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Best New Opera Production

Einstein On The Beach by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass with choreography by Lucinda Childs at the Barbican theatre Winner

Audiences were invited to enter and exit at their leisure for this production of Philip Glass’ five hour opera, which, steeped in director Robert Wilson’s trademark style, juxtaposed a series of powerful recurrent images with choreographer Lucinda Childs’ abstract dance sequences.

Billy Budd, English National Opera at the London Coliseum

This ENO production saw director David Alden transport Benjamin Britten’s masterpiece through space and time to the inside of a ship at the beginning of the 20th century, universalising and modernising the opera’s tale of good and evil.

Caligula, English National Opera at the London Coliseum

Relocating Detlev Glanert's opera to the stands of a modern stadium, Benedict Andrews crammed his production with political references in order to portray the tyranny and violence of Albert Camus’ play about the notorious Roman Emperor.

La Traviata, English National Opera at the London Coliseum

One of Europe’s leading opera directors, Peter Konwitschny made some radical changes to Verdi’s well-known opera, exposing the piece’s emotional truths on a minimalist set in a condensed 110-minute production, which served to accentuate the passions of the story and its characters.