Events

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Saturday, 12. September 2026
Event:
Former DEBUT Award Winners in Concert
Time of day
19:30 - 21:30
Place:
Weikersheim, TauberPhilharmonie Google maps Routing
Description
Former DEBUT Award Winners in Concert: Paths, Voices, Future

A concert that looks both back and forward: artists whose journeys we have had the privilege of following present a programme that highlights their development and looks to the future.

Featuring, among others:
Jihyun Cecilia Lee
Karolina Bengtsson
Lubov Karetnikov
Caterina Marchesini
Rahel Brede
Barbara Skora
Yaije Lee
Modestas Sedlevičius
Kudaibergen Abildin

Accompanied on the piano by:
Doriana Tchakarova
Gaiva Bandzinaite
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Sunday, 13. September 2026
Event:
Matinee: Singing – Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Time of day
11:00 - 13:00
Place:
Small Ballroom, Bad Mergentheim Google maps Routing
Description
Matinée: Singing – Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

An open discussion on the current situation of singers and the music industry, followed by a presentation of this year's competition with representatives from opera, culture, and the media.

Panelists:
Tebogo Monnakgotla (Composer of this year's commissioned work)
Paul McNamara (Chair of the DEBUT Jury)
Uwe Friedrich (Music Editor)
Mark Rohde (General Music Director of the Würzburg Philharmonic Orchestra)
Johanna Herbst (Artist Manager)
Bernd Künzig (Music Editor, SWR Kultur)
Clarry Bartha (Artistic Director of DEBUT)

Moderator:
Sarah Behrendt (Project Manager, DEBUT)

Musical Performance:
Karolina Bengtsson (Golden Viktoria Award Winner 2020), soprano
Gaiva Bandzinaitė, piano
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Monday, 21. September 2026
Event:
Qualifying Rounds
Time of day
09:00 - 20:00
Place:
Armory, Weikersheim Palace Google maps Routing
Description
Qualification Rounds & Semifinal – Free Admission

The Qualification Rounds on 21 and 22 September and the Semifinal on 23 September will take place at the Gewehrhaus at Weikersheim Castle and are open to the public.

Admission is free and no reservation is required. Please collect your admission ticket at the Competition Office on the Market Square (before the bridge leading to the castle).
The competition sessions are expected to take place daily from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The detailed schedule will be published here shortly before the competition.

Admission is possible between contestants' performances only.

During the Qualification Rounds, the 40 singers selected from around 400 applicants will perform opera arias and songs by Scandinavian composers for the international jury. Around 20 contestants will advance to the Semifinal.
We look forward to welcoming you!
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