Nominee category: Stage Works
Composed by Lynne Plowman
Composed by George Benjamin Opera in three parts Commissioned by a consortium of five major opera houses from around the world including the Royal Opera House, London
Composed by David Bruce Chamber Opera in 2 Acts for 5 Singers and 9 Players Commissioned by The Opera Group and Royal Opera House ROH2 and produced in collaboration with Opera North and Watford Palace Theatre
Composed by Orlando Gough Community opera Commissioned by Scottish Opera and Glyndebourne
Composed by Jon Opstad
Composed by Kerry Andrew Commissioned by Tête à Tête Productions
Composed by Lynne Plowman Commissioned by Glyndebourne
Composed by Brian Irvine For orchestra, community choir, soloists and puppeteer Commissioned as part of the Dublin City Public Art Programme with funding for the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government under the Per Cent for Art Scheme
Composed by Julian Anderson Commissioned by English National Opera with support from The Boltini Trust, PRS for Music Foundation and ENO’s Contemporary Opera Group
Composed by Gabriel Prokofiev ballet commissioned by Royal Ballet Studio Programme
Composed by Harrison Birtwistle opera for two singers and ensemble, with libretto by David Harsent 56 mins commissioned by Aldeburgh Festival, Royal Opera House and London Sinfonietta for more information visit Boosey & Hawkes
Composed by David Bruce Opera Commissioned by Glyndebourne and the Royal Opera House
Composed by Tansey Davies Opera Commissioned by ENO and the Barbican
Composed by Sally Beamish ballet, for orchestra, with choreography by David Bintley 100 mins commissioned by Birmingham Royal Ballet for more information visit Edition Peters
Composed by Ben Gaunt stage work for karateka, clarinet, and viola 14 minutes commissioned by LSO Soundhub for more information visit LSO
Composed by Philip Venables chamber opera in one act, with libretto by Sarah Kane 90 minutes commissioned by Royal Opera House and Guildhall School of Music and Drama for more information click here
Composed by Tom Green chamber opera, for soprano, string quartet and loop pedals commissioned by Welsh National Opera and The Mavron Quartet for more information visit The Mavron Quartet
Composed by Thomas Adès an opera in three acts commissioned by 2016 Salzburg Music Festival, the Royal Opera Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Opera New York, and the Royal Danish Opera for more information visit Faber Music
Composed by Oliver Coates music theatre: for string quartet co-commissioned by Cryptic and Ragzazze Quartet, in partnership with deSingel (Belgium) and Grand Theatre Groningen (Netherlands) for more information visit Cryptic