Conductor Julius Geniušas graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater with prof. J. Aleksa's class and obtained the specialty of orchestra and opera conductor. Since 1986 works at the Kaunas State Musical Theatre, 1990-2015. - Mr. the conductor Since 2015 works at LNOBT. He is a professor at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater.
J. Geniušas conducted over 2,700 performances at the Kaunas State Music Theatre, the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, the Palace of Congresses (with the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra), and the Lithuanian Opera in Chicago.
At the Kaunas State Music Theater, he prepared over 30 premieres, including the opera "Visos ja tykii" by W. A. Mozart, "Rigolet" by G. Verdi, "La Traviata", "Fidelius" by L. van Beethoven, Ch. Gounod's "Faust", "Romeo and Juliet", K. V. Banaitis' "Juratė and Kastytis", F. Flotow's "Martha", U. Giordano's "Andre Senje", G. Bizet's "Carmen", G. Donizetti's "Lucija di Lamermur", "Marriage bill" by G. Rossini, "Džanis Skikis" by G. Puccini, operettas "The Beautiful Elena" by J. Offenbach, "Bat" by J. Strauss, "Night in Venice", "Count of Luxemburg" by F. Lehar, "The Merry Widow", musicals "West Side Story" by L. Bernstein, "Cabaret" by J. Kander, "Kiss Me, Kate" by C. Porter, "Dear Charity" by C. Coleman, "The Addams Family" by A. Lippa, ballets "An American in Paris" by G. Gershwin , "The Maid" by A. Glazunov, "The Blue Danube" by J. Strauss, etc. Conducted "Pagan" by F. Lehar, "Blood of Vienna" by J. Strauss, "Orpheus in Hell" by J. Offenbach, "Madame Butterfly" by G. Puccini, "Don Juan" by W. A. Mozart, "Elixir of Love" by G. Donizetti, etc.
Since 1992 he conducted more than 200 performances at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theater, among them G. Verdi's Rigolet, Ch. "Faust" by Gounod, "Lucia di Lamermur" by G. Donizetti, "Elixir of Love", "Blood of Vienna" by J. Strauss, etc. 11 productions took part in this theater - "Traviato" by G. Verdi, "Ladies of Spades" by P. Tchaikovsky, "The Merry Widow" by F. Lehar, "The Bat" by J. Strauss, "Manon" by J. Massenet, "Cornet" by O. Narbutaitė, "Bohemus" by G. Puccini, "Post futurum" by G. Sodeika, "The Magical Mandarin" by B. Bartok and "Duke Bluebeard's Castle". LNOBT prepared the premiere of the operas "The Barber of Seville" by G. Rossini, "Five Wonders of Mary" by R. Šerkšnytė.
He conducted 20 symphonic music concerts and 6 opera performances with the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, collaborated with G. Puccini's "Bohemus", W. A. Mozart's "Užurtosios fleitos", J. Massenet's "Verterio", R. Leoncavallo's "Pajacų" (dir. G. Rinkevičius , directed by D. Ibelhauptaitė) in productions.
He prepared and conducted the premiere of 6 performances at the Lithuanian Opera of Chicago: "Jūratė ir Kastytis" by K. V. Banaitis (1996), "Marta" by F. Flotow (1997), "The Merry Widow" by F. Lehar (2010), "Count Luxemburg" (2011), Paganinis (2016), G. Donizetti's Elixir of Love (2013).
Prepared and conducted over 120 symphonic, operatic and chamber music programs in Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, USA, Germany, Russia with the Lithuanian State Symphony, Lithuanian National Symphony, Kaunas Music Theater Symphony, Kaunas Symphony, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater Symphony, St. Petersburg N Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, Youth Symphony Orchestra of Russia and EU countries, Latvian Chamber Orchestra, Latvian Symphony Orchestra, Estonian Symphony Orchestra, Tartu Symphony Orchestra, Liepaja Symphony Orchestra.
Participated in music festivals: "Jeunesses Musicales" (Germany, 1992), "Classionata" (Switzerland, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007), Palanga Music (1998), Klaipėda Music (1998), Pažaislis Music (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001), "Gaida" (1999, 2004), "Jauna muzika" (2001), "Music in European Castles" (2008), "Operadays" (Estonia, Kuressaare, 2004). Since 2002 conducts every year at the international festival "Operetė in Kaunas pilisi", he was the head of this festival for 10 years. the conductor
8 CDs of works conducted by J. Geniuš with the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Kaunas State Musical Theater Orchestra have been released.
Conductor J. Geniušas was awarded the Order of the White Star of the Republic of Estonia, Kaunas. With the Order of Honor of Santaka, 2nd degree (2004). Together with the creative group in 2012 won the "Fortūnas" prize for the production of G. Donizetti's opera "Lucia di Lamermur" at the Kaunas State Music Theater.
