| Honors, Awards, and Distinctions | |
| 2003 | PRIX HERBERT VON KARAJAN - awarded April 8, 2024 by the Orphée d’Or de l’Academie du Disque Lyrique at the Opéra Bastille , Pierre Bergé presiding |
| 2002 | GRAMOPHONE EDITOR’S CHOICE–Fidelio CD of historic recording with Karl Böhm and the Bayerische Staatsoper (September 2001 release), an Editor's Choice for February 2002 |
| 1999 | GREAT RECORDING OF THE CENTURY – Salome recording with Herbert von Karajan and the Viennad Philharmonic digitally remastered and reissued as part of EMI’s Great Recordings of the Century series |
| 1999 | LOTTE LEHMANN MEMORIAL RING - a bequeathal by the legendary Leonie Rysanek following the tradition set by the great Lotte Lehmann; presented by the Vienna State Opera to the reigning soprano of the time, it is a lifetime award to be passed on by the recipient to a successor of her choice |
| 1999 | CRONACA DEL LUOGO - opera composed by Luciano Berio for Hildegard Behrens, world-premiered at the 1999 Salzburg Festival |
| 1998 | LÉONIE SONNING MUSIC PRIZE - international award for distinguished achievement in music, given annually in Copenhagen by the Léonie Sonning Music Foundation |
| 1998 | SPECIAL TRIBUTE - awarded by the Los Angeles Wagner Society in honor of great Wagnerian singers |
| 1997 | SINGER OF THE YEAR - award given by the German opera magazine Die Opernwelt |
| 1996 | SINGER OF THE YEAR - award given by the German opera magazine Orpheus |
| 1995 | ÖSTERREICHISCHE KAMMERSÄNGERIN - title of the highest honor granted by the Austrian government |
| 1995 | LE CERCLE KLEIST - song cycle dedicated by French composer René Koering to Hildegard Behrens, premiered November 1995 in Montpellier |
| 1995 | VIDEO OF THE YEAR - first awarded by Gramophone Magazine for the laserdisc version of the Bavarian State Opera's Der Ring des Nibelungen |
| 1995 | BEST ARTIST OF THE YEAR - awarded by the Circle of Buenos Aires Art Critics |
| 1994 | BAYERISCHER VERDIENSTORDEN - highest civilian honor awarded by the state of Bavaria for her contributions to German cultural life in Bavaria |
| 1994 | GRANDI VOCI: Hildegard Behrens – a special CD release of a compilation of Berlioz’ Nuits d’ete, Ravel’s Sheherazade, and various arias as part of Decca Records’ limited edition series of great voices |
| 1994 | INVITED PARTICIPANT - Symposium on the Aegean Archipelago where leading European intellectuals, political leaders, Ministers of Culture, and distinguished artists discussed Europe's cultural heritage and the protection of the environment |
| 1993 | SINGER OF THE YEAR - awarded by the German magazine Buhne |
| 1992 | GRAMMY award for Die Frau ohne Schatten (Decca) |
| 1992 | First European STELLA Award -given in Birmingham for the Decca recording of Die Frau ohne Schatten |
| 1991 | GRAMMY award for Götterdämmerung (DGG) |
| 1989 | GRAMMY award for Die Walküre (DGG) |
| 1989 | RECORD OF THE YEAR- awarded by the magazine Stereo Review for her Philips recording of Elektra |
| 1986 | BAYERISCHE KAMMERSÄNGERIN - highest honor granted by the Bavarian State Opera |
| 1986 | OFFICIAL DECLARATION - as one of the 100 most important figures in German social, cultural and political life |
| 1986 | BUNDESVERDIENSTKREUZ - (Order of the Merit Cross of the Federal Republic) - Germany's highest civilian honor |
| 1986 | INVITED LECTURER - Harvard Club of New York |
| 1986 | INVITED LECTURER - University of Texas at Houston |
| 1986 | INVITED LECTURER - Houston Grand Opera Studio for young singers |
| 1984 | JAPAN RECORD ACADEMY AWARD - for her recording of Tristan und Isolde |
| 1984 |
GRAND PRIX NATIONAL DU DISQUE LYRIQUE de l'Académie du Disque Lyrique - for her recording of Tristan und Isolde |
| 1981 | DIAPASON D'OR - for her recording of Salome |
| 1981 | JAPAN RECORD ACADEMY AWARD - for her recording of Salome |
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