The International Classical Music Awards has announced the nominations for its 2025 Awards.

The winners will be revealed on Jan. 14 and will receive their trophies at the gala at the Tonhalle in Düsseldorf on March 19. Here are the vocal nominees. 

Baroque Vocal 

• Johann Sebastian Bach: Complete Solo Cantatas for Alto and Bass: J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 56, BWV 170, BWV 54, BWV 158,
  BWV 35, BMW 82, BWV 169 – M. Oitzinger, P. Kooij, L’Orfeo Barockorchester
• Händel: Dixit Dominus + Nisi Dominus + Laudate pueri – C. Sampson, J. Winkel, V. Wilson, A. Potter, H. Hymas, A. Wolf, RIAS Kammerchor Berlin, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, J. Doyle
• Invocazioni Mariane:  Porpora – Vinci – Anfossi – Pergolesi – Ragazzi – A. Scholl, Accademia Bizantina, A. Tampieri N

Vocal Music 

• “In the Shadows:” Mehul – Beethoven – Rossini – Meyerbeer – Weber – Auber – Spontini – Bellini – Marschner – Wagner – M. Spyres, Les Talens Lyriques, C. Rousset
• “Urlicht:” Mahler – Zemlinsky – Humperdinck – Korngold – Pfitzner – Braunfels – Berg – S. Hasselhorn, J. Grüter, The Poznań Nightingales Boys’ Choir, Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, L. Borowicz
• “Czech Songs: “Dvorak – Klein – Krasa – Martinu – M. Kozena, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, S. Rattle

Choral Music 

• Bruckners Welt: Bruckner: Messe No. 2 + Ave Maria + Locus iste + Virga Jesse + Os justi + Christus factus est + Aequale Nos 1 + 2 – Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, P. Dijkstra
• Mozart: Requiem + Miserere mei, K. 90 – Ch. Lazreq, Y. Fang, B. Taylor, L. Kilsby, A. Rosen, Pygmalion, R. Pichon
• Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius A. Stéphany, N. Spence, A. Foster-Williams, Polish National

Opera 

• Charpentier: Médée – V. Gens, C. Dubois, J. van Wanroij, T. Dolié, D. Witczak, Le Concert Spirituel, H. Niquet
• Janacek: Katya Kabanova – A. Majeski, K. Dalayman, S. O’Neill, A. Staples, M. Kozená, L. Elgr, P. Hunka, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, S. Rattle
• Wagner: Parsifal – J. Kaufmann, L. Tézier, E. Garanča, G. Zeppenfeld, W. Koch, S. Cerny, Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, P. Jordan

Premiere Recording 

• Beydts: Melodies & Songs – C. Dubois, T. Raes
• Saint-Saëns: Déjanire – K. Aldrich, J. Dran, A. Constans, Orchestre Philharmonique
• De Blamont: Le Retour des Dieux sur la Terre + Le Caprice – C. Debieuvre, M. Lafdal-Franc, D. Witczak, Helsinki Baroque Orchestra, Les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, A. Kossenko

Video Opera 

• Strauß: Die Fledermaus – D. Damrau, G. Nigl, K. Konradi, M. Winkler, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Orchester der Bayerischen Staatsoper, V. Jurowski, B. Kosky Bayerische Staatsoper
• Tchaikovsky: The Enchantress – A.Grigorian, I.MacNeil, C.Mahnke, A.Mikhailov, F.Jost, Z.Svede, Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurter Opern-und Museumorchester, V.Uryupin
• Martinů: The Greek Passion – G. Bretz, S. Kohlhepp, S. Jakubiak, C. Workman, C. Gansch, Ł. Goliński, Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Maxime Pascal, Simon Stone