The First-round Jury

Erkki Alste (Germany/Finland) – Opera Connection, manager
Oana Andra (Romania) – National Opera House in Bucharest, Prime Soloist; soprano
Ferenc Anger (Hungary) – Stage director
Jānis Apeinis (Latvia) – Latvian National Opera, Soloist
Karine Babajanyan (Armenia) – soprano
Viviana Barrios (Germany) – Deutsche Oper Berlin, Head of Young Artists Relations and Casting
Hein Boterberg (Belgium) – International Opera Academy in Ghent, Musical director, pianist
Luana DeVol (USA) – American Wagner Project, Director; Opera Las Vegas, Director Emeritus; soprano
Daniela Dominutti (France) – The Opéra de Nice, casting manager
Anna Elisabet Einarsson (Norway) – The National Academy of Arts, Dean of the Academy of Opera; mezzo-soprano
Róbert Farkas (Hungary) – MAV Symphony Orchestra in Budapest, Chief Conductor
Rico Förster (Germany) – Agentur Förster, Agent
Göran Gademan (Sweden) – Gothenburg Opera, Dramaturg
Martina Gojceta Silic (Croatia) – Zagreb Academy of Music, Dean; soprano
Ivo Graca (Czechia) – Prague National Theatre Opera and State Opera, Head of the Artistic Administration
Bernhard Greter (Sweden) – Gothenburg Opera, Assistant Chorus Master and repetitor
Cristian Hodrea (Romania) – Opera Nationala Romana Cluj-Napoca, Soloist; baritone
Cordelia Huberti (Germany) – Mannheim National Theatre, pianist
Tamar Iveri (Georgia) – Batumian Rhapsody Festival and Competition, Founder and Artistic Director; soprano
Kęstutis Jakštas (Lithuania) – Kaunas State Musical Theatre, Stage Director
Jonas Janulevičius (Lithuania) – Kaunas State Musical Theatre, Chief Conductor
Perrine Madoeuf (France/Latvia) – soprano
Daniel Magdal (Romania) – Bucharest National Opera, Artistic Director; tenor
Franziska M. Kaiser (Germany) – Casting Consultant
Toomas Kaldaru (Italy) – Pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher
Beata Klatka (Poland) – Polish National Opera Teatr Wielki, Young Artists Programme coordinator
Richard Klingspor (Norway) – Stellis Polaris Management, CEO & Founder, Senior Artist Manager
Jaakko Kortekangas (Finland) – Finnish National Opera, Artistic Administrator; baritone
Brigitta Kovács (Hungary) – Müpa Budapest, Manager of Co-productions
Marc Krone (The Netherlands) – Dutch opera and operetta stage director
Benedikt Nawrath (Germany) – Mannheim National Theatre, Head of the Artistic Bureau; tenor
Hans Nieuwenhuis (The Netherlands) – Orfeo Foundation, General Director, opera stage director
Oksana Madarash (Ukraine) – Kyiv National Academic Operetta Theatre, Chief Conductor
Georg Malvius (Sweden) – stage director
Arturs Maskats (Latvia) – composer
Mart Mikk (Estonia) – “Estonia” Society Chairman, bass
Ērika Millere (Latvia) – Latvian National Opera, pianist
Alexandru Petrovici (Romania) – National University of Music Bucharest, Head of the Opera Studio; pianist
Renata Pokupić (Croatia) – Zagreb Academy of Music, professor; mezzo-soprano
Giedrius Prunskus (Lithuania) – Kaunas State Musical Theatre, soloist; baritone
Evelina Pilipavičiūtė-Juraskiene (Lithuania) – Kaunas Academy of Music, pianist
Oliver Ringelhahn (Austria) – Graz Opera, Head of the Artistic Administration Office; tenor
Richard Rittelmann (France) – Stretta Artists, manager; baritone
Anna Samuil (Germany) – Staatsoper Berlin, Soloist; the winner of the Klaudia Taev Competition in 2001; soprano
Peter Schünemann (Germany/Finland) – Advisor / Coordinator at PPPA Artists Services
Christoph Seuferle (Germany) – Deutsche Oper Berlin, Casting Manager
Edit Szappanos (Hungary) – Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Personal Assistant to the General Music Director
Huiling Zhu (China) – the prizewinner of the Klaudia Taev Competition in 2005; mezzo-soprano
Benjaminas Želvys (Lithuania) – Kaunas State Musical Theatre, General Manager
Adam Tomšů (Czechia) – Prague National Theatre Opera and State Opera, Casting Manager
Steffi Turre (Germany) – Halle Opera House, Casting Director
Ivan Törsz (Germany) – conductor
Tarmo Vaask (Germany) – Staatstheater Nürnberg, Conductor
Yelena Vardazaryan (Armenia) – Yerevan National Opera and Ballet, pianist
Heli Veskus (Estonia) – Estonian National Opera, soloist; soprano