After dinner in the Grand Ballroom at The Plaza, guests await the start of the awards ceremony
The evening’s honorees: baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, soprano Anja Silja, director/producer Peters Sellars, baritone Peter Mattei and soprano Karita Mattila
Honoree Karita Mattila with Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, who presented the soprano’s award
Honoree Peter Sellers with his award-presenter, bass Eric Owens
Event honorary co-chairman Mercedes T. Bass with Maestro James Conlon
Honoree Peter Mattei and family — wife, Rose-Marie, and daughters Julia and Johanna — with Rich and Carol Miller
Mr. Miller, event honorary co-chairman Ann Ziff, and honoree Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Awards-ceremony host Stephanie Blythe with New York Philharmonic music director Alan Gilbert
Event co-chairman Marifé Hernández (center) with her husband, Joel Bell, and guest Carole French
Dmitri Hvorostovsky with his wife, Florence Illi, and award-presenter Sherrill Milnes and his wife, Maria Zouves
OPERA NEWS sweepstakes winner Samuel Aronson (right) with his guest, George Cooper
Group shot (left–right): Richard J. Miller, Jr., Sherrill Milnes, Stephanie Blythe, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Anja Silja, Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Peter Sellars, Peter Mattei, Eric Owens, Karita Mattila, James Conlon, OPERA NEWS editor-in-chief, F. Paul Driscoll, Samuel Aronson and George Cooper
Messrs. Driscoll and Miller open the Awards ceremony
Stephanie Blythe receives an ovation
Peter Mattei acknowledges applause
Dmitri Hvorostovsky receives his crystal award and hearty congratulations from Sherrill Milnes…
… and delivers his acceptance speech
An excited Peter Sellars thanks the Guild and OPERA NEWS for this honor
Anja Silja basks in the audience’s warm welcome
Karita Mattila shows off her crystal award
Princess Madeleine of Sweden with OPERA NEWS editor-in-chief F. Paul Driscoll