The German national competition Bundeswettbewerb Gesang Berlin was inaugurated in 1966 as a competition for solo singing. Beginning in 1979, it has been held annually, for the categories

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and

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in uneven years, for

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and concert singing in even years. The patron of the competition is the

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, where the competition is organized and held by the association ''Bundeswettbewerb Gesang Berlin''. The competition supports young singers for stages in German-speaking countries who have to display varied repertory. They have to be of German nationality and finished school in Germany. The final rounds are held in public in Berlin, where also concerts of the winners are presented in the city's music theatres. The prize money of around 50,000 Euro comes from the mayor of Berlin for the first prize in the main competition, and additionally from the Deutscher Bühnenverein, Berlin Opera houses, foundations and private sponsors for the other prizes.

Recipients

Musical / Chanson

Among the recipients were: * Tom Beck (2001) * Adrian Becker (1997) * Katja Berg (2001) * Antonia Bill (2011) *

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(2001) * Vera Bolten (1995, 1997, 1999) * Rasmus Borkowski (2003) * Robin Brosch (1987) * Tatjana Clasing (1983) * Krisha Dalke (2005) *

Jana Werner Jana may refer to: Entertainment * ''Jana'' (film), a 2004 Tamil film by Shaji Kailas * Jana (singer) (born 1974), Serbian singer * Jana (Native American singer), née Jana Mashonee * ''Jana of the Jungle'', animated series created by Doug Wild ...

(1991) * Kinga Dobay (1999) * Gisa Flake (2009) * Michael Frowin (1993) * Julia Gámez Martin (2009) * Andreas Gergen (1997) * Holger Hauer (1987) * Alen Hodzovic (1999) * Milica Jovanovic (2007) *

Sebastian Krämer Sebastian may refer to: People and fictional characters * Sebastian (name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Saint Sebastian, a Christian saint martyred in the 3rd century * Sebastian of Portugal (1554–1578 ...

(2001, 2003) * Katharine Mehrling (1995) * Maike Katrin Merkel (2001, 2003) *

Christian Alexander Müller A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words ''Christ'' and ''Chr ...

(2001) *

Max Raabe Max Raabe (born Matthias Otto, 12 December 1962) is a German jazz singer. He is best known as the founder and leader of the Palast Orchester. Career Raabe developed an interest in the sound of German dance and film music of the 1920s and 193 ...

(1987) * Lars Redlich (2007) *

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(1995) * Bodo Wartke (1999, 2001) * Christiane Weber (2001) * Nicky Wuchinger (2009, 2011)

Opera / Operetta / Concert

Among the recipients were:Preisträger Oper / Alle Preisträger Oper/Operette/Konzert 1966–2014
Bundeswettbewerb Gesang *

Lioba Braun Lioba Braun (born 4 September 1957) is a German opera singer and academic teacher at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. Based at the Nationaltheater Mannheim, she has appeared mostly in ...

(1986) * Björn Bürger (2012) *

Ingeborg Danz Ingeborg Danz (born 1961 in Witten) is a German mezzo-soprano and alto concert singer. Career Danz studied school music at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold and voice with Heiner Eckels. She took advanced classes with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, am ...

(1986) *

Albert Dohmen Albert Dohmen (born 17 June 1956) is a German operatic bass-baritone who is known internationally for performing leading roles by Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. He has also worked in concert halls and given lieder recitals. Career Born i ...

(1976) *

Stella Doufexis Stella Doufexis (15 April 1968 – 15 December 2015) was a German mezzo-soprano in opera and concert. She was married to the German composer and musician Christian Jost. She died of cancer at age 47.Mojca Erdmann Mojca Erdmann (born 29 December 1975) is a German soprano who is particularly associated with the List of operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart operas. She created the role of Ariadne in Rihm's ''Dionysos (opera), Dionysos'' at the Salzburg F ...

(1992, 1994, 2002) * Christof Fischesser (2000) *

Christina Gerstberger Christina Gerstberger (born 1976) is a German operatic soprano. The award-winning singer has worked freelance and as a member of theatres such as the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich, often in roles by Mozart such as Susanna. She has per ...

(1998) * Dietrich Henschel (1988) *

Claudia Mahnke Claudia Mahnke is a German operatic mezzo-soprano, a member of the Oper Frankfurt, with guest appearances at leading opera houses and the Bayreuth Festival. Career Mahnke was born in Meerane in Saxony, Germany. While she attended school she was ...

(1994) * Eleonore Marguerre (2000) *

Nadja Michael Nadja Michael (born 1969) is a German opera singer with an active international career singing leading soprano roles. Her mother's great-aunt was the soprano Erna Sack. Early life and education She was born near Leipzig in Wurzen, then East ...

(1990, 1994) * Hanno Müller-Brachmann (1994, 1996) *

Marlis Petersen Marlis Petersen (born 3 February 1968) is a German operatic coloratura soprano. Career Born in Sindelfingen, Baden-Württemberg, on 3 February 1968, Marlis Petersen won several piano competitions before eventually going to the Stuttgart Conserv ...

(1990) *

Christoph Prégardien Christoph Prégardien (born 18 January 1956) is a German lyric tenor whose career is closely associated with the roles in Mozart operas, as well as performances of Lieder, oratorio roles, and Baroque music. He is well known for his performances a ...

(1978) *

Thomas Quasthoff Thomas Quasthoff (, born 9 November 1959) is a German bass-baritone. Quasthoff has a range of musical interest from Bach cantatas, to lieder, and solo jazz improvisations. Born with severe birth defects caused by thalidomide, Quasthoff is , an ...

(1984, 1986) *

Maria Radner Maria Friderike Radner (; 7 May 1981 – 24 March 2015) was a German contralto who performed internationally in opera and in concerts. She studied at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf. She was described as an "extremely talented inter ...

(2006) * Detlef Roth (1990) *

Christine Schäfer Christine Schäfer (born 3 March 1965) is a German operatic soprano. Biography Schäfer was born in Frankfurt. She studied from 1984 until 1991 at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin, where her teachers were Ingrid Figur, Aribert Reimann and D ...

(1988) * Andreas Schmidt (1982) *

Wolfgang Schöne Wolfgang Schöne (born 9 February 1940) is a German bass-baritone who made an international career in opera and concert, based at the Staatsoper Stuttgart from 1973 to 2005. He created roles in world premiered of operas, in Josef Tal's ''Die Ver ...

(1968) * Barbara Senator (2004) *

Doris Soffel Doris Soffel (born 12 May 1948, Hechingen, Germany) is a German mezzo-soprano. Doris Soffel first played the violin, then switched to singing at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. She was member of the Stuttgart Opera ensemble from 1 ...

(1972) * Caroline Stein (1990) *

Iris Vermillion Iris Vermillion (born 1960) is a German operatic mezzo-soprano. A member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin from 1988, she has enjoyed an international career, appearing in Amsterdam with Nikolaus Harnoncourt and at the Salzburg Festival, among others. ...

(1986) *

Michael Volle Michael Volle (; born 1960) is a German operatic baritone. After engagements at several German and Swiss opera houses, he has worked freelance since 2011. While he first appeared in Mozart roles such as Guglielmo, Papageno and Don Giovanni, he m ...

(1990) * Sebastian Wartig (2014) *

Bernd Weikl Bernd Weikl (born 29 July 1942) is an Austrian operatic baritone, particularly known for his performances in the stage works by Richard Wagner. He also has written books and directed operas. Career Born in Vienna, he moved with his family to M ...

(1968)

References

External links

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