Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera (Laurence Olivier Award)

Laurence Olivier Award

Check all the winners of Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera presented under Laurence Olivier Award since 1977 .

English Touring Opera

Honored for : Paul Bunyan, King Priam

(For its brave and challenging touring productions at the Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House.)

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
English Touring Opera	King Priam","Paul Bunyan For its brave and challenging touring productions at the Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House.
Joyce DiDonato	La Donna Del Lago For their performances in La Donna Del Lago at the Royal Opera House
Juan Diego Flórez	La Donna Del Lago For their performances in La Donna Del Lago at the Royal Opera House
Plácido Domingo	Nabucco For his performance in Nabucco at the Royal Opera House

Bryan Hymel

Honored for : Les Troyens, Robert Le Diable, Rusalka

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bryan Hymel	Les Troyens","Robert Le Diable","Rusalka
Edward Gardner	Billy Budd","The Flying Dutchman
Music Theatre Wales	In the Locked Room/Ghost Patrol
Scottish Opera	In the Locked Room/Ghost Patrol
English National Opera	for the Stage Management teams - the individuals working behind-the-scenes
The Royal Opera	for the Stage Management teams - the individuals working behind-the-scenes

English National Opera

(for the breadth and diversity of its artistic programme)

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Amanda Holden	Castor And Pollux for her translation of Castor And Pollux at the London Coliseum
English National Opera	for the breadth and diversity of its artistic programme
Mark-Anthony Turnage	Anna Nicole","Twice Through the Heart for his composition of Anna Nicole (Royal Opera House) and Twice Through The Heart (Sadler\u2019s Wells)
Richard Jones	Anna Nicole (Royal Opera)","Il trittico","The Tales of Hoffmann for his direction of Anna Nicole, Il Trittico (Royal Opera House) and The Tales Of Hoffmann (London Coliseum)

Christian Gerhaher

Honored for : Tannhäuser

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Andrew Shore	The Elixir Of Love
Christian Gerhaher	Tannhäuser
Jonas Kaufmann	Adriana Lecouvreur

Nina Stemme

Honored for : Tristan und Isolde

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Nina Stemme	Tristan und Isolde
Anja Kampe	The Flying Dutchman
Stuart Skelton	Peter Grimes
Michael Volle	Lulu","Tristan und Isolde

Edward Gardner

Honored for : Boris Godunov, Cavalleria Rusticana, Der Rosenkavalier, I Pagliacci, Riders To The Sea, Punch And Judy

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Edward Gardner	Der Rosenkavalier","I Pagliacci","Riders To The Sea","Punch And Judy","Boris Godunov","Cavalleria Rusticana
Patricia Bardon	The Rake's Progress","Partenope","Riders To The Sea
Ferruccio Furlanetto	Don Carlo
Christine Rice	The Minotaur","Partenope

Natalie Dessay

Honored for : La Fille Du Regiment

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Natalie Dessay	La Fille Du Regiment
Gerald Finley	Pelleas Et Melisande
Angelika Kirchschlager	Pelleas Et Melisande
David McVicar	Turn Of The Screw","Agrippina

Amanda Roocroft

Honored for : Jen?fa

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Mark Ainsley	Orfeo
Amanda Roocroft	Jen?fa
Joyce DiDonato	Hercules
John Tomlinson	Götterdämmerung

Thomas Adès, The Royal Opera

Honored for : The Tempest

(For the world premiere of The Tempest)

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Thomas Adès	The Tempest For the world premiere of The Tempest
The Royal Opera	The Tempest For the world premiere of The Tempest
Ben Heppner	Peter Grimes
The Royal Opera	Peter Grimes
John Macfarlane	Peter Grimes","Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk For his designs of The Royal Opera\u2019s Peter Grimes and Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk at the Royal Opera House
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden	For their season\u2019s work
Antonio Pappano	For their season\u2019s work

Cristina Gallardo-Domas

Honored for : Madama Butterfly

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Cristina Gallardo-Domas	Madama Butterfly
Simon Keenlyside	Die Zauberflote","Hamlet
Bejun Mehta	Orlando
Felicity Palmer	Elektra","Sweeney Todd

Antonio Pappano

(For a distinguished opening to his tenure as Music Director of the Royal Opera with Ariadne Auf Naxos and Wozzeck at the Royal Opera House.)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Antonio Pappano	For a distinguished opening to his tenure as Music Director of the Royal Opera with Ariadne Auf Naxos and Wozzeck at the Royal Opera House.
Roberto Alagna	La rondine
Angela Gheorghiu	La rondine
Lisa Saffer	Lulu

Bernard Haitink

Honored for : Jenufa, The Queen of Spades

(For his contribution to The Royal Opera's Jenufa and The Queen Of Spades and the musical directorship of a season of great distinction by the Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House)

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
English National Opera	From Morning To Midnight","The Rake's Progress","The Rape Of Lucretia","War and Peace For its commitment to 20th Century work through four major productions: From Morning To Midnight, The Rake's Progress, The Rape Of Lucretia and War And Peace at the London Coliseum.
Bernard Haitink	Jenufa","The Queen of Spades For his contribution to The Royal Opera's Jenufa and The Queen Of Spades and the musical directorship of a season of great distinction by the Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House
Karita Mattila	Jenufa","The Queen of Spades For her performances in The Royal Opera's Jenufa and The Queen Of Spades at the Royal Opera House.
David Sawer	From Morning To Midnight For English National Opera's From Morning To Midnight at the London Coliseum.

Mark-Anthony Turnage, Amanda Holden

Honored for : The Silver Tassie

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mark-Anthony Turnage	The Silver Tassie
Amanda Holden	The Silver Tassie
Gerald Finley	The Silver Tassie
Stefanos Lazaridis	for his designs for The Royal Opera\u2019s Greek Passion and English National Opera\u2019s daring Italian season, both demonstrating a consummate mastery of theatrical technique allied to a powerful creative vision
Mariinsky Opera	War and Peace

English National Opera

(For its high standard of production and in particular for championing the works of Handel.)

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
English National Opera	For its high standard of production and in particular for championing the works of Handel.
Kim Begley	Parsifal
Rosemary Joshua	Semele
Bryn Terfel	Falstaff

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Honored for : Le Nozze Di Figaro, The Bartered Bride, The Golden Cockerel

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Sandra Ford Karpman	Mary Stuart","The Tales of Hoffmann For her outstanding company debut as a principal artist
René Jacobs	L'Orfeo For his musical direction of L'Orfeo, the Barbican Centre's presentation of Theatre Royal de la Monnaie's production during its BITE:98 season
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden	Le Nozze Di Figaro","The Bartered Bride","The Golden Cockerel
Andrew Shore	Gianni Schicchi","The Elixir of Love For his outstanding character performances

Paul Daniel

Honored for : From the House of the Dead

(For conducting English National Opera's From The House Of The Dead at the London Coliseum and for his contribution to English National Opera.)

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Paul Daniel	From the House of the Dead For conducting English National Opera's From The House Of The Dead at the London Coliseum and for his contribution to English National Opera.
Alan Opie	Falstaff For his performance in English National Opera and Opera North's Falstaff at the London Coliseum.
Nikolaus Lehnhoff	Palestrina The Royal Opera's creative team: Nikolaus Leloff (director), Tobias Moheisel, Bettina J Walker and Mark Hendersen for their opera Palestrina at the Royal Opera House
Tobias Hoheisel	Palestrina The Royal Opera's creative team: Nikolaus Leloff (director), Tobias Moheisel, Bettina J Walker and Mark Hendersen for their opera Palestrina at the Royal Opera House
Bettina J. Walter	Palestrina The Royal Opera's creative team: Nikolaus Leloff (director), Tobias Moheisel, Bettina J Walker and Mark Hendersen for their opera Palestrina at the Royal Opera House
Mark Henderson	Palestrina The Royal Opera's creative team: Nikolaus Leloff (director), Tobias Moheisel, Bettina J Walker and Mark Hendersen for their opera Palestrina at the Royal Opera House
Francesca Zambello	Paul Bunyan For directing the Royal Opera's Paul Bunyan at the Shaftesbury.

Elgar Howarth

Honored for : Die Soldaten, The Prince Of Homburg

(For conducting English National Opera's Die Soldaten and The Prince Of Homburg at the London Coliseum.)

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Elgar Howarth	Die Soldaten","The Prince Of Homburg For conducting English National Opera's Die Soldaten and The Prince Of Homburg at the London Coliseum.
Wolfgang Göbbel	The Midsummer Marriage","Tristan And Isolde For lighting design of The Royal Opera's The Midsummer Marriage at the Royal Opera House and English National Opera's Tristan And Isolde at the London Coliseum.
Karita Mattila	Don Carlos For her performance in The Royal Opera's Don Carlos at the Royal Opera House.

Bernard Haitink

Honored for : Götterdämmerung, Siegfried

(Awarded for conducting)

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bernard Haitink	Götterdämmerung","Siegfried Awarded for conducting
Jonathan Miller	Carmen Awarded for directing
Bryn Terfel	Salome Awarded for performance
John Tomlinson	Billy Budd","Siegfried Awarded for perfomances

Roberto Alagna

Honored for : Romeo Et Juliette

(For his performance in The Royal Opera's Romeo Et Juliette at the Royal Opera House)

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Roberto Alagna	Romeo Et Juliette For his performance in The Royal Opera's Romeo Et Juliette at the Royal Opera House
Tom Cairns	King Priam For his direction and design of English National Opera's King Priam at the London Coliseum
Music Theatre London	La Traviata
John Tomlinson	Das Rheingold","Die Walküre For his performances in The Royal Opera's Das Rheingold and Die Walkure at the Royal Opera House

Edward Downes

Honored for : The Fiery Angel, Stiffelio

(For conducting The Royal Opera's The Fiery Angel and Stiffelio at the Royal Opera House and the preparation of the performing edition for Stiffelio)

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Edward Downes	Stiffelio","The Fiery Angel For conducting The Royal Opera's The Fiery Angel and Stiffelio at the Royal Opera House and the preparation of the performing edition for Stiffelio
Bernard Haitink	Die Frau Ohne Schatten For conducting The Royal Opera's Die Frau Ohne Schatten at the Royal Opera House
Philip Langridge	Death in Venice For his performance in The Royal Opera's Death In Venice at the Royal Opera House
Julia Varady	Der fliegende Holländer For her performance in The Royal Opera's Der Fliegende Hollander at the Royal Opera House

The Royal Opera

Honored for : Mitridate, Re di Ponto

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
The Royal Opera	Mitridate, Re di Ponto
Harrison Birtwistle	Gawain
The Royal Opera	Simon Boccanegra
English National Opera	Le nozze di Figaro
English National Opera	Peter Grimes
The Garden Venture	Out of Season","The Dancer Hotoke

Mark Elder

Honored for : Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Macbeth, Pelleas And Melisande, Wozzeck

(For conducting English National Opera's productions of Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Macbeth, Pelleas And Melisande and Wozzeck at the London Coliseum.)

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mark Elder	Duke Bluebeard's Castle","Macbeth","Pelleas And Melisande","Wozzeck
English National Opera	Greek
Tim Albery	The Trojans
English National Opera	Duke Bluebeard's Castle
The Royal Opera	The Cunning Little Vixen
Éva Marton	Elektra

Komische Oper Berlin

Honored for : Orpheus and Eurydice

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Komische Oper Berlin	Orpheus and Eurydice
The Royal Opera	Un re in ascolto
English National Opera	Lear
The Garden Venture	Survival Song
English National Opera	The Love For Three Oranges

Leontina Vaduva

Honored for : Manon

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	The Magic Flute
	Billy Budd
	Hansel And Gretel With special acknowledgement of the work of the producer, David Pountney, and the designer, Stefanos Lazaridis
	Madama Butterfly
	Falstaff
Leontina Vaduva	Manon

English National Opera

Honored for : Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
English National Opera	Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk
Marie McLaughlin	Le nozze di Figaro
Della Jones	The Barber Of Seville
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra	Under the direction of Yuri Temirkanov at the Royal Opera House
Carlos Kleiber	Otello
Eva Randová	Jenufa

Thomas Allen, Graham Clark

Honored for : Doktor Faust

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Harrison Birtwistle	The Mask of Orpheus
Thomas Allen	Doktor Faust
Graham Clark	Doktor Faust
Anne Evans	The Ring Cycle
Kathryn Harries	The Ring Cycle
Stefanos Lazaridis	Doktor Faust","The Mikado

English National Opera

Honored for : Rigoletto

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
English National Opera	Rigoletto
Kent Opera	Agrippina
The Royal Opera	Falstaff
Welsh National Opera	I Puritani

The Royal Opera

Honored for : Les Contes D'Hoffman

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
The Royal Opera	Les Contes D'Hoffman
Welsh National Opera	Die Frau Ohne Schatten
The Royal Opera	Lulu
The Royal Opera	Samson Et Delilah

Cosi Fan Tutte

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Cosi Fan Tutte
	Julius Caesar
	The Turn Of The Screw
	The Turn Of The Screw

The Royal Opera

Honored for : The Rake's Progress

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
The Royal Opera	The Rake's Progress
The Royal Opera	Die Zauberflote
English National Opera	Manon
English National Opera	The Adventures Of Mr Broucek

English National Opera

(For their enterprising repertoire)

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
English National Opera	For their enterprising repertoire
Colin Davis	Musical Director, The Royal Opera

Don Giovanni

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
	Don Giovanni
	Toussaint
	The Ice Break
	Werther

Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera