AN A320 FLT CREW EXPERIENCE A R ENG FAILURE WHILE CLBING TO FL330. AN EMER LNDG WAS SAFELY ACCOMPLISHED AT ZZZ.

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CLBING THROUGH FL300 WE RECEIVED AN ECAM MESSAGE; ENG #2 COMPRESSOR VANE; AVOID THRUST CHANGES; IF ENG STALL; ENG MASTER #2 OFF. THE CAPT WAS PF. ENG #2 EGT WAS NOTED AT 585 DEGS WITH A SLOW INCREASE. ENG #1 EGT WAS AT 465 DEGS. THE CAPT DECREASED THE CLB RATE SO AS TO ALLOW A GRADUAL CLB/LEVELOFF/ANGLE OF ATTACK TO HOPEFULLY MINIMIZE CONDITIONS AFFECTING AIRFLOW INTO THE ENG; AS WELL AS POTENTIAL THRUST CHANGES AT LEVELOFF. WITHIN 100 FT OF FL330; WE EXPERIENCED A LOUD BANG AND AN IMMEDIATE ROLLBACK OF ENG #2. THE ACFT YAWED R; HOWEVER THE AUTOPLT REMAINED ON. THE ONLY ENG INST THAT DIDN'T ROLL BACK WAS EGT; WHICH SPIKED ABOVE REDLINE (MAINT CONCURRED TEMP LATER). THE ENG #2 MASTER WAS PLACED TO THE OFF POS AS PER ECAM PROCS AND THE ENG SECURED. THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC; OBTAINED A LOWER ALT; AND ARRANGED FOR A RETURN TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT WHICH WAS ZZZ. THE FO CONTACTED THE APPROPRIATE AGENCIES; IE; DISPATCH; MAINT; AND ZZZ OPS. THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX WERE ADVISED OF THE SIT; AND KEPT IN THE LOOP SEVERAL TIMES. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE TOLD TO PREPARE FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT ZZZ IN ABOUT 30 MINS. LNDG WT WAS 153400 LBS ON RWY 25R. A VISUAL WITH ILS BACKUP; FLAPS 3 DEGS LNDG ACCOMPLISHED WITH LESS THAN 100 FPM SINK. THE TAXI IN WAS UNEVENTFUL; AND THE APPROPRIATE PAPERWORK; DEBRIEFINGS; AND CONFERENCE CALLS DONE. THE ACFT HAD A PRIOR HISTORY OF ENG COMPRESSOR STALLS.