[1][2] Jungwirth made her debut in 1972 at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre as Dorabella in Mozart's Così fan tutte in a production directed by Götz Friedrich, alongside her husband as Ferrando.

[1] In 1973, as a result of her husband's engagement at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, she also joined the company where she enjoyed considerable success.

Jungwirth's roles included Marcellina in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, Zulma in Rossini's L'italiana in Algeri, Ines in Verdi's Il trovatore and Siegrune in Wagner's Die Walküre.

[3] She also appeared as Olga in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, Siebel in Gounod's Faust, Alisa in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, and Eurydike in Orff's Antigonae.

[2] In presenting the award, the Bavarian minister of culture Hans Zehetmair recognized how in more than 1,400 performances over a period of 23 years, Jungwirth had impressed her audiences in her many roles with her stage presence, her dramatic flexibility and her confident vocal delivery.