We took a long time to develop the infrastructure of our theatre, which is probably the world's smallest opera theatre, but with all the necessary equipment. And now we are proud to announce our second premiere: the Media Opera Theatre presents Giuseppe Verdi's RIGOLETTA.
PROGRAM
Introduction - 15 min
Performance - 50 min
Discussion, sharing impressions
The Media Opera performance, which has no analogues in Lithuania, and maybe even in the world, is fascinating for the unexpected technological solutions it offers. The dramatic story of Rigoletto, Gilda, the Duke and Monterone is told in an hour in a performance that combines music and virtual reality, the golden fund of opera archives and modern means of visual expression, bringing this masterpiece of the classics to life in the 21st century!
Only in this production of Rigoletto will you hear the voices of Lithuania's centenary - the opera's soundtrack features legendary singers Kipras Petrauskas, Antanas Sodeika, Virgilijus Noreika, Elena Čiudakova, Henrikas Zabulėnas, Arvydas Daunoras and our contemporaries Ramutė Tumuliauskaitė, Gražina Miliauskaitė, Dalia Kužmarskytė, Vytautas Juozapaitis, Algirdas Janutas and Artūras Kozlovskis.
It is also interesting to listen to the Lithuanian opera orchestras that have been recorded over a century, conducted by Leiba Hofmekler (1924), Algimantas Kalinauskas (1957), Vytautas Viržonis (1976), Jonas Aleksa (1982), as well as by Juozas Domarkas (1973, Symphony Orchestra of the Lithuanian State Philharmonic Orchestra) and Stasys Domarkas (2005, Klaipėda State Music Theatre). The famous choir "Tyliai, tyliai" is performed by the legendary male choir "Varpas", conducted by Adolfas Krogertas (1964).