International Opera Awards 2018
Nominated - Complete Opera Recording

Wilfried Zelinka (Priest Grigoris), Ivan Orešcanin (Archon), Dietmar Hirzberger (Captain), Falk Witzurke (Schoolmaster), Tino Sekay (Ladas), Rolf Romei (Manolios), Dshamilja Kaiser (Katerina), Manuel von Senden (Yannakos), Martin Fournier (Michelis), Taylan Reinhard (Panait), Dariusz Perczak (Kostandis),...

"While it lacks the immediate lyrical appeal of the better-known second version, there is an overwhelming sense of immediacy which this excellent performance captures at every stage…Kaftan’s musical direction, captured in a fine recording, seizes every one of the ample dramatic opportunities an really gets to the heart of Martinu’s musical language, illuminating its tonal warmth from within." - BBC Music Magazine August 2017

"Totally original yet easily approachable, The Greek Passion is perhaps the most moving, powerful and topically relevant opera of the last 60 years. The Choruses are powerful, supplying the opera’s very necessary epic character and human sweep." - Opera December 2017