The following are Salazar Family Circle's awards for best HD performances for the 2012-2013 Metropolitan Opera Season. Those who have followed our blog may recall that this blog started with the 2010-2011 awards and continued last year. For this year's edition we have added a few categories and previously announced the nominees in an older blog post. The past year has been filled with great performances from many of the top singers, rising stars and conductors in the world. The following are the nominees and the winners for my Third annual HD Awards at the MET
Most Disappointing HD Performance of the year
Ernani
This year three productions were very disappointing for me. L'Elisir d'Amore, Otello, and Un Ballo In Maschera all brought out the worst in opera. None of them had the energy and the vitality these works needed in order to understand the drama or comedy. However Un Ballo was by far the worst of the three. It seems sad that for the third consecutive year a Verdi opera tops this prize but the fact is when you put a Verdi opera on, make sure the cast and the director are right for it. David Alden showed no respect for this work and made a circus out of it while Marcelo Alvarez and Sondra Radvanovsky looked clueless on stage. Their voices once again did not mesh and there acting was unacceptable. Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Stephanie Blythe and Kathleen Kim did their best with this production and sang some memorable lines but overall they looked lost.
Best Costume Design in a New or Revival Production
La Clemenza di Tito
Giulio Cesare
Maria Stuarda
Rigoletto
The Tempest
Best Set Design in A New or Revival Production
Giulio Cesare
Parsifal
Rigoletto
The Tempest
Les Troyens
Best Revival Production
La Clemenza di Tito
Francesca Da Rimini
Les Troyens
Best New Production
Giulio Cesare
Parsifal
The Tempest
Best Ensemble in an Opera Production
La Clemenza di Tito
Giulio Cesare
Parsifal
The Tempest
Les Troyens
Best Director in a New Production
Francois Girard-Parsifal
Michael Mayer-Rigoletto
David McVicar-Giulio Cesare
Best Diva In a Supporting Role
Olga Borodina-Aida
Alice Coote-Giulio Cesare
Katarina Dalayman-Parsifal
Kate Lindsey-La Clemenza d Tito
Audrey Luna-The Tempest
Best Divo in a Supporting Role
Mark Delavan-Francesca da Rimini
Christoph Dumaux-Giulio Cesare
Peter Mattei-Parsifal
Rene Pape-Parsifal
Faulk Struckmann-Otello
Best Conductor in an HD Performance
Thomas Ades-The Tempest
Maurizio Benini-Maria Stuarda
Harry Bicket-Giulio Cesare
Daniele Gatti-Parsifal
Fabio Luisi-Les Troyens
Best Diva in Leading Role
Diana Damrau-Rigoletto
Joyce Didonato-Maria Stuarda
Elina Garanca-La Clemenza di Tito
Susan Graham-Les Troyens
Liudmyla Monastyrska-Aida
Best Divo in Leading Role
David Daniels-Giulio Cesare
Giuseppe Filianotti-La Clemenza di Tito
Bryan Hymel-Les Troyens
Jonas Kaufmann-Parsifal
Simon Keenlyside-The Tempest
Best HD Performance
La Clemenza di Tito
Giulio Cesare
Rigoletto
Les Troyens
Parsifal
This was by far the easiest choice in three years. Every component in this production was perfect with a spirited and eyeopening production by Francois Girard. The cast was marvelous with Kaufmann, Pape, Dalayman and Mattei giving groundbreaking performances. Danielle Gatti's conducting was subliminal and stunning. It is truly one of the greatest performance in recent times and one that will go down in the history of the opera.
For more information on Parsifal you can read our review:
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