PromFest is an international opera festival held biennially in Pärnu, Estonia, since 1996. PromFest stands for Pärnu International Opera Music Festival in Estonian.[1]

PromFest logo

The main attraction of PromFest is an operatic production, in which the leading roles are performed by prizewinners from previous Klaudia Taev Competitions.

The artistic director of PromFest is conductor Erki Pehk.[1]

History

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Year Competition Program
1996 1st Memorial concert
2001 2nd Memorial concert
Final concert of the competition
2003 3rd Opera production: Rigoletto by G.Verdi (stage director Linnar Priimägi)
Memorial concert
Final concert of the competition
2005 4th Opera production: Demon by Anton Rubinstein (stage director Mati Unt)
Mozart masterclass by Prof. Ingrid Kremling [de; et]
Concert of Alexander Vedernikov
Memorial concert
Final concert of the competition
2007 5th Opera production: Carmen by G.Bizet (stage director Marko Matvere)
Concert of Barbara Hendricks
Concert of Yevgeny Nesterenko
Masterclass of Ingrid Kremling
Memorial concert
Final concert of the competition
2009 6th Opera production: Thaïs by J.Massenet (stage director Mai Murdmaa)
Solo concert of Vladimiras Prudnikovas [lt]
Masterclass of Teresa Żylis-Gara
Memorial concert
Final concert of the competition
2011 7th Opera production: Attila by G.Verdi (stage director Üllar Saaremäe)
Opera evening with Mati Palm
Masterclass of Ingrid Kremling
PromFest Cinema: Thaïs by Massenet and Rigoletto by Verdi
Exhibition about the history of PromFest
Memorial concert
Final concert of the competition
2013 8th Opera production: The Tsar's Bride by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (stage director Teet Kask)
Masterclass of Edda Moser
Open lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis
Cinema: Bizet's Carmen, Massenet's Thaïs and Verdi's Attila
Exhibition about the history of PromFest
Memorial concert
Final concert of the competition
2015 9th Opera production: Aida by G.Verdi (stage director Madis Nurms [et])
Concert of Sergei Leiferkus
Open lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis
An hour with Karan Armstrong
Memorial concert
Final concert of the competition
2017 10th Opera production: La traviata by G.Verdi (stage director Anu Lamp)
PromFest Stars Gala
Open lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis
Masterclass of Luana DeVol
Memorial concert
Final concert of the competition
2019 11th Opera productions: I Capuleti e i Montecchi by. V.Bellini (stage director Katrin Tegova)
The Tsar's Bride by N.Rimsky-Korsakov (stage director Teet Kask)
Aida by G.Verdi (stage director Madis Nurms)
Open lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis
Masterclass of Dolora Zajick
Final concert of the competition
2021 12th Opera productions: Il turco in Italia by. G.Rossini (stage director Andrus Vaarik)
Exhibition - Klaudia Taev 115
Lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis
Masterclass of Cynthia Makris
Masterclass of Anna Samuil
Meet and Greet with Cynthia Makris
Final concert of the competition
2023 13th Opera productions: Cendrillon by. J.Massenet (stage director Jüri Nael)
Lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis
Masterclass of Vesselina Kasarova
Meet and Greet with Vesselina Kasarova
Final concert of the competition

In addition to the biennial events, 2006 saw an Opera Gala, and 2008 a Puccini gala.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Promfest – Pärnu rahvusvaheline ooperimuusika festival". promfest.ee. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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