For all such largely home-grown talent making the most of so lavish a showcase, the evening deservedly belongs to Adès, who himself conducts a score as orchestrally lush and evocative as vocally varied and articulate.
At this summer's Vienna festival (one of Europe's most lavish cultural showcases), British theatre was represented by Complicite, Forced Entertainment and The Shout, all companies which developed without funding on the fringe.
From the start, he faced resistance among the festival's entrenched supporters, both public and private, who had been content to see the event showcase lavish, regally cast productions of operas by Mozart and Strauss, and elegant concerts of traditional symphonic repertory performed with silken excellence by the Vienna Philharmonic.
Including contributions by authors Sarah Thornton and Jan Verwoert, LIBRE DHC / ART showcases lavish exhibition views of works by world-renowned contemporary artists.
The lavish drama was a showcase for Norma Shearer, though Robert Morley's performance as Louis XVI drew much acclaim; both were nominated for Oscars.
BAKU is humming with the customary accompaniments to showcase events: lavish new facilities are being finished, sponsors schmoozed, and human-rights activists and awkward journalists locked up.
Don't miss The Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires, Avda San Juan 350 (00 54 11 4300 8753; museos.buenosaires.gob.ar) is a lavish exhibition space, and showcase for Argentina's contemporary art, installed in a former cigarette factory on the south side of San Telmo.
Putin plans to turn Crimea into a showcase by lavishing more than €50bn (£41bn) on it in the next few years.
In 2002, the 50th anniversary of Evita's death, the building reopened as a museum showcasing her lavish wardrobe, as well as items from the Eva Per?istorical Foundation, including some of her early films.
Back then, record companies used to invite the media to showcases, basically a lavish midweek booze-up incorporating a short performance from whichever new act they were plugging.
Goyal still remains true to his marketing roots, which were showcased in a lavish press conference recently.
