New York City Ballet's Victor Abreu also won the honor, which includes a cash award of $5,000.
Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise will once again host.
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The opera and ballet fans' guide to where they can view live broadcasts.
The annual event, benefiting Dancers Responding to AIDS, will take place in July at Fire Island Pines.
The season will include performances of nine operas at the London Coliseum.
The Tony-nominated director's take on the Mozart opera opens at the NYC institution May 19.
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The Massachusetts concert staging is directed by Jason Danieley, widower of Ragtime's original Mother, Marin Mazzie.