The GRAMMYs
2026
Dec 1st, 2025
Best Opera Recording
Best Opera Recording
Best Opera Recording
Nominees for The GRAMMY Awards
2026
Previous Winner
Adriana Mater (Kaija Saariaho)
Field
Criteria
Award to the conductor, album producer(s) and principal soloists; also to the composer/librettist for a world premiere opera recording.
Award to the conductor, album producer(s) and principal soloists; also to the composer/librettist for a world premiere opera recording.
Award to the conductor, album producer(s) and principal soloists; also to the composer/librettist for a world premiere opera recording.
The nominees for The GRAMMYs Best Opera Recording 2026 are Heggie: Intelligence, Huang Ruo: An American Soldier, Kouyoumdjian: Adoration, O'Halloran: Trade & Mary Motorhead, Tesori: Grounded.
Read on for more information about all the nominees and their contributors..
Best Opera Recording
Aug 29, 2025
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Heggie: Intelligence
Aug 29, 2025
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Heggie: Intelligence
Aug 29, 2025
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Heggie: Intelligence
May 23, 2025
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Huang Ruo: An American Soldier
Conductors
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American Composers Orchestra; David Henry Hwang
May 23, 2025
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Huang Ruo: An American Soldier
Conductors
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American Composers Orchestra; David Henry Hwang
May 23, 2025
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Huang Ruo: An American Soldier
Conductors
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American Composers Orchestra; David Henry Hwang
Aug 8, 2025
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Kouyoumdjian: Adoration
Producers
Conductors
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Silvana Quartet; The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street
Aug 8, 2025
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Kouyoumdjian: Adoration
Producers
Conductors
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Silvana Quartet; The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street
Aug 8, 2025
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Kouyoumdjian: Adoration
Producers
Conductors
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Silvana Quartet; The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street
Aug 15, 2025
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O'Halloran: Trade & Mary Motorhead
Producers
Conductors
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Irish National Opera Orchestra; Mark O’Halloran
Aug 15, 2025
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O'Halloran: Trade & Mary Motorhead
Producers
Conductors
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Irish National Opera Orchestra; Mark O’Halloran
Aug 15, 2025
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O'Halloran: Trade & Mary Motorhead
Producers
Conductors
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Irish National Opera Orchestra; Mark O’Halloran
Oct 19, 2024
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Tesori: Grounded
Producers
Conductors
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The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus; George Brant
Oct 19, 2024
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Tesori: Grounded
Producers
Conductors
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The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus; George Brant
Oct 19, 2024
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Tesori: Grounded
Producers
Conductors
Related Info
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus; George Brant
Other awards in this field
Classical
Other awards in this field
Classical
Other awards in this field
Classical
Best Orchestral Performance
Best Orchestral Performance
Best Opera Recording
Best Opera Recording
Best Choral Performance
Best Choral Performance
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Best Classical Compendium
Best Classical Compendium
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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