But for us as a small three-person agency, it is nevertheless a nice confirmation that our opus (in the sense of work) is noticed and appreciated, and that we were there this year with four nominations and ultimately two winners. The Aurora Orchestra was nominated twice for ‘Tour of the Year’ and ‘Live Concert’ of the Year, Abel Selaocoe was nominated in three categories, and the Manchester Collective and Pascal Schumacher were each nominated in one category.

Ultimately, we can celebrate two OPERA awards for Abel Selaocoe & Manchester Collective in the ‘Classical Music Without Borders Live’ category and for Pascal Schumacher & Danae Dörken in the ‘New Classical Music’ category. Hurrah, champagne!