The results are in for the first annual Pubie Awards, nominated and voted upon by you, the Cher Public. Turnout this year was spectacular, with some categories racking up as many as 2,647 votes. A few of the races were close, and La Cieca thinks you’ll see an upset or two among the winners, after the jump. 

Best new production at the Met:

From the House of the Dead

Worst New Production at the Met:

Attila

Best Revival at the Met:

La Boheme

Worst Revival at the Met:

Der Fliegende Hollander

Best NYCO production:

Don Giovanni

Best “off-Broadway” opera production:

Il Mondo della Luna (Gotham Chamber Opera)

Best Performance by a Diva:

Anna Netrebko in La boheme

Worst Performance by a Diva:

Renee Fleming in Armida

Best Performance by a Divo:

Jonas Kaufmann in Carmen

Worst Performance by a Divo:

Marcello Giordani in Turandot

Best Performance in a Non-Diva Role:

Stephanie Blythe in Suor Angelica

Worst Performance in a Non-Diva Role:

Carlo Guelfi in Aida

Maestro of the Year:

Riccardo Muti

Einspringer of the Year:

Rachele Gilmore in Les Contes d’Hoffmann

Worst Night of Filth:

Tosca on opening night

And now the honorary awards (the “Lorgnette d’argent”) also nominated by you, the cher public:

• Best Bitch-fight: Luc Bondy vs. Franco Zefferelli
• Most Anticipated Cancellation: Angela Gheorghiu (not) in Carmen.
• Lifetime Achievement:  Charles Anthony
• Special Recognition for Outstanding Excellence in the Fields of Tireless Indefatigability and Persistent Proflicacy: BETSY_ANN_BOBOLINK