{{Short description|International opera festival held in Pärnu, Estonia}}
thumb|PromFest logo '''PromFest''' is an international opera festival held biennially in Pärnu, Estonia, since 1996. PromFest stands for Pärnu International Opera Music Festival in Estonian.<ref name="promfest.ee">{{cite web |title=Promfest – Pärnu rahvusvaheline ooperimuusika festival |url=https://www.promfest.ee/ |website=promfest.ee |access-date=19 January 2022}}</ref>
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.<ref name="promfest.ee" />
== History ==
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Competition !! Program |- | 1996||1st||Memorial concert |- | 2001||2nd||Memorial concert<br>Final concert of the competition |- | 2003||3rd||Opera production: ''Rigoletto'' by G.Verdi (stage director Linnar Priimägi)<br>Memorial concert<br>Final concert of the competition |- | 2005||4th||Opera production: ''Demon'' by Anton Rubinstein (stage director Mati Unt)<br>Mozart masterclass by Prof. {{ill|Ingrid Kremling|de||et}}<br>Concert of Alexander Vedernikov<br>Memorial concert<br>Final concert of the competition |- | 2007||5th||Opera production: ''Carmen'' by G.Bizet (stage director Marko Matvere)<br>Concert of Barbara Hendricks<br>Concert of Yevgeny Nesterenko<br>Masterclass of Ingrid Kremling<br>Memorial concert<br>Final concert of the competition |- | 2009||6th||Opera production: ''Thaïs'' by J.Massenet (stage director Mai Murdmaa)<br>Solo concert of {{ill|Vladimiras Prudnikovas|lt}}<br>Masterclass of Teresa Żylis-Gara<br>Memorial concert<br>Final concert of the competition |- | 2011||7th||Opera production: ''Attila'' by G.Verdi (stage director Üllar Saaremäe)<br>Opera evening with Mati Palm<br>Masterclass of Ingrid Kremling<br />PromFest Cinema: ''Thaïs'' by Massenet and ''Rigoletto'' by Verdi<br>Exhibition about the history of PromFest<br>Memorial concert<br>Final concert of the competition |- | 2013||8th||Opera production: ''The Tsar's Bride'' by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (stage director Teet Kask)<br>Masterclass of Edda Moser<br>Open lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis<br>Cinema: Bizet's ''Carmen'', Massenet's ''Thaïs'' and Verdi's ''Attila''<br>Exhibition about the history of PromFest<br>Memorial concert<br>Final concert of the competition |- | 2015||9th||Opera production: ''Aida'' by G.Verdi (stage director {{Interlanguage link|Madis Nurms|et}})<br>Concert of Sergei Leiferkus<br>Open lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis<br>An hour with Karan Armstrong<br>Memorial concert<br>Final concert of the competition |- | 2017||10th||Opera production: ''La traviata'' by G.Verdi (stage director Anu Lamp)<br>PromFest Stars Gala<br>Open lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis<br>Masterclass of Luana DeVol<br>Memorial concert<br>Final concert of the competition |- | 2019||11th||Opera productions: ''I Capuleti e i Montecchi'' by. V.Bellini (stage director Katrin Tegova)<br>''The Tsar's Bride'' by N.Rimsky-Korsakov (stage director Teet Kask)<br>''Aida'' by G.Verdi (stage director Madis Nurms)<br>Open lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis<br>Masterclass of Dolora Zajick<br>Final concert of the competition |- | 2021||12th||Opera productions: ''Il turco in Italia'' by. G.Rossini (stage director Andrus Vaarik)<br>Exhibition - Klaudia Taev 115<br>Lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis<br>Masterclass of Cynthia Makris<br>Masterclass of Anna Samuil<br>Meet and Greet with Cynthia Makris<br>Final concert of the competition |- | 2023||13th||Opera productions: ''Cendrillon'' by. J.Massenet (stage director Jüri Nael)<br>Lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis<br>Masterclass of Vesselina Kasarova<br>Meet and Greet with Vesselina Kasarova<br>Final concert of the competition |- |2025 |14th |Opera productions: ''Adriana Lecouvreur'' by F. Cilea (stage director Marta Aliide Jakovski) Lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis<br>Masterclass of Maria Guleghina<br>Meet and Greet with Maria Guleghina Workshop by Erkki Alste<br>Final concert of the competition |} In addition to the biennial events, 2006 saw an Opera Gala, and 2008 a Puccini gala.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Pärnu International Opera Music Festival}} *{{Official website}} *{{YouTube|channel=UCY3bZghYrAwqPOtJW3OINcg}}
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