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Opera house of the year?

Opera house of the year?

The Oper! awards, voted by a panel of music critics and reporters, have been presented.

Best opera house of 2025 is La Monnaie in Brussels.

The jury chair said: ‘Brussels opera house La Monnaie / De Munt, under its general and artistic director Peter de Caluwe, radiates enormous appeal and inviting openness, encouraging artists to creative top performances and drawing in audiences. Its programming and the sophistication and aesthetics of its productions regularly set standards, while making opera accessible to younger generations. Its activities are, at the same time, embedded within in a comprehensive mission to be a modern opera house able to reach out to society, affirming the values of sustainability and a culture of welcome. For almost 20 years and now in his last season, Peter de Caluwe has been leading La Monnaie / De Munt at a consistently high level and with undiminished creativity – setting an exceptional record in the international opera business and worthy of an award.’

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