The Golden Viktoria and a prize of €10,000 were awarded to Italian soprano Gabriella Ingenito. She also received the Audience Award of €3,000, donated by Dr. Andreas Marb and Edelgard and Max Bieniussa Leusser.
The Silver Viktoria and €7,500 went to Harin Lim, while the Bronze Viktoria and €5,000 were awarded to Meredith Wohlgemuth.
Further prizes recognized outstanding musical performances and supported the development of young artists. Heejun Kang received two awards: the prize for Best Performance of the Contemporary Song, worth €3,500 and donated by Sparkasse Tauberfranken, and the prize for Best Performance – “Song of Scandinavia”, worth €3,500 and donated by SV Versicherung TEAM Brunner GmbH.
DEBUT 2026: Gabriella Ingenito Wins the Golden Viktoria
Swedish Opera from Gustav III to the Present Day Lecture with Göran Gademan 24 September 2026 · 5:00 pm · Wittenstein Hall, TauberPhilharmonie Admission free
The semi-finalists for ‘DEBUT 2026’ have been announced
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