The 2nd prize and the “Silver Viktoria” as well as 7,500 euros went to Pete Thanapat from Thailand. The “Bronze Viktoria” and 5,000 euros went to Defne Celik.
Soprano Lubov Karetnikova won 1st prize and the “Golden Viktoria” and received 10,000 euros.
Thursday evening was our Liederabend at the TauberPhilharmonie in Weikersheim. The singers Hannah Gries, Barbara Skora, Yejy Nam, Defne Celik, Lubov Karetnikova and Rahel Brede had to sing 2 Lieder in the category German song/ songs from Eastern Europe and the Baltic States and the contemporary Lied composed especially for DEBUT 2024 by Adrian Mocanu.
Ralf Tiedemann, longtime editor-in-chief of the specialist magazine "Das Opernglas," is engaged in a dual role at this year’s DEBUT singing competition. On one hand, he supports the invited 37 participants in the qualification rounds as a holistic coach, alongside Pia-Marie Nilsson, who covers the artistic aspect.
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