Lithuanian Asmik Grigorian to be Awarded the “Grand Jury Prize” of the Austrian Music Theater Award

Lifestyle & TravelMore+ ♦ Published: August 25, 2024; 23:37 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian, one of the most outstanding personalities on the international opera scene, will receive the “Grand Jury Prize” of the Austrian Music Theater Award on September 1, 2024, at the Vienna Volksoper. This award, considered one of the most important honors in the field of opera in Austria, recognizes Grigorian's exceptional artistic achievements and her lasting influence on music theater.

The much-praised soprano from Lithuania can be pleased to add another award to her full shelf of prizes. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons; Augustas Didžgalvis, CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.de)

Grigorian, currently appearing as Polina in Peter Sellars' production of “The Gambler” at the Salzburg Festival, was deeply moved by this honor. “It means a lot to me to be part of the Austrian Music Theater Award again. To receive such recognition - in a country that has such an important operatic tradition - is of inestimable value to me,”