The RING AWARD 25 has kicked off!

The 10th International Competition for Directing, Set and Costume Design in Music Theatre revolves around the competition opera “L’Orfeo” by Claudio Monteverdi. The foremost competition for music theatre is back with a new Board of Directors, a renowned jury, and numerous new prizes.

Timeline RING AWARD 25

Deadline for submissions: September 16, 2024

Nomination of the semifinal teams: October 3, 2024

Semifinal: January 16-18, 2025

Competition Final: June 28-29, 2025

Artistic Director of the competition and the Chair of the jury is award-winning theatre and opera director Jossi Wieler, internationally renowned as an innovator of music theatre.

Jury RING AWARD 25

• Jossi Wieler, Stage Director, Head of Jury
• Jan Henric Bogen, General Artistic Director Konzert und Theater St. Gallen
• Renata Borowska-Juszczyńska, General Manager Teatr Wielki Poznan
• Valérie Chevalier, Directrice Générale Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier
• Klaus Grünberg, Set and Light Designer
• Tatjana Gürbaca, Stage Director
• Marlene Hahn, Head of Dramaturgy Oper Leipzig
• Stefan Herheim, Stage Director, Intendant Theater an der Wien
• Marko Hribernik, Conductor, Artistic Director of Opera SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana
• Ulrich Lenz, Dramaturg, Intendant Oper Graz
• Andrea Moses, Stage Director, Artistic Director of Opera Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar
• Annette Murschetz, Set Designer, Professor at University of Music and Performing Arts Graz
• Elisabeth Sobotka, Intendant Bregenzer Festspiele, des. Intendant Staatsoper Unter den Linden
• Andrea Vilter, Dramaturg, Intendant Schauspielhaus Graz
• Sibylle Wallum, Costume Designer

For almost three decades the RING AWARD has been stimulating the creative potential of present-day music theatre and has gained a solid reputation for being a stepping stone for promising young talent both in Europe and beyond. Who will follow in the footsteps of Tobias Kratzer, Vera Nemirova or Valentin Schwarz?

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