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The main jury of the 14th Klaudia Taev Competition (2025):<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n


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Maria Guleghina<\/strong> (Armenia\/Ukraine) – Chairwoman of the competition; a world-renowned dramatic soprano
Tamas Bator <\/strong>(Hungary) \u2013 M\u00fcpa Budapest, Program Director; bass
J\u00e9r\u00f4me Gay<\/strong> (France) – Opera Association G\u00e9n\u00e9ration Op\u00e9ra, President
Plamen Kartaloff<\/strong> (Bulgaria) – Sofia National Opera and Ballet, General Manager; Academic, stage director
Florian K\u00f6fler<\/strong> (Austria\/Belgia) – The Royal Opera La Monnaie, Director of Artistic Planning and Production
Suvi Leinonen<\/strong> (Finland) – Tampere Opera and Tampere Hall, Artistic and Business Director
Helen Lepalaan<\/strong> (Estonia) – Estonian National Opera, Casting Manager; mezzo-soprano
Dominik Licht <\/strong>(Germany\/Austria) – Salzburg Easter Festival and Royal Danish Opera, Casting and planning director
Erki Pehk <\/strong>(Estonia) \u2013 Artistic Director of the Klaudia Taev Competition; Director and art director of the festival PromFest; conductor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The First-round Jury:<\/strong>
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Erkki Alste <\/strong>(Germany\/Finland) – Opera Connection, manager
Oana Andra<\/strong> (Romania) – National Opera House in Bucharest, Prime Soloist; soprano
Ferenc Anger<\/strong> (Hungary) \u2013 Stage director
J\u0101nis Apeinis<\/strong> (Latvia) \u2013 Latvian National Opera, Soloist
Karine Babajanyan<\/strong> (Armenia) – soprano
Ashot Babrouski<\/strong> (Belarus \/ Poland) \u2013 Wroclaw Opera, pianist
Viviana Barrios<\/strong> (Germany) – Deutsche Oper Berlin, Head of Young Artists Relations and Casting
Hein Boterberg<\/strong> (Belgium) – International Opera Academy in Ghent, Musical director, pianist
Luana DeVol<\/strong> (USA) \u2013 American Wagner Project, Director; Opera Las Vegas, Director Emeritus; soprano
Daniela Dominutti<\/strong> (France) – The Op\u00e9ra de Nice, casting manager
Anna Elisabet Einarsson<\/strong> (Norway) \u2013 The National Academy of Arts, Dean of the Academy of Opera; mezzo-soprano
R\u00f3bert Farkas<\/strong> (Hungary) – MAV Symphony Orchestra in Budapest, Chief Conductor
Danila Frantou<\/strong> (Belarus \/ Estonia) \u2013 Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, choir conductor, vocal coach, tenor, countertenor
G\u00f6ran Gademan<\/strong> (Sweden) \u2013 Gothenburg Opera, Dramaturg
Martina Gojceta Silic<\/strong> (Croatia) \u2013 Zagreb Academy of Music, Dean; soprano
Ivo Graca<\/strong> (Czechia) \u2013 Prague National Theatre Opera and State Opera, Head of the Artistic Administration
Bernhard Greter <\/strong>(Sweden) – Gothenburg Opera, Assistant Chorus Master and repetitor
Cristian Hodrea<\/strong> (Romania) \u2013 Opera Nationala Romana Cluj-Napoca, Soloist; baritone
Cordelia Huberti<\/strong> (Germany) – Mannheim National Theatre, pianist
K\u0119stutis Jak\u0161tas<\/strong> (Lithuania) \u2013 Kaunas State Musical Theatre, Stage Director
Jonas Janulevi\u010dius<\/strong> (Lithuania) \u2013 Kaunas State Musical Theatre, Chief Conductor
Perrine Madoeuf<\/strong> (France\/Latvia) – soprano
Daniel Magdal<\/strong> (Romania) \u2013 Bucharest National Opera, Artistic Director; tenor
Franziska M. Kaiser<\/strong> (Germany) \u2013 Casting Consultant
Toomas Kaldaru<\/strong> (Italy) \u2013 Pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher
Beata Klatka<\/strong> (Poland) \u2013 Polish National Opera Teatr Wielki, Young Artists Programme coordinator
Richard Klingspor<\/strong> (Norway) – Stellis Polaris Management, CEO & Founder, Senior Artist Manager
Jaakko Kortekangas<\/strong> (Finland) \u2013 Finnish National Opera, Artistic Administrator; baritone
Brigitta Kov\u00e1cs<\/strong> (Hungary) \u2013 M\u00fcpa Budapest, Manager of Co-productions
Marc Krone<\/strong> (The Netherlands) \u2013 Dutch opera and operetta stage director
Benedikt Nawrath<\/strong> (Germany) \u2013 Mannheim National Theatre, Head of the Artistic Bureau; tenor
Hans Nieuwenhuis<\/strong> (The Netherlands) \u2013 Orfeo Foundation, General Director, opera stage director
Oksana Madarash<\/strong> (Ukraine) \u2013 Kyiv National Academic Operetta Theatre, Chief Conductor
Georg Malvius<\/strong> (Sweden) \u2013 stage director
Arturs Maskats<\/strong> (Latvia) – composer
Mart Mikk<\/strong> (Estonia) – “Estonia” Society Chairman, bass
\u0112rika Millere<\/strong> (Latvia) \u2013 Latvian National Opera, pianist
Alexandru Petrovici<\/strong> (Romania) \u2013 National University of Music Bucharest, Head of the Opera Studio; pianist
Renata Pokupi\u0107<\/strong> (Croatia) – Zagreb Academy of Music, professor; mezzo-soprano
Giedrius Prunskus<\/strong> (Lithuania) – Kaunas State Musical Theatre, soloist; baritone
Evelina Pilipavi\u010di\u016bt\u0117-Juraskiene<\/strong> (Lithuania) \u2013 Kaunas Academy of Music, pianist
Oliver Ringelhahn<\/strong> (Austria) \u2013 Graz Opera, Head of the Artistic Administration Office; tenor
Richard Rittelmann<\/strong> (France) – Stretta Artists, manager; baritone
Anna Samuil<\/strong> (Germany) \u2013 Staatsoper Berlin, Soloist; the winner of the Klaudia Taev Competition in 2001; soprano
Peter Sch\u00fcnemann<\/strong> (Germany\/Finland) \u2013 Advisor \/ Coordinator at PPPA Artists Services
Christoph Seuferle<\/strong> (Germany) \u2013 Deutsche Oper Berlin, Casting Manager
Edit Szappanos<\/strong> (Hungary) – Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Personal Assistant to the General Music Director
Huiling Zhu<\/strong> (China) – the prizewinner of the Klaudia Taev Competition in 2005; mezzo-soprano
Benjaminas \u017delvys<\/strong> (Lithuania) \u2013 Kaunas State Musical Theatre, General Manager
Adam Tom\u0161\u016f<\/strong> (Czechia) \u2013 Prague National Theatre Opera and State Opera, Casting Manager
Steffi Turre<\/strong> (Germany) \u2013 Halle Opera House, Casting Director
Ivan T\u00f6rsz<\/strong> (Germany) \u2013 conductor
Tarmo Vaask<\/strong> (Germany) \u2013 Staatstheater N\u00fcrnberg, Conductor
Yelena Vardazaryan<\/strong> (Armenia) – Yerevan National Opera and Ballet, pianist
Heli Veskus<\/strong> (Estonia) – Estonian National Opera, soloist; soprano<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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