Awards & Winners

Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo has been awarded since 1959. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time: From 1959 to 1960 and from 1962 to 1964 the award was known as Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist In 1961 it was awarded as Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist In 1965 it was awarded as Best Vocal Soloist Performance In 1966, 1968 and from 1971 to 1990 it was awarded as Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance In 1967 it was awarded as Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance In 1969 it was awarded as Best Vocal Soloist Performance In 1970 it was awarded as Best Vocal Soloist Performance, Classical In 1991 it was awarded as Best Classical Vocal Performance In 1992 it was awarded as Best Classical Vocal Soloist From 1993 to 2011 it returned to being awarded as Best Classical Vocal Performance From 2012 the category has been known as Best Classical Vocal Solo The Grammy is awarded to one or more vocal soloist. Accompanying musicians, orchestras and/or conductors are not eligible for the award. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Check all the winners of Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo presented under Grammy Awards since 1958 .


Dawn Upshaw

Honored for : Winter Morning Walks

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joyce DiDonato Drama Queens
Cecilia Bartoli Mission
Christoph Prégardien Schubert: Winterreise
Jonas Kaufmann Wagner
Dawn Upshaw Winter Morning Walks

Renée Fleming, Christian Lahondes, Arnaud Moral

Honored for : Poèmes
(Renée Fleming, soloist. Christian Lahondes, engineer/mixer. Arnaud Moral, producer.)

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Natalie Dessay Debussy: Clair de lune
Joyce DiDonato Homecoming: The Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato
Ute Lemper Paris Days, Berlin Nights
Anne Sofie von Otter Sogno Barocco
Renée Fleming Poèmes
Renée Fleming, soloist. Christian Lahondes, engineer/mixer. Arnaud Moral, producer.
Arnaud Moral Poèmes
Renée Fleming, soloist. Christian Lahondes, engineer/mixer. Arnaud Moral, producer.
Christian Lahondes Poèmes
Renée Fleming, soloist. Christian Lahondes, engineer/mixer. Arnaud Moral, producer.

Joyce DiDonato

Honored for : Diva Divo

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joyce DiDonato Diva Divo
Kazushi Ono","Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon","Choeur De L'Opéra National De Lyon
Marianne Beate Kielland Grieg/Thommessen: Veslemøy Synsk
Nils Anders Mortensen
Natalie Dessay Handel: Cleopatra
Emmanuelle Haïm","Le Concert D'Astrée
Andreas Scholl Purcell: O Solitude
Accademia Bizantina","Christophe Dumaux","Stefano Montanari
Ian Bostridge Three Baroque Tenors
Madeline Shaw","Alberto Grazzi","Bernard Labadie","Sophie Daneman","Andrew Clarke","Benjamin Hulett","The English Concert","Mark Bennett","Jonathan Gunthorpe

Cecilia Bartoli

Honored for : Sacrificium
(Giovanni Antonini;, l Giardino Armonico, Engineer/mixer, Soloist, Producer)

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cecilia Bartoli Sacrificium
Giovanni Antonini","Il Giardino Armonico","2011 Best Classical Vocal Performance
Anne Sofie von Otter Ombre de Mon Amant - French Baroque Arias
Les Arts Florissants","William Christie
Lucia Duchonová Turina: Canto A Sevilla
Celso Antunes","NDR Radiophilharmonie
Vivica Genaux Vivaldi: Opera Arias - Pyrotechnics
Europa Galante","Fabio Biond
Measha Brueggergosman Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder
Track from Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder; Preludes & Overtures","he Cleveland Orchestra","Franz Welser-Möst

Renée Fleming, Mike Hatch, David Frost, Richard King

Honored for : Verismo Arias
(Engineers/Mixers, Soloist, Producer)

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Juan Diego Flórez Bel Canto Spectacular
Plácido Domingo","Mariusz Kwiecien","Daniel Oren","Anna Netrebko","Patrizia Ciofi","Orquestra De La Comunitat Valenciana","Daniella Barcellona","Cor De La Generalitat Valenciana","Fernando Piqueras
Anne Sofie von Otter Bach
Susan Graham Un Frisson Français
Malcom Martineau
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Recital At Ravinia
Peter Serkin","Drew Minter
Renée Fleming Verismo Arias
Coro Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verdi","Jonas Kaufmann","Marco Armiliato","Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppi Verd

John Corigliano, Hila Plitmann, Tom Lazarus, Tim Handley

Honored for : Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan
(Engineer, Soloist, Producers/Engineers)

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hila Plitmann Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan
Tim Handley Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan
John Corigliano Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan
Tom Lazarus Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan
Sanford Sylvan Fussell, Charles: Wilde
Cecilia Bartoli Maria
Anne Sofie von Otter Terezin | Theresienstadt
Isabel Bayrakdarian Gomidas Songs

John Newton, Mark Donahue, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Dirk Sobotka

Honored for : Neruda Songs: Sings Peter Lieberson

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Donahue Neruda Songs: Sings Peter Lieberson
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Neruda Songs: Sings Peter Lieberson
John Newton Neruda Songs: Sings Peter Lieberson
Dirk Sobotka Neruda Songs: Sings Peter Lieberson

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

Honored for : Rilke Songs
(Soloist)

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Rilke Songs

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jürgen Bulgrin Bach: Cantatas
Rainer Maillard Bach: Cantatas
Christopher Alder Bach: Cantatas
Thomas Quasthoff Bach: Cantatas

Susan Graham

Honored for : Concord Sonata / Songs
(The Housatonic at Stockbridge, etc., The Things Our Fathers Loved;)

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Susan Graham Concord Sonata / Songs

Oliver Rogalla Von Heyden, Christopher Alder, Anne Sofie von Otter, Thomas Quasthoff, Jürgen Bulgrin

Honored for : Lieder with Orchestra (feat. soprano: Anne Sofie von Otter, baritone: Thomas Quasthoff)
(engineers, producer, soloists)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas Quasthoff Lieder with Orchestra (feat. soprano: Anne Sofie von Otter, baritone: Thomas Quasthoff)
Anne Sofie von Otter Lieder with Orchestra (feat. soprano: Anne Sofie von Otter, baritone: Thomas Quasthoff)

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tom Lazarus Bel Canto
Neil Hutchinson Bel Canto
Erik Smith Bel Canto
Renée Fleming Bel Canto
Jonathan Stokes Bel Canto
Patrick Summers Bel Canto

Christopher Raeburn, Jonathan Stokes, Cecilia Bartoli

Honored for : Dreams and Fables: Italian Arias

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Raeburn Dreams and Fables: Italian Arias
Jonathan Stokes Dreams and Fables: Italian Arias
Cecilia Bartoli Dreams and Fables: Italian Arias

Jonathan Stokes, Cecilia Bartoli, Christopher Raeburn

Honored for : The Vivaldi Album

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cecilia Bartoli The Vivaldi Album
Christopher Raeburn The Vivaldi Album
Jonathan Stokes The Vivaldi Album

Thomas Quasthoff, Anne Sofie von Otter

Honored for : Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas Quasthoff Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Anne Sofie von Otter Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn

Renée Fleming

Honored for : Renée Fleming: The Beautiful Voice

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Renée Fleming Renée Fleming: The Beautiful Voice

Cecilia Bartoli

Honored for : An Italian Songbook
(Artist)

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cecilia Bartoli An Italian Songbook

Bryn Terfel

Honored for : Bryn Terfel - Opera Arias

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bryn Terfel Bryn Terfel - Opera Arias

Sylvia McNair

Honored for : The Echoing Air: The Music of Henry Purcell (The Academy of Ancient Music feat conductor: Christopher Hogwood, soprano: Sylvia McNair)

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sylvia McNair The Echoing Air: The Music of Henry Purcell (The Academy of Ancient Music feat conductor: Christopher Hogwood, soprano: Sylvia McNair)

Cecilia Bartoli

Honored for : The Impatient Lover
(Artist)

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cecilia Bartoli The Impatient Lover

Arleen Auger

Honored for : The Art Of Arleen Auger (Works Of Larsen, Purcell, Schumann, Mozart)
(Artist)

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arleen Auger The Art Of Arleen Auger (Works Of Larsen, Purcell, Schumann, Mozart)

Kathleen Battle

Honored for : A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kathleen Battle A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert

Dawn Upshaw

Honored for : The Girl With Orange Lips

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dawn Upshaw The Girl With Orange Lips

Luciano Pavarotti, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo

Honored for : The Tenors
(Artist)

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Luciano Pavarotti The Tenors
Plácido Domingo The Tenors
José Carreras The Tenors

Dawn Upshaw

Honored for : Knoxville - Summer Of 1915 (Music Of Barber, Menotti, Harbison, Stravinsky)
(Artist)

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dawn Upshaw Knoxville - Summer Of 1915 (Music Of Barber, Menotti, Harbison, Stravinsky)

Luciano Pavarotti

Honored for : Luciano Pavarotti in Concert - (Rogoletto - LaTraviata - LaBoehme)
(Artist)

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Luciano Pavarotti Luciano Pavarotti in Concert - (Rogoletto - LaTraviata - LaBoehme)

Kathleen Battle

Honored for : Kathleen Battle - Salzburg Recital

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kathleen Battle Kathleen Battle - Salzburg Recital

Kathleen Battle

Honored for : Kathleen Battle Sings Mozart (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Andre Previn)

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kathleen Battle Kathleen Battle Sings Mozart (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Andre Previn)

John Aler

Honored for : Berlioz: Requiem / Boito: Prologue to Mefistofele / Verdi: Te Deum (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Robert Shaw, tenor: John Aler, bass: John Cheek)

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Aler Berlioz: Requiem / Boito: Prologue to Mefistofele / Verdi: Te Deum (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Robert Shaw, tenor: John Aler, bass: John Cheek)

José van Dam, Jessye Norman, Heather Harper

Honored for : Ravel: Songs Of Maurice Ravel

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
José van Dam Ravel: Songs Of Maurice Ravel
Jessye Norman Ravel: Songs Of Maurice Ravel
Heather Harper Ravel: Songs Of Maurice Ravel

Leontyne Price, Marilyn Horne

Honored for : Leontyne Price & Marilyn Horne In Concert At The Met

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marilyn Horne Leontyne Price & Marilyn Horne In Concert At The Met
Leontyne Price Leontyne Price & Marilyn Horne In Concert At The Met

Leontyne Price

Honored for : Leontyne Price Sings Verdi

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leontyne Price Leontyne Price Sings Verdi

Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Marilyn Horne

Honored for : Sutherland, Horne, Pavarotti: Live From Lincoln Centre
(Artists)

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joan Sutherland Sutherland, Horne, Pavarotti: Live From Lincoln Centre
Luciano Pavarotti Sutherland, Horne, Pavarotti: Live From Lincoln Centre
Marilyn Horne Sutherland, Horne, Pavarotti: Live From Lincoln Centre

Leontyne Price

Honored for : Prima Donna, Vol. 5 - Great Soprano Arias From Handel To Britten

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leontyne Price Prima Donna, Vol. 5 - Great Soprano Arias From Handel To Britten

Luciano Pavarotti

Honored for : O sole mio: Favorite Neapolitan Songs (arr. Gian Carlo Chiaramello)
(Artist)

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Luciano Pavarotti O sole mio: Favorite Neapolitan Songs (arr. Gian Carlo Chiaramello)

Luciano Pavarotti

Honored for : Luciano Pavarotti - Hits From Lincoln Center
(Artist)

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Luciano Pavarotti Luciano Pavarotti - Hits From Lincoln Center

Janet Baker

Honored for : Bach: Arias
(Artist)

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Janet Baker Bach: Arias

Beverly Sills

Honored for : Herbert: Music Of Victor Herbert
(Artist)

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Beverly Sills Herbert: Music Of Victor Herbert

Janet Baker

Honored for : Nono: Il canto sospeso / Mahler: Kindertotenlieder (Berliner Philharmoniker feat. conductor: Claudio Abbado)
(Artist)

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Janet Baker Nono: Il canto sospeso / Mahler: Kindertotenlieder (Berliner Philharmoniker feat. conductor: Claudio Abbado)

Leontyne Price

Honored for : Leontyne Price Sings Richard Strauss
(Artist)

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leontyne Price Leontyne Price Sings Richard Strauss

Leontyne Price

Honored for : Puccini Heroines
(Artist)

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leontyne Price Puccini Heroines

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Honored for : Brahms: Die Schone Magelone
(Artist)

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Brahms: Die Schone Magelone

Leontyne Price

Honored for : Leontyne Price Sings Robert Schumann
(Artist)

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leontyne Price Leontyne Price Sings Robert Schumann

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Honored for : Schubert Lieder (feat. baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, piano: Gerald Moore)
(Artist)

Nominations 1970 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Schubert Lieder (feat. baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, piano: Gerald Moore)

Leontyne Price

Honored for : Leontyne Price Sings Barber
(Artist)

Nominations 1969 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leontyne Price Leontyne Price Sings Barber

Montserrat Caballé

Honored for : Rossini: Rarities
(Artist)

Nominations 1968 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Montserrat Caballé Rossini: Rarities

Leontyne Price

Honored for : Prima Donna, Volume 2
(Artist)

Nominations 1967 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leontyne Price Prima Donna, Volume 2

Leontyne Price

Honored for : Prima Donna (Works Of Barber, Purcell, Etc.)

Nominations 1966 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leontyne Price Prima Donna (Works Of Barber, Purcell, Etc.)

Leontyne Price

Honored for : Strauss: Salome (Dance Of The Seven Veils, Interlude, Final Scene)/The Egyptian Helen (Awakening Scene)
(Artist)

Nominations 1965 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leontyne Price Strauss: Salome (Dance Of The Seven Veils, Interlude, Final Scene)/The Egyptian Helen (Awakening Scene)

Leontyne Price

Honored for : El Amor Brujo / Les Nuits D'Été

Leontyne Price

Honored for : Porgy and Bess (highlights) (RCA Victor Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Skitch Henderson)

Nominations 1963 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leontyne Price Porgy and Bess (highlights) (RCA Victor Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Skitch Henderson)

Eileen Farrell

Honored for : Wagner: Gotterdamerung - Brunnhilde's Immolation Scene/Wesendonck Songs
(Artist)

Nominations 1962 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Eileen Farrell Wagner: Gotterdamerung - Brunnhilde's Immolation Scene/Wesendonck Songs

Joan Sutherland

Honored for : The Art Of The Prima Donna
(Artist)

Nominations 1961 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joan Sutherland The Art Of The Prima Donna

Leontyne Price

Honored for : A Program of Song - Leontyne Price Recital
(Artist)

Nominations 1960 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leontyne Price A Program of Song - Leontyne Price Recital

Jussi Björling

Honored for : Bjoerling In Opera

Nominations 1959 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jussi Björling Bjoerling In Opera

Renata Tebaldi

Honored for : Operatic Recital
(Artist)

Nominations 1958 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Renata Tebaldi Operatic Recital