Alsop, DiDonato Take Home Royal Phils

The UK’s Royal Philharmonic Society has handed out its annual classical music awards, and conductor Marin Alsop took home the prize as BBC Radio listeners’ favorite person in the business. “American soprano Joyce DiDonato was named best singer for her performance of Rosina in the Barber of Seville,” and a Welsh National Opera production of Wozzeck took top honors for musical and dramatic excellence.