ATMA Classique is thrilled to announce that four Album of the Year prizes were awarded to the label’s recordings and artists at yesterday’s 2011 Prix Opus ceremony in Montreal. Founded in 1996 by the Conseil québécois de la musique, the Opus Prize reflects excellence in Quebec’s dynamic music scene.

ATMA’S winning recordings are:

ALBUM OF THE YEAR – Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music:
Orlando di Lasso - Lagrime di San Pietro, with Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal, Christopher Jackson

ALBUM OF THE YEAR – Classical, Romantic, Post-romantic and Impressionist music:
La tragédie de Salomé, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Orchestre Métropolitain

ALBUM OF THE YEAR – Modern and contemporary music:
Serge Arcuri - Migrations, with Louise Bessette, Jonathan Crow, Mark Fewer,Robert Cram, Douglas McNabney, Yegor Dyachkov, Simon Aldrich

ALBUM OF THE YEAR – World music:
Tango boréal, with Denis Plante, David Jacques, Ian Simpson

Congratulations to all the winners!