Opera Po Žvaigždėmis

On July 24, on the occasion of the anniversary festival, listeners will see an impressive opera evening, featuring one of the most famous Lithuanian tenors Edgar Montvidas, and Ukrainian baritone baritone Andrey Bondarenko and an exclusive voice soprano from Australia Lauren Fagan. The evening program will feature solemn and festive arias and duets of opera and operetta, creating a special musical celebration. "Opera Under the Stars" is a unique experience worth surviving at least once in life. Opera lovers travel hundreds of kilometers each year to hear exclusive performances in unique spaces. The Midsummer Vilnius Festival offers this opportunity in the very heart of Vilnius - the open -air summer sky. Edgar Montvid
After completing his studies at LMTA, prof. In the singing class of Virgil Noreika, one of the most famous opera soloists in the country and Europe, tenor Edgar Montvid has trained at the Royal Opera Covent Garden. The international soloist's career accelerated by changing the role of Alfred's illness in this theater in the opera Traviata in 2003. Today, Edgar is invited to opera theaters such as Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Hamburg, Berlin State and Deutsche Ope Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Lijonas, Santa Fė (USA), Copenhagen, Paris Opéra-Comique and Elisian fields, Amsterdam. and many others. The soloist also appears at prestigious opera festivals such as Provence EXO, GLAINDBRUN, Vienna Festwochen and others. Edgar Montvid's repertoire is very wide - from Monteverdi to Berg, from Mozart to Stravinsky. The soloist has already created more than 50 roles: Verter, Des GIX (Manon), Alfred, Duke, Titus (Tito Mercy), Erik (Flying Dutchman), Tomas Rikas (Stravinski's "Wasting Career"), Don Jose, Alwa (Berg "Lulu"). Edgar has sung in almost all major European, US and Japanese concert halls with the most famous conductors and orchestras: Seru Simon Rattle, Seru Antonio Papanu, Charles Dutoit, Pierre Boulezu, François-Xavier Roth, Seru Johnu Elley. His record discography in CD and DVD format is quite wide. He constantly cooperates with the country's main theaters and orchestras and prepares his recitals. The soloist is awarded the Medal of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Order for Merit to Lithuania, with the Honorary Medal of the Ministry of Culture "Bring its Light and Believe", Kaunas City Municipality Award - Kaunas Burmese Vileišis Medal. 2009 He was awarded the Golden Stage Cross for the role of Verter in the opera Verter (VCO) and 2020. - for the role of Alfred in the opera "Traviata" (LNOBT). 2023 Edgar was awarded the Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Art. Edgar Montvid is also an artistic director of Pažaislis Music Festival and visiting professor LMTA. Lauren Fagan
Australian soprano Lauren Fagan is an exclusive opera soloist who is praised by critics for a "shining, powerful voice" and "spectacular dramatic force". She was a member of the Royal Opera Theater Jette Parker Young Artists Program. The Fagan repertoire includes both lyrical and dramatic roles - from the Countess Almaviva (Figaro's marriage) to Margarita Xirg (Ainadamar), Giuljeta (Hofman's fairy tale) and Gutrūnė (the death of the gods). She made her debut at the Paris Opera and the Bavarian State Opera with Marina Abramović's performance "7 Maria Callas Deaths", as well as appeared in the big scenes, including Covent Garden, Zurich Opera, Canadian Opera House and Glyndebourne Festival. She worked with conductors like Sir Antonio Pappan, Kirill Petrenko, Simone Young and Gustav Gimen, performed Beethoven's ninth symphony, Händel Messiah, Verdi Requiem and Richard Strauss' Four Songs. In the international world of the opera, Fagan is famous not only for its expressive vocals, but also in a mesmerizing stage acting that combines technical mastery with a strong emotional expression. Andrei Bondarenko
Ukrainian baritone Andrei Bondarenko, considered to be a "Financial force", successfully develops an international career and is one of the most prominent performers of his generation's opera. He played the lead roles in prestigious productions such as "Deutsche Open Berlin, The Dallas Opera, Glyndebourne Festival), Don Giovourni (Glyndebourne Festival, Staatsoper Hamburg, Theater Verdi Di Padova), Le Nozze Bolshoi Theater), La Bohème (Openhaus Zürich, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden) and Così Fan Tutte (Openhaus Zürich, Open Köln, Glyndebourne Festival). A frequent guest in prestigious world opera theaters, Bondarenko collaborated with prominent conductors, including Valery Gergiev, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Ivor Bolton, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Teodor Currentzis. His career also includes important records such as "Le Nozze di Figaro" (Conte) Sony Classics, Rachmaninov's songs with Iain Burnside Delphian Records and others. Born in Kamenecke-Podolski, Ukraine, Bondarenko was a member of the Mariinski Young Singer Academy and won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition Song Prize in 2011, as well as the first place in the international vocal competition "Art in the 21st Century" in Ukraine. He currently lives in Vienna with his family.

Patron of the Festival Eika Group

Doors open: one hour before the event
Event duration: ~ 1: 50
Breaks: There are, 20 min.
Event language: Lithuanian/English
Children are admitted free of charge: No
Age censorship: none
Discounts: Not applicable

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