The Beniamino Gigli Prize is a Finnish music award, given to artists who carry out research and musical studies about Beniamino Gigli. The Finnish Beniamino Gigli Club, affiliated with the Finnish National Opera and Ballet, established the award in 1993 and the winner is chosen by the company's board of directors.
The award was designed by the Marche company Roberta Arti Grafiche and depicts Beniamino Gigli and some glimpses of Recanati.
Awarded YearWinnerCategory 1993 Raimo SirkiäTenore 1994 Peter LindroosTenore 1995 Raili Viljakainen Soprano 1996 Pietro BalloTenore 1997 Riitta-Liisa Kyykkä Pianista 1998 Roberto Bencivenga Tenore 1999 Rossella Redoglia Soprano 2000 Fabio ArmiliatoTenore 2001 Stefano SeccoTenore 2002 Hannu Jurmu Tenore 2003 Salvatore FisichellaTenore 2004 Gabriella Colecchia Mezzosoprano 2005 Giorgio CasciarriTenore 2006 Simona BaldoliniSoprano 2007 Francisco Casanova Tenore 2008 Andrea Cesare Coronella(also as Cesare Dina)Tenore 2010 Maurizio GrazianiTenore 2011 Roberto De Biasio Tenore 2012 Domenico Menini Tenore 2013 Ivanna Speranza Soprano 2014 Andrea Carè Tenore 2015 Mika Kares Basso 2015 Liisa Pimiä Pianista 2016 Mario Leonardi Tenore 2016 Torsten Brander Musical influencer 2017 Camilla NylundSoprano 2018 Gilda FiumeSoprano
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