We were tucked up that Orpheus in the Underworld, Spymonkey’s first full-scale opera directed by Toby Park and Aitor Basauri, was awarded Best Design 2023 at the Austrian Music Theatre Awards on 1st September. We also received a nomination for Best Operetta.
Here’s designer Julian Crouch accepting the award:
Pic of 2024 Volksoper award winners by Barbara Pallfy
(L-R Pablo Santa Cruz (winner of Best Newcomer Male Singer); Volksoper Studio initiative (winner, Special Youth Prize); Tobias Wögerer (winner Best Newcomer Conductor); Julian Crouch & Toby Park (Best Design, Orpheus)