Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo
The Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo has been awarded since 1959. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:
- From 1959 to 1960 and from 1962 to 1964 the award was known as Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra)
- In 1961 it was awarded as Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist
- In 1965 it was awarded as Best Vocal Soloist Performance (with or without orchestra)
- In 1966, 1968 and from 1971 to 1990 it was awarded as Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
- In 1967 it was awarded as Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance (with or without orchestra)
- In 1969 it was awarded as Best Vocal Soloist Performance
- In 1970 it was awarded as Best Vocal Soloist Performance, Classical
- In 1991 it was awarded as Best Classical Vocal Performance
- In 1992 it was awarded as Best Classical Vocal Soloist
- From 1993 to 2011 it returned to being awarded as Best Classical Vocal Performance
- From 2012 the category will be known as Best Classical Vocal Solo
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
2010s
Nominees
2000s
- Grammy Awards of 2009
- Hila Plitmann (soloist), John Corigliano, Tim Handley & Tom Lazarus (engineers), John Corigliano & Tim Handley (producers) for Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan
- Grammy Awards of 2008
- Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (soloist), John Newton & Mark Donahue(engineers), Dirk Sobotka (producer) for Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Sings Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs
- Grammy Awards of 2007
- Grammy Awards of 2006
- Thomas Quasthoff (soloist), Jürgen Bulgrin & Rainer Maillard (engineers), Christopher Alder (producer) for Bach: Cantatas
- Grammy Awards of 2005
- Susan Graham for Ives: Songs (The Things Our Fathers Loved; the Housatonic at Stockbridge, etc.)
- Grammy Awards of 2004
- Grammy Awards of 2003
- Grammy Awards of 2002
- Grammy Awards of 2001
- Cecilia Bartoli (artist), Jonathan Stokes (engineer), Christopher Raeburn (producer) for The Vivaldi Album (Dell'aura al sussurrar; Alma oppressa, etc.)
- Grammy Awards of 2000
- Anne Sofie von Otter & Thomas Quasthoff (artists) for Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s