Template:Short description Template:Infobox award The Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording has been awarded since 1961. The award was originally titled Best Classical Opera Production. The current title has been used since 1962.

Prior to 1961 the awards for operatic and choral performances were combined in a single award for Best Classical Performance, Operatic or Choral.

According to the list of nominees for the 2023 Grammy season, the award goes to the conductor, album producer(s) and principal soloists, and also to the composer and librettist (if applicable) of a world premiere opera recording only.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Note: Performers who did not receive a nomination and/or an award (such as orchestras, choruses, etc.) are listed between brackets.

RecipientsEdit

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1961 Erich Leinsdorf (conductor), Birgit Nilsson, Giorgio Tozzi, Jussi Björling, Renata Tebaldi Puccini: Turandot Rome Opera Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1962 Gabriele Santini (conductor), Victoria de los Ángeles, Jussi Björling, Miriam Pirazzini, Mario Sereni Puccini: Madama Butterfly Rome Opera Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1963 Georg Solti (conductor), Robert Merrill, Leontyne Price, Giorgio Tozzi, Jon Vickers Verdi: Aida Rome Opera House Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1964 Erich Leinsdorf (conductor), Rosalind Elias, Leontyne Price, Richard Tucker Puccini: Madama Butterfly RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1965 Herbert von Karajan (conductor) Franco Corelli, Mirella Freni, Robert Merrill, Leontyne Price Bizet: Carmen Vienna Philharmonic Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1966 Karl Böhm (conductor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Evelyn Lear, Fritz Wunderlich Berg: Wozzeck German Opera Orchestra and Chorus Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1967 Georg Solti (conductor), Régine Crespin, Hans Hotter, James King, Christa Ludwig, Birgit Nilsson Wagner: Die Walküre Vienna Philharmonic Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1968 Thomas Z. Shepard (producer), Pierre Boulez (conductor), Walter Berry, Ingeborg Lasser, Isabel Strauss, Fritz Uhl Berg: Wozzeck Paris National Opera Orchestra and Chorus Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1969 Richard Mohr (producer), Erich Leinsdorf (conductor), Ezio Flagello, Sherrill Milnes, Leontyne Price, Judith Raskin, George Shirley, Tatiana Troyanos Mozart: Così fan tutte New Philharmonia Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1970 Otto Gerdes (producer); Herbert von Karajan (conductor); Helga Dernesch, Gerhard Stolze, Jess Thomas Wagner: Siegfried Berlin Philharmonic Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1971 Erik Smith (producer); Colin Davis (conductor) Berlioz: Les Troyens Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1972 Richard Mohr (producer); Erich Leinsdorf (conductor); Grace Bumbry, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Leontyne Price, Ruggero Raimondi Verdi: Aida John Aldis Choir and London Symphony Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1973 Erik Smith (producer); Colin Davis (conductor) Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini BBC Symphony Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1974 Tom Mowrey (producer); Leonard Bernstein (conductor), Marilyn Horne, Tom Krause, Adriana Maliponte, James McCracken Bizet: Carmen Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1975 Richard Mohr (producer); Georg Solti (conductor), Judith Blegen, Montserrat Caballé, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Ruggero Raimondi Puccini: La bohème London Philharmonic Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1976 Erik Smith (producer); Colin Davis (conductor), Richard Van Allan, Janet Baker, Montserrat Caballé, Ileana Cotrubaș, Wladimiro Ganzarolli, Nicolai Gedda Mozart: Così fan tutte Royal Opera House Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1977 Michael Woolcock (producer); Lorin Maazel (conductor), Leona Mitchell, Willard White Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Cleveland Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1978 Thomas Z. Shepard (producer); John DeMain (conductor), Donnie Ray Albert, Carol Brice, Clamma Dale Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Houston Grand Opera Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1979 George Sponhaltz, John Coveney (producers); Julius Rudel (conductor), Beverly Sills, Alan Titus Lehár: The Merry Widow New York City Opera Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1980 Vittorio Negri (producer); Colin Davis (conductor), Heather Harper, Jonathan Summers, Jon Vickers Britten: Peter Grimes Royal Opera House Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1981 Gunther Breest, Michael Horwath (producers), Pierre Boulez (conductor), Toni Blankenheim, Franz Mazura, Hanna Schwarz, Yvonne Minton, Teresa Stratas Berg: Lulu Orchestre de l'Opéra de Paris Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1982 James Mallinson (producer), Charles Mackerras (conductor), Jiri Zahradnicek, Ivo Žídek, Václav Zítek (soloists) Janáček: From the House of the Dead Vienna Philharmonic Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1983 Andrew Kazdin (producer), Pierre Boulez (conductor), Jeannine Altmeyer, Hermann Becht, Peter Hofmann, Siegfried Jerusalem, Gwyneth Jones, Manfred Jung, Donald McIntyre, Matti Salminen, Ortrun Wenkel, Heinz Zednik (soloists) Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen Bayreuth Festival Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1984


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1985 Michel Glotz (producer), Lorin Maazel (conductor), Julia Migenes-Johnson, Plácido Domingo, Ruggero Raimondi, Faith Esham Bizet: Carmen Choeurs Et Maitrise De Radio France; Orchestre National de France Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1986 James Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor), Philip Langridge, Franz Mazura Schoenberg: Moses und Aron Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1987 Elizabeth Ostrow (producer), John Mauceri (conductor), James Billings, Joyce Castle, Maris Clement, David Eisler, Jack Harrold, John Lankston, Erie Mills, Scott Reeve Bernstein: Candide New York City Opera Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1988 Cord Garben (producer), James Levine (conductor), Agnes Baltsa, Kathleen Battle, Gary Lakes, Hermann Prey, Anna Tomowa-Sintow R. Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos Vienna Philharmonic Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1989 Christopher Raeburn (producer), Georg Solti (conductor), Plácido Domingo, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Siegmund Nimsgern, Jessye Norman, Eva Randova, Hans Sotin Wagner: Lohengrin Vienna State Opera Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1990 Cord Garben (producer), James Levine (conductor), Hildegard Behrens, Gary Lakes, Christa Ludwig, Kurt Moll, James Morris, Jessye Norman, Marilyn Mims Wagner: Die Walküre Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1991 Cord Garben (producer), James Levine (conductor), Siegfried Jerusalem, Christa Ludwig, Kurt Moll, James Morris, Jan Hendrik Rootering, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Heinz Zednik Wagner: Das Rheingold Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1992 Cord Garben (producer), James Levine (conductor), Hildegard Behrens, Reiner Goldberg, Matti Salminen, Hanna Schwarz, Cheryl Studer, Bernd Weikl, Ekkehard Wlaschiha Wagner: Götterdämmerung Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1993 Christopher Raeburn, Stephen Trainor, Morten Winding (producers), Georg Solti (conductor), Hildegard Behrens, José van Dam, Plácido Domingo, Sumi Jo, Reinhild Runkel, Júlia Várady R. Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten Vienna Philharmonic Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1994 Steven Paul (producer), John Nelson (conductor), John Aler, Kathleen Battle, Michael Chance, Mark S. Doss, Marilyn Horne, Neil Mackie, Sylvia McNair, Samuel Ramey Handel: Semele Ambrosian Opera Chorus and the English Chamber Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1995 Martin Sauer (producer), Kent Nagano (conductor), Kenn Chester, Jerry Hadley, Samuel Ramey, Cheryl Studer Floyd: Susannah Orchestre of Opéra de Lyon and Chorus Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1996 Raymond Minshull (producer), Charles Dutoit (conductor), Gary Lakes, Françoise Pollet, Gino Quilico, Deborah Voigt Berlioz: Les Troyens L'Orchestra Symphonie Montreal and Chorus Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1997 Brian Couzens (producer), Richard Hickox (conductor), Philip Langridge, Alan Opie, Janice Watson Britten: Peter Grimes London Symphony Chorus and the City of London Sinfonia Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1998 Michael Woolcock (producer), Georg Solti (conductor), José van Dam, Ben Heppner, Herbert Lippert, Karita Mattila, Alan Opie, René Pape, Iris Vermillion Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Chicago Symphony Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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1999 Pierre Boulez (conductor), Jessye Norman, László Polgár Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle Chicago Symphony Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2000 Nicholas Parker (producer), John Eliot Gardiner (conductor), Ian Bostridge, Anne Sofie von Otter, Bryn Terfel, Deborah York Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress Monteverdi Choir and London Symphony Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2001 Martin Sauer (producer), Jean Chatauret (engineer), Kent Nagano (conductor), Kim Begley, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich Henschel, Markus Hollop, Eva Jenis, Torsten Kerl Busoni: Doktor Faust Orchestre de l'Opera Nationale de Lyon Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2002 James Mallinson (producer), Simon Rhodes (engineer), Colin Davis (conductor), Michelle DeYoung, Ben Heppner, Petra Lang, Peter Mattei, Stephen Milling, Sara Mingardo, Kenneth Tarver Berlioz: Les Troyens London Symphony Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2003 Christoph Classen (producer), Eberhard Sengpiel, Tobias Lehmann (engineers), Daniel Barenboim (conductor), Jane Eaglen, Thomas Hampson, Waltraud Meier, René Pape, Peter Seiffert Wagner: Tannhäuser Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin and the Staatskapelle Berlin Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2004 Wolfram Graul (producer), Bernard Haitink (conductor), Jerry Hadley, Karita Mattila, Eva Randová, Anja Silja, Jorma Silvasti Janáček: Jenůfa Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and Chorus Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2005 Martin Sauer (producer), René Jacobs (conductor), Patrizia Ciofi, Véronique Gens, Simon Keenlyside, Angelika Kirchschlager, Lorenzo Regazzo Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro Concerto Köln Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2006 Sir Colin Davis (conductor); Carlos Alvarez, Bülent Bezdüz, Marina Domashenko, Jane Henschel, Ana Ibarra, Maria Josè Moreno, Michele Pertusi; James Mallinson (producer) Verdi: Falstaff London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2007 Robert Spano (conductor); Kelley O'Connor, Jessica Rivera, Dawn Upshaw; Valérie Gross and Sid McLauchlan (producers) Golijov: Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears Women Of The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2008 Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor); Brian Couzens (producer); Jane Henschel, Jennifer Larmore, Rebecca Evans (soloists); Ralph Couzens, engineer, Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel New London Children's Choir; Philharmonia Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2009 James Conlon (conductor); Anthony Dean Griffey, Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald; Fred Vogler (producer); Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich, Robert Wörle Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny Los Angeles Opera Orchestra; Los Angeles Opera Chorus Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2010 Daniel Harding (conductor); Ian Bostridge, Neal Davies, Nathan Gunn, Jonathan Lemalu, Matthew Rose, Gidon Saks, Andrew Kennedy, Daniel Teadt, Andrew Tortise, Rodrick Williams, John Fraser (producer) Britten: Billy Budd (London Symphony Orchestra; Gentlemen of The London Symphony Chorus Template:Smalldiv <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2011 Kent Nagano (conductor); Daniel Belcher, Ekaterina Lekhina, Marie-Ange Todorovitch; Martin Sauer, producer Kaija Saariaho: L'Amour de loin Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Rundfunkchor Berlin Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2012 Alan Gilbert, conductor; Jay David Saks, producer; Meredith Arwady, Sasha Cooke, Richard Paul Fink, Gerald Finley, Thomas Glenn & Eric Owens, soloists Adams: Doctor Atomic Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2013 James Levine and Fabio Luisi (conductors), Hans-Peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel, Deborah Voigt (soloists), Jay David Saks (producer) Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen The Metropolitan Opera Chorus; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2014 Thomas Adès (conductor); Simon Keenlyside, Isabel Leonard, Audrey Luna, William Burden, Alan Oke (soloists); Jay David Saks (producer) Adès: The Tempest The Metropolitan Opera Chorus; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2015 Paul O'Dette and Stephen Stubbs (conductors); Aaron Sheehan (soloist); Siegbert Ernst, (engineer/mixer) Charpentier: La descente d'Orphée aux enfers Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble and Chamber Ensemble Template:Smalldiv <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2016 Seiji Ozawa (conductor); Isabel Leonard (soloist); Dominic Fyfe (producer); Jonathan Stokes (engineer) Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges; Shéhérazade SKF Matsumoto Children's Chorus & SKF Matsumoto Chorus; Saito Kinen Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2017 James Conlon (conductor); Joshua Guerrero, Christopher Maltman, Lucas Meachem, Patricia Racette, Lucy Schaufer, & Guanqun Yu (soloists); Blanton Alspaugh (producer); Mark Donahue, Fred Vogler & David L Williams (engineers) Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and Chorus Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2018 Hans Graf (conductor); Anne Schwanewilms & Roman Trekel (soloists); Hans Graf & Brad Sayles (producers); Brad Sayles (engineer) Berg: Wozzeck Houston Symphony; Chorus Of Students And Alumni, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University & Houston Grand Opera Children's Chorus Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2019 Michael Christie (conductor); Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones, Edward Parks, Garrett Sorenson & Wei Wu (soloists); Elizabeth Ostrow (producer); Mark Donahue & Dirk Sobotka (engineers); Mark Donahue (mixer) Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs Santa Fe Opera Orchestra Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2020 Gil Rose (conductor and producer); John Brancy, Andrew Craig Brown, Gabriel Preisser, Krista River & Edwin Vega (soloists); Joel Gordon & Antonio Oliart (engineers/mixers) Picker: Fantastic Mr. Fox Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Boston Children's Chorus Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2021 David Robertson (conductor); Angel Blue & Eric Owens (soloists); David Frost (producer); John Kerswell (engineer/mixer) Gershwin: Porgy and Bess The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2022 Karen Kamensek (conductor); J’Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James & Dísella Lárusdóttir (soloists); David Frost (producer) Glass: Akhnaten The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus Template:Smalldiv <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2023 Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor); Angel Blue, Will Liverman, Latonia Moore and Walter Russell III (soloists); David Frost (producer) Blanchard: Fire Shut Up In My Bones The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus citation CitationClass=web

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2024 Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor); Ryan Speedo Green, Latonia Moore & Eric Owens (soloists); David Frost (producer) Blanchard: Champion The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
2025 Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor); Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves (soloists); Jason O'Connell (producer) Saariaho: Adriana Mater San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkilangas citation CitationClass=web

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