''Opernwelt'' (''Opera World'') is a monthly German magazine for
opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...
,
operetta and
ballet
Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...
. It includes news about current performances, portraits of composers and performers, articles about
opera house
An opera house is a theatre building used for performances of opera. It usually includes a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and building sets.
While some venues are constructed specifically for o ...
s, performance spaces, and contemporary and historical subjects from the world of opera and classical music. It reviews recordings and books and publishes monthly schedules of German and international opera houses. The magazine's website offers full text search for past issues. A year book is published every October.
Awards
Each year since 1994, at the end of the season, the magazine sponsors a jury of 50 critics to select the best in several categories:
* opera house of the year (')
* staging of the year (')
* stage director of the year (')
* singer of the year (')
* stage- and costume designer of the year (')
* orchestra of the year (')
* premiere of the year (')
They are usually selected from German-speaking countries, Austria, Germany and German-speaking Switzerland. In 2011,
La Monnaie
The Royal Theatre of La Monnaie (french: Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, italic=no, ; nl, Koninklijke Muntschouwburg, italic=no; both translating as the "Royal Theatre of the Mint") is an opera house in central Brussels, Belgium. The National O ...
received the accolade, the first time it has been given to a non-German speaking house.
Opera house of the year
References
External links
''Opernwelt''
1960 establishments in Germany
Awards established in 1993
German-language magazines
Monthly magazines published in Germany
Music magazines published in Germany
Magazines about opera
Magazines established in 1960
Magazines published in Berlin
German theatre awards
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