Opera Po Žvaigždėmis

This year, the nurturing of the festival and the format loved by the listeners - "Opera under the stars" returns to "Midsummer Vilnius".

On the evening of July 25th - the timeless love story of centuries - Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen", excerpts of which will be performed by one of the most talented soloists of Lithuanian opera, Edgaras Montvidas, together with the invited guests of the evening and conducted by Modesto Pitrėnas Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra.

"Opera under the stars" is a special spectacle that should be experienced at least once in a lifetime. Passionate opera lovers travel hundreds of kilometers every year to hear unique productions in impressive spaces. This is exactly the kind of opportunity created by "Midsummer Vilnius", located in the heart of Vilnius, under a romantic summer sky.

One ​​of the world's most popular operas, Carmen, depicts a woman , madly in love, but her heart is possessed by obsession and jealousy. Bizet's score, inspired by Spanish motifs, simmers with passionately seductive melodies, the most famous of which are heard in the Habaneros and Toreador arias.

About the soloist Edgars Montvidas .

One ​​of the most famous Lithuanian opera tenors studied at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, prof. in Virgilius Noreika's class. The singer's international career gained momentum during an internship at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 2001-2003; here he performed Alfredo in Verdi's opera "La Traviata", Arminius in "The Robbers", Marcella and Laertes in Thomas's opera "Hamlet", Fenton in Verdi's opera "Falstaff". 2003-2006 was a soloist at the Frankfurt Opera.

The soloist has created more than 40 roles and performed them at the English National Opera; At the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Cincinnati Opera; Santa Fe Opera; At the Dutch National Opera, Aix-Provence Festival, Geneva, Frankfurt, Lyon, Paris Opera Comique, Brussels La Monnaie, Strasbourg, etc. in theaters.

Edgar Montvidas is not a rare guest in his native Lithuania, where he regularly collaborates with LNOBT, VCO, performs with the main orchestras of the country, has organized his recitals at the country's main festivals.

For his services to Lithuania, he is awarded the medal of the Order "For services to Lithuania", the honorary badge of the Ministry of Culture "Carry your light and believe", Kaunas City Municipality Award - Kaunas Mayor Vileišis Medal, and in 2009 he was awarded the Golden Cross of the Stage for the role of Werter in the opera "Werteris", VCO and in 2020 for the role of Alfredo in the opera "Traviata", LNOBT. in 2023 the soloist was awarded the Lithuanian national culture and art prize.

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