Critics honor Grand Théâtre de Genève
In 2020, the title of Opera House of the Year goes equally to the Grand Théâtre de Genève and Oper Frankfurt. Both houses were honored in the "Opernwelt" survey of 43 critics.
The Grand Théâtre de Genève has been performed by the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande since 1962. As a rule, eight operas (most of them in-house productions), two to three ballets and a few other pieces of music are performed each season. The artistic director is Aviel Cahn.
Opernwelt, a Berlin-based trade journal for music theater, annually identifies the best opera houses, productions, singers, directors and choirs in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for the previous season. Around 50 opera critics from various countries are interviewed for the survey, which enjoys a high reputation among experts.
The award is published annually at the beginning of the fall at the end of the season. Most recently, the Theater Basel in Switzerland was awarded several times (2009 and 2010 Opera House of the Year).
