An elderly man – with his eyes half-closed, semi-obscured – slumps to one side, his head resting against his hand. The dark shadow behind him seems less like an intangible trick of the light than a near oppressive weight, the force pushing the man down and out of the frame. His features are gestured at in thick oil; they are striking yet fluid and indeterminable enough to appear almost uncertain.
The success of the International Opera Awards is intellectual rigour
At the awards ceremony in Munich this year, a jury dug deep into the purpose of opera and its impact on society.
