International Singing Competition for Wagner Voices

International Singing Competition of Wagner Voices 2012 to be held again in Karlsruhe


The Richard Wagner Society in Karlsruhe has decided to hold the next International Singing Competition of Wagner Voices 2012 in Karlsruhe once again after its great success in 2009. The city of Karlsruhe and the Badisches Staatstheater have again pledged their full support.

Ms Eva Wagner-Pasquier, director of the Bayreuth Festival, supports the International Singing Competition 2012 and has agreed to take over the chairmanship of the jury once more.

This competition seeks to discover singers who have the potential of becoming Wagner singing experts following special voice training and stage experience. The competition is open to singers who are either at the end of their vocal training (no older than 30 years) or at the beginning of their stage careers (no older than 35 years).

The prize money has been increased for 2012. The 1st prize will be 5,000 €, the 2nd prize, the “Wolfgang Wagner Prize” will be 3,000 € and the Dorothea Glatt Sponsorship Award will be 2,500 €. The winner of the People’s Choice Award will receive 1,000 €. All six finalists will receive an additional prize of 2,000 €.

Following the preliminary rounds in May and August 2012, Semi-finals will be held on October 11th and Finals on October 13th 2010 at the Badisches Staatstheater and will be open to the public.


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6. | 2009 | Karlsruhe

    1st Prize: Emma Vetter (Soprano, Sweden)

    Special Prize „Dr. Dorothea Glatt-Förderpreis“: Yoontaek Rhim (Baritone, Korea) and Betsy Horne (Soprano, USA)

    Public Choice Award: Falko Hönisch (Baritone, Germany)

    Further finalists: Hans Kittelmann (Tenor, Germany), Paulina Pfeiffer (Soprano, Sweden), Peter Schöne (Baritone, Germany), Maraike Schröter (Soprano, Germany)

    President of the jury: Eva Wagner-Pasquier


5. | 2006 | Venezia

    1st Prize: Heike Wessels

    Special Prize: Okka von der Damerau

    Public Choice Award: Heike Wessels

    Further finalists: Miriam Murphy, Kismara Pessatti, Kresimir Strazanac, Peter Lobert, Takeshi Hatsukano, Maria Grazia Pani

    President of the jury: Prof. Giuseppe Pugliese


4. | 2003 | Bayreuth

    1st Prize: Annalena Persson

    Special Prize: Sonja Mühleck

    Public Choice Award: Annalena Persson

    Further finalists: Wilfried Staber, Gérard Kim, Timm de Jong, Gabriele May, Mariam Guéguétchkori, Christoph Pohl

    President of the jury: Dr. Dorothea Glatt


3. | 2000 | Saarbrücken

    1st Prize: Sandra Firrincieli

    Special Prize: Rauko Kurano

    Public Choice Award: Anja Kampe

    Further finalists: Olga Petrussenko, Nora Sourouzian, Michael Haag, Lina Laivyte, Stefan Röttig

    President of the jury: Dr. Dorothea Glatt


2. | 1997 | Strasbourg

    1st Prize: Michaela Kaune, Michaela Schuster

    Special Prize: Michaela Kaune

    Public Choice Award: Michaela Kaune

    Further finalists: Suzanne Schimmack, Danielle Halbwachs, Nora Gubisch, Johan Weigel, Andrew Collis

    President of the jury: Dr. Dorothea Glatt


1. | 1994 | Strasbourg

    1st Prize: Violeta Urmana, Mihoko Fujimura, Detlev Roth

    Special Prize: Detlev Roth

    Public Choice Award: Detlev Roth

    Further finalists: Jon Pescevich, Alfred Reiter, Silke Marchfeld, Katia Scholz, Wilhelm Hartmann

    President of the jury: Wolfgang Wagner


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