolean State Theatre, Innsbruck

Best female newcomer

Katharina Gorgi as Roxy in *Roxy and Her Miracle Team* at the Vienna Volksoper

Best male newcomer

Andrew Morstein as Sandy, Thimothy Connor as Blazes and Johannes Schwendinger as Arthur in *The Lighthouse*, Kammeroper

Best overall production opera

‘The Passenger’ at the Tyrolean State Theatre, Innsbruck

Best overall production operetta

‘The Count of Luxembourg’ at the Linz State Theatre

Best overall production musical

‘La Cage aux folles’ at the Volksoper Vienna

Best contemporary music theatre

‘Angels in America’ at the Salzburg State Theatre

Special award “Life time achievement”

KS Gundula Janowitz

International Media Award

KS Elina Garanca

Special Award “courage and encouragement during the pandemic”

Vienna State Opera and ORF III

Special Award “international cultural programme”

Maestro Seijzi Ozawa

Special Award “Best international music theatre production”

Lucia di Lammermoor at the Zurich Opera House

Special award “musical composition”

Silvester Levay – 30 years “Elisabeth”

Special award “Orchestra”

Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria

Special award “Choir”

Vienna Boys’ Choir

Special award “Festival”

Grafenegg Festival

Best female leading role

Anna Netrebko as Macbeth in *Macbeth* at the Vienna State Opera

Best male leading role

Georg Zeppenfeld as Gurnemanz in *Parsifal* at the Vienna State Opera

Best female supporting role

Katherine Lerner as the Woman in *Twice Through the Heart* at the Linz State Theatre

Best male supporting role

Freddie de Tommaso as Macduff in *Macbeth* at the Vienna State Opera

Best male newcomer

Vera-Lotte Boecker as Michaela in *Carmen* at the Vienna State Opera

Best Youth Production

“Don Giovanni”

Opera project by the Angelika Prokopp Summer Academy of the Vienna Philharmonic, the Musikverein Graz and MUK Vienna

Best overall production musical – operetta – revue theatre

ZAZA at the Theater an der Wien

Best overall production opera

THE FIRE ANGEL at the Theater an der Wien

Best production dance

ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival

Off-Theatre-Award

The Tristan Experiment at the Vienna Chamber Opera

Best music director

Philippe Jordan for the season 2020/21 Wiener Staatsoper

Beste Regie

Andrea Breth in *The Fiery Angel* at the Theater an der Wien

Best equipement

Katrin Lea Tag in ‘Porgy & Bess’ at the Theater an der Wien

Special award “Life time achievement”

Heinz Zednik

International Media Award

Jonas Kaufmann

Special Award “courage and encouragement during the pandemic”

Salzburg Festival, under the direction of Helga Rabl-Stadler

Special Award “international music and cultural engagement”

PANG Ka-Pang

Special Award “international orchestra”

Suzhou Chinese Orchestra

Special Award “Best international music theatre production”

André Heller (director) and Zubin Mehta (musical director) for *Der Rosenkavalier*
at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin, Germany)

Special Award “Best orchestra”

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Special Award for best entertainment theatre

Peter Hofbauer at the Vienna Metropol

Special Award “best baroque festival”

Early Music Festival (Innsbruck)

Best female leading role

Elsa Dreisig as Fiordigli in *Così fan tutte* at the Salzburg Festival

Best male leading role

Piotr Beczała as Jontek in *Halka* at the Theater an der Wien

Best female supporting role

Ruth Brauer-Kvam as the compère for ‘Cabaret’ at the Vienna Volksoper

Best male supporting role

Robert Meyer as Mr Schultz in *Cabaret* at the Volksoper Vienna

Best female newcomer

Laura Schneiderhan as Lola Blau in *Heute Abend Lola Blau* at the Tyrolean State Theatre in Innsbruck

Best male newcomer

Rafael Helbig-Kosta as the narrator in ‘Britten: The Rape of Lucretia’ at the Landestheater Linz’s Opera Studio

Best Overall Ballet Production

‘The Tempest’ at the Tyrolean State Theatre

Best overall production opera

‘Così fan tutte’ at the Salzburg Festival

Best overall production musical

‘Cabaret’ at the Volksoper in Vienna

Best overall production operetta

‘King Carrot’ at the Vienna Volksoper

Best première / first performance

‘Orlando’ by Olga Neuwirth at the Vienna State Opera

Off-Theatre-Award

‘The Threepenny Opera’ by Die Volkskantine
in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport

Best music director

Franz Welser-Möst to conduct *Elektra* at the Salzburg Festival

Beste Regie

Christof Loy to conduct ‘Così fan tutte’ at the Salzburg Festival

Best equipement

Nicole Pleuler in ‘Impresario Dotcom’ at the Bregenz Festival

Life time achievement

KS Placido Domingo
with the kind support of Stix + Partner Immobilien

Special Award Children and Youth theatre production

Land of Smiles for Children | Mörbisch Lake Festival

Media special award

Günther Groisböck

Special Prize for International Cultural Engagement

Claudia Yang
with the kind support of the Confucius Institute at the University of Vienna

Best Orchestra

Bruckner Orchestra Linz
with the kind support of LSG

Best female newcomer

Florence Losseau as ‘Annio’ in *La clemenza di Tito* | Landestheater Linz

Best male newcomer

Andrzej Lampert as ‘The Shepherd’ in *King Roger* | Graz Opera
with the kind support of Schaller vom See Winery

Overall production ballett

Vesna Orlic in *Peter Pan* | Vienna Volksoper
with the kind support of Art Quarterly

Best Musical Direction

Markus Poschner for *Tristan and Isolde* | Landestheater Linz

Off Theatre Award

Scharmien Zandi for Amour Fou
supported by the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport

Première / first performance

Erl Tyrolean Festival for Stillhang

Best equipement

Thomas Dörfler & Michael D. Zimmermann for Liliom | Tyrolean State Theatre
with the kind support of ART for ART

Overall production musical

Vienna Volksoper presents *Wonderful Town*

Beste Regie

Johannes Reitmeier für Liliom | Tiroler Landestheater

Overall production operetta

Linz State Theatre presents *A Polish Wedding*

Overall production opera

Bregenz Festival: Don Quixote
with the kind support of AVA Life Science

Best female main role

Ursula Pfitzner as ‘The Duchess’ in *Powder Her Face* | Vienna Volksoper
with the kind support of Nägele & Strubell

Best female supporting role

Aurelia Florian as ‘Roxane’ in *King Roger* | Graz Opera
with the kind support of Szigeti Sektkellerei

Best male main role

Gábor Bretz as ‘Quichotte’ in *Don Quichotte* | Bregenz Festival
with the kind support of Compact Electric

Best male supporting role

Daniel Luis de Vicente as ‘Paolo Albiani’ in *Simon Boccanegra* | Tyrolean State Theatre
with the kind support of Palais Hansen Kempinski

Life time achievement

KS René Kollo

Media Award

Herbert Lippert

Best Orchestra

The Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Best Emerging Artist

Sonja Saric

Best male newcomer

Unnstein Àarnason
with the kind support of Schaller Winery

Best Overall Ballet Production

Romeo and Juliet (Vienna Volksoper)
with the kind support of GEPA

Best female supporting role

Sophia Theodorides
with the kind support of Szigeti Sparkling Wine Cellars

Best male supporting role

Stefan Cerny
with the kind support of mycast.is

Best equipement

Stefanie Seitz

with the kind support of ART for ART

Best music director

Lorenzo Viotti
with the kind support of Innsbruck Tourism

Off theater award

The Abduction from the Seraglio – an opera centred on

Overall production musical

Ragtime (Graz Opera)

Beste Regie

Karl Markovics
with the kind support of LSG

Overall production operetta

The Cousin from Somewhere (Tyrolean State Theatre)
with the kind support of Global Coins and Medals

Best female leading role

Asmik Gregorian
with the kind support of the Tiroler Tageszeitung

Best male leading role

Pavel Petrov

Best overall production opera

The Woman without a Shadow (Landestheater Linz)
with the kind support of BTU Opernreisen

Life time achievement

KS Kurt Rydl

ORF III Media Prize

KS Thomas Hampson

Best Choir

Arnold Schönberg Choir

Best Orchestra

Vienna Volksoper Orchestra

Best female newcomer

Tetiana Miyus

Best male newcomer

Jakob Semotan
with the kind support of Schaller Winery

Best equipement

Sam Madwar / Daria Kornysheva / Andreas Ivancics
with the kind support of Art for Art

Best Overall Ballet Production

The Little Mermaid
with the kind support of GEPA

Best female supporting role

Camilla Lehmeier
with the kind support of the Szigeti Sparkling Wine Cellars

Best male supporting role

Jochen Kowalski

Best Musical Direction

Mirga Grazinytė-Tyla

Best off theatre production

Pallas Athena weeps

Best overall production musical

Around the World in 80 Days

Beste Regie

Peter Lund
with the kind support of LSG

Best overall production operetta

Axel at the Gates of Heaven

Best male leading role

Alecs Briscein

Best female leading role

Anna-Maria Kalesidis
with the kind support of Energie Steiermark

Best overall production opera

Salome (Klagenfurt City Theatre) and Capriccio (Tyrolean State Theatre)

Life time achievement

Grace Bumbry

Best festival

Erl Festival

ORF III Media Prize

René Pape

OFF mucic theatre award

Khodorkovsky – Sirene Opera Theatre

Krone musical award

Drew Sarich

Best equipement

‘The Markopulos Affair’ at the Tyrolean State Theatre: Heinz Hauser (set design) and Gera Graf (costume design)

Best overall production ballett

Mei Hong Lin in *Swan Lake* at the Landestheater Linz

Best overall production

‘The Greek Passion’ at Graz Opera

Best male leading role

Robert Meyer in the role of Don Quixote in *Man of La Mancha* at the Volksoper Vienna

Best male supporting role

Wilfried Zelinka as Grigoris in *The Greek Passion* at Graz Opera

Best male newcomer

Michael Hauenstein as Timur in *Turandot* at the Tyrolean State Theatre

Best music director

Alfred Eschwé in *Prince Igor* at the Volksoper Vienna

Beste Regie

Lorenzo Fioroni for *The Greek Passion* at Graz Opera

Best female leading role

Hailey Clark in the role of Alma in *Brokeback Mountain* at the Salzburg State Theatre

Best female supporting role

Elsa Benoit as Micaëla in *Carmen* at the Klagenfurt City Theatre

Best female newcomer

Anna Brull as Rosina in *The Barber of Seville* at Graz Opera

Female lead role

Theater an der Wien | Diana Damrau | Leila | Les pêcheurs de perles

Male main role

Graz Opera I Yosep Kang I Arnold I Wilhelm Tell
with the kind support of Gösser

Female supporting role

Theater an der Wien | Angelika Kirchschlager | Valerie | Tales from the Vienna Woods
with the kind support of la pura

Male supporting role

Volksoper I Christian Graf I Wicked Witch of the West I The Wizard of Oz

Up-and-coming female artist

Salzburg State Theatre I Hannah Bradbury I Lisa I La Sonnambula
with the kind support of Maxima

Male emerging artist

Volksoper I David Sitka I Uncle President

Director

Tyrolean State Theatre I Bruno Klimek I Adriana Lecouvreur
with the kind support of the City of Vienna

Overall production opera

Graz Opera I The Dead City

Ballet production

Tyrolean State Theatre I Marie Stockhausen I Charlie Chaplin

Musical Director

Tyrolean State Theatre I Francesco Angelico I Adriana Lecouvreur

Equipement

Klagenfurt City Theatre I Anouk Dell’ Aiera I Dialogues des Carmelites
with the kind support of Hotel Imperial

Special KRONE  Musical Award

Mark Seibert I Colloredo I Mozart

Special Prize for Best Orchestra

Vienna State Opera Orchestra
with the kind support of MRG Metzger Realitäten

Special Prize for Best Festival

St Margarethen Opera Festival

Special Award ORFIII media prize

Dmitri Hvorostovsky

Special Award “Life time achievement”

Zubin Mehta

Life time achievement

Neil Shicoff

Best festival

Vienna Festival | Markus Hinterhäuser

Best equipement

Ronacher | Peter J. Davison (set design) / Uta Loher & Conny Lüders (costume design) | The Visit
Theater an der Wien | Gideon Davey | Platée

Best overall production ballett

Theater an der Wien | Hamburg Ballet/John Neumeier | *The Lady of the Camellias*

Best overall production

Vienna Volksoper | Sweeney Todd

Best male leading role

Bühne Baden | Jochen Schmeckenbecher | Don Quixote/Cervantes | The Man of La Mancha

Best male supporting role

Theater an der Wien | Bo Skovhus and Nick Shadow | The Rake’s Progress

Best male newcomer

Salzburg State Theatre | Alexey Birkus | Gremin | Eugene Onegin

Best music director

Vienna Volksoper | Hans Graf | Feuersnot

Beste Regie

Theater an der Wien | Damiano Michieletto | Idomeneo

Best female leading role

Tyrolean State Theatre | Jennifer Maines | Kundry | Parsifal

Best female supporting role

Landestheater Linz | Bernadett Fodor | Erda | Das Rheingold

Best female newcomer

Graz Opera | Dshamilja Kaiser | Leonor de Guzman | La Favorite

Special Awards

ORFIII Award | Piotr Beczala
Krone Musical Award | Uwe Kröger

Best male leading role

Lars Woldt | Vienna Volksoper | The Poacher | Baculus

Best female leading role

Tatjana Larina | Vorarlberg State Theatre | La Traviata | Violetta

Best male supporting role

Florian Boesch | Theater an der Wien | Radamisto | Tiridate

Female supporting role – 2 winners

Johanna Arrouas | Bühne Baden | Im Weißen Rössl | Klärchen
Anna Prohaska | Theater an der Wien | Fidelio | Marzelline

Musical Director

Bertrand de Billy | Theater an der Wien | Mathis the Painter

Best equipement

Hans Schavernoch (Bühne)/Yan Tax (Kostüme | Raimund Theater/Ronacher | Elisabeth

Best overall production ballett

Stephan Thoss | Vienna Volksoper | Bluebeard’s Secret

Beste Regie

David Pountney | Landestheater Linz | Traces of the Lost

Best Emerging Artist

Nadezhda Karyazina | Salzburg State Theatre

Best overall production

Mathis the Painter | Theater an der Wien

Life time achievement

Edita Gruberova

ORFIII Audience Award

André Schuen

Best male leading role

Salome

Best female leading role

Theater an der Wien | Les Contes d’Hoffmann | 4 Frauen | Marlis Petersen

Best female supporting role

Volksoper Wien | Die spinnen, die Römer! | Domina | Dagmar Hellberg

Best male supporting role

Theater an der Wien | Telemaco | Ulisse | Rainer Trost

Beste Regie

Theater an der Wien | Telemaco | Torsten Fischer

Best equipement

Opernhaus Graz | Carmen | Heike Scheele

Best Musical Direction

Opernhaus Graz | Elektra | Johannes Fritzsch

Best overall production ballett

Vienna Volksoper | Carmina Burana
Tyrolean State Theatre | Frida Kahlo – Pasión por la vida

Best overall production

Theater an der Wien | The Turn of the Screw

Best male newcomer

Graz Opera House | Sieglinde Feldhofer