Klaudia Taev International Competition - June 8-12, 2011 in Piarnu, Estonia

Klaudia Taev International Competition for Young Opera Singers takes place from June 8-12, 2011 in Piarnu, Estonia

The Competition is a main event of the Piarnu Opera Music Festival - PromFest and will be held in co-operation with Piarnu theatre Endla, Estonian National Opera, and supported by Piarnu City Goverment, Estonian Ministry of Culture, Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Estonian Public Broadcasting.
The Competition takes place once in every two year.

The President of the Competition is a singer and a writer Toomas Kuter.
The Artistic Director of the Competition is a conductor Erki Pehk.

Jury

Ingrid Kremling (Germany) - University of Music and Theatre Hamburg, professor, soprano - Chairwoman of the Competition

Erkki Alste (Finland/Germany) - Opera-Connection Alste-Modersheim, manager
www.opera-connection.com

William G. Guerri (USA) - Columbia Artists Management, agent
www.cami.com

Henri Maier (France) - Opera Events, Artistic Manager, agent

Paul Miagi (Estonia) - Music Theatre Vanemuine, Chief conductor
www.vanemuine.ee

Hans Nieuwenhuis (The Netherlands) - Opera Studio Nederlands, General Manager, opera stage director
www.operastudio.nl

Erki Pehk (Estonia) - Artistic Director of the Competition, Estonian National Opera, conductor
www.opera.ee

Vladimiras Prudnikovas (Lithuania) - Lithuanian National Opera, Lithuanian Academy of Music, professor, bass
www.opera.lt

Alain Surrans (France) - Rennes Opera, General Manager
www.opera-rennes.fr

Peter Theiler (Germany) - Nuremberg Opera, General Manager
www.staatstheater-nuernberg.de

Tatiana Zozulia (Ukraine) - Opera stage director
www.tatianazozulia.narod.ru

7th Klaudia Taev International Competition for Young Opera Singers
Elina Volkmane (Latvia), winner of the 3rd prize
Andrey Sauchanka (Belarus), winner 2nd prize
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