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Juozas Indra sings Lensky‘s aria ‘Kuda,kuda vy udalilis’ from Eugene Onegin
The Lithuanian lyric tenor Juozas Indra (1918-1968) was a many-sided musician: he had a graceful voice, an absolute pitch and fantastic memory, he was a composer and conductor, took a deep interest in literature and physics, founded and developed his own sound recording studio. In 1938-1945 Indra studied singing in Kaunas Conservatoire and he debuted as a Duke of Mantua in 1943 in Vilnius Opera. Later he sang in Kaunas until, in 1945, he was exiled by Soviets to Siberia (for playing in the Lithuanian military brass orchestra). He returned home in 1948 and until 1953 sang in Vilnius Opera where Indra created more than 20 classical tenor roles. In 1953-1965 he was the principal conductor in Kaunas Opera. In 1963 Indra appeared in his last role as Gabriele in Verdi‘s ‘Simon Boccanegra’. The score wasn’t available, thus a conductor Indra wrote his own orchestration demonstrating a subtle understanding of orchestra colors. Indra was an established authority in harmonizing Lithuanian folk songs where he continued the traditions of M.K.Čiurlionis and others. In 1956 Indra wrote a well-accepted ballet “Audronė”.
Indra is a fourth singer in this playlist who spent his best years in Siberia (the other three are Ambrazaitytė, Kučingis and Ładysz). This well explains what a turbulent and miserable life in the XX century was in the geographical centre of Europe (few know that this point is some 20 km outside Vilnius).
This recording is taken from www.epaveldas.lt/object/recordDescription/LNB/C1B0001658169
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Virgilijus Noreika sings de Grieux‘s aria ‘Ah, non v' avvicinate! No, pazzo son!’ from Manon Lescaut
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The great Lithuanian lirico-spinto tenor Virgilijus Kęstutis Noreika (1935 - 2018) was born in Šiauliai, Lithuania. In 1958, he graduated with honors from the Lithuanian Conservatoire, where he studied singing in the class of another great Lithuanian tenor Kipras Petrauskas. Next year, in 1959, Noreika debuted in the Lithuanian Opera where he performed Alfredo in Verdi's La traviata, one of Nor...
Virgilijus Noreika sings ‘Ved Rondane // At Rondane’ by Edvard Grieg
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The great Lithuanian lirico-spinto tenor Virgilijus Kęstutis Noreika (1935 - 2018) was born in Šiauliai, Lithuania. In 1958, he graduated with honors from the Lithuanian Conservatoire, where he studied singing in the class of another great Lithuanian tenor Kipras Petrauskas. Next year, in 1959, Noreika debuted in the Lithuanian Opera where he performed Alfredo in Verdi's La traviata, one of Nor...
Virgilijus Noreika sings Edgardo‘s aria ‘Tombe degli avi miei’ from Lucia di Lammermoor
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The great Lithuanian lirico-spinto tenor Virgilijus Kęstutis Noreika (1935 - 2018) was born in Šiauliai, Lithuania. In 1958, he graduated with honors from the Lithuanian Conservatoire, where he studied singing in the class of another great Lithuanian tenor Kipras Petrauskas. Next year, in 1959, Noreika debuted in the Lithuanian Opera where he performed Alfredo in Verdi's La traviata, one of Nor...
Antanas Kučingis sings Osmin‘s aria from Die Entführung aus dem Serail
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A Lithuanian bass Antanas Kučingis (1899-1983) was a legendary person. In 1923-1927, he studied singing in Lithuania, in Kaunas Musical School, and during the 1924-1944 period was a soloist of Kaunas State Theatre. Simultaneously, since 1919, he served in the Lithuanian Army but being unable to combine these two occupations, retired in 1937 with the major rank. Before the WWII, Kučingis was ver...
Edgaras Montvidas sings Nemorino’s romanza ‘Una furtiva lagrima’
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A Lithuanian tenor Edgaras Montvidas (b. 1975; till 2001 Prudkauskas) graduated from the Lithuanian Musical Academy, Virgilijus Noreika’s class, in 2001. In 2001-2003 he was a member of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Young Artists Programme, where he debuted with Alfredo, Arminio and other roles. Since then, his popularity has spread wide across Europe. Montvidas performed in Frankfurt Op...
Kipras Petrauskas sings Lithuanian folk song ‘Oi kas sodai do sodeliai // Oh my Orchards’
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The great Lithuanian tenor Kipras Petrauskas (1885-1968) received his musical education from his father (who was a woodworker by trade and also worked as organist for various churches) and his elder brother Mikas (who was a well-known music teacher and composer). In 1905, his artistic career began (and later, after many years and striking twists, ended) in Vilnius where he was invited to sing i...
Viktorija Miškūnaitė sings Mimi’s aria ‘Donde lieta usci’
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Soprano Viktorija Miškūnaitė (b. 1983) is a rising star of the new generation of Lithuanian operatic singers. Having graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, she took part in the IV International Competition of Opera Singers «SAINT-PETERSBURG» in 2009 which opened the doors to the masterclasses with reputable artists such as Carmen Balthrop and Mauro Trombetta. In 2011-2012, ...
Irena Milkevičiūtė: Aida, Madama Butterfly, Der Fliegende Holländer, Mackbeth, and Nabucco
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The prima donna of the Lithuanian National Opera, a lyrico-spinto soprano Irena Milkevičiūtė (b. 1947), was a soloist of the Theatre since 1976. In 1978-79, during her traineeship in La Scala, she prepared the roles of Cio-Cio-San, Mimi and Violetta, sang in the concerts with “Piccolo Scala” in Milano, Rome and elsewhere. Milkevičiūtė is a winner and laureate of many international singing conte...
Irena Milkevičiūtė sings Aida's aria 'Ritorna vincitor' from Act 1
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The prima donna of the Lithuanian National Opera, a lyrico-spinto soprano Irena Milkevičiūtė (b. 1947), was a soloist of the Theatre since 1976. In 1978-79, during her traineeship in La Scala, she prepared the roles of Cio-Cio-San, Mimi and Violetta, sang in the concerts with “Piccolo Scala” in Milano, Rome and elsewhere. Milkevičiūtė is a winner and laureate of many international singing conte...
Irena Milkevičiūtė sings Mimì's aria 'Sì, mi chiamano Mimì' from La Bohème
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The prima donna of the Lithuanian National Opera, a lyrico-spinto soprano Irena Milkevičiūtė (b. 1947), was a soloist of the Theatre since 1976. In 1978-79, during her traineeship in La Scala, she prepared the roles of Cio-Cio-San, Mimi and Violetta, sang in the concerts with “Piccolo Scala” in Milano, Rome and elsewhere. Milkevičiūtė is a winner and laureate of many international singing conte...
Irena Milkevičiūtė and Gegam Grigorian in The Love duet `Vogliatemi bene` from Madama Butterfly
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The prima donna of the Lithuanian National Opera, a lyrico-spinto soprano Irena Milkevičiūtė (b. 1947), was a soloist of the Theatre since 1976. In 1978-79, during her traineeship in La Scala, she prepared the roles of Cio-Cio-San, Mimi and Violetta, sang in the concerts with “Piccolo Scala” in Milano, Rome and elsewhere. Milkevičiūtė is a winner and laureate of many international singing conte...
Excerpt from "Carmen" (G.Bizet): Carmen - Béatrice Uria-Monzon, Don José - Sergej Larin
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The lirico-spinto tenor Sergej Larin (1956-2008) was born to Russian parents in Latvia where he spent his first 11 years. The following 11 years he lived and studied languages in Russian town Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod). Then, to fulfill his dream to sing, he chose to go to Virgilijus Noreika class (and in Vilnius, Lithuania, he stayed for the next 11 years). Larin made his professional debut a...
Sergej Larin sings Alvaro‘s aria “O tu che in senso agli angeli” from La forza del destino
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The lirico-spinto tenor Sergej Larin (1956-2008) was born to Russian parents in Latvia (a Lithuania‘s neighbor) where he spent his first 11 years. The following 11 years he lived and studied languages in the Russian town Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod). Then, to fulfill his dream to sing, he went to Vilnius, Lithuania, where he stayed for the next 11 years. Larin made his professional debut at the ...
Bernard Ładysz sings Skołuba‘s aria from “Straszny dwór“ by S. Moniuszko
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Bernard Ładysz sings Skołuba‘s aria from “Straszny dwór“ by S. Moniuszko
Kristian Benedikt sings Otello‘s aria “Dio mi potevi”
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Kristian Benedikt sings Otello‘s aria “Dio mi potevi”
Asta Krikščiūnaitė sings "Il est doux, il est bon" from Hérodiade
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Asta Krikščiūnaitė sings "Il est doux, il est bon" from Hérodiade
Asta Krikščiūnaitė sings soprano aria from “Ein Deutsches Requiem” by Brahms
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Asta Krikščiūnaitė sings soprano aria from “Ein Deutsches Requiem” by Brahms
Giedrė Kaukaitė sings the romance “Kaby znala ya // Had I known” by Tchaikovsky
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Giedrė Kaukaitė sings the romance “Kaby znala ya // Had I known” by Tchaikovsky
Giedrė Kaukaitė sings “Intorno all’idol mio” by A. Cesti (1649)
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Giedrė Kaukaitė sings “Intorno all’idol mio” by A. Cesti (1649)
Eduardas Kaniava sings Tassilo‘s aria “Play Gypsies” from Countess Maritza by E. Kalman
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Eduardas Kaniava sings Tassilo‘s aria “Play Gypsies” from Countess Maritza by E. Kalman
Eduardas Kaniava sings “Cortigiani, vil razza dannata!” from Rigoletto
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Eduardas Kaniava sings “Cortigiani, vil razza dannata!” from Rigoletto
Eduardas Kaniava sings Iago‘s aria “Credo in un Dio crudel” from “Otello”
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Eduardas Kaniava sings Iago‘s aria “Credo in un Dio crudel” from “Otello”
Vladas Česas sings Alfredo‘s aria De miei bolenti spiriti from La Traviata
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Vladas Česas sings Alfredo‘s aria De miei bolenti spiriti from La Traviata
Vytautas Juozapaitis sings Wolfram‘s Lied an den Abendstern from Tannhäuser
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Vytautas Juozapaitis sings Wolfram‘s Lied an den Abendstern from Tannhäuser
Vytautas Juozapaitis sings Guglielmo‘s aria "Donne mie" from “Cosi fan tutte“
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Vytautas Juozapaitis sings Guglielmo‘s aria "Donne mie" from “Cosi fan tutte“
Vytautas Juozapaitis sings Don Giovanni‘s Canzonetta
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Vytautas Juozapaitis sings Don Giovanni‘s Canzonetta
Lilia Gubaidulina sings Desdemona‘s prayer ’Ave Maria‘ from Otello
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Lilia Gubaidulina sings Desdemona‘s prayer ’Ave Maria‘ from Otello
Asmik Grigorian sings the Cio-Cio-San‘s aria ‘Un bel di vedremo’ from Madama Butterfly
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Asmik Grigorian sings the Cio-Cio-San‘s aria ‘Un bel di vedremo’ from Madama Butterfly

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @peterkolenda6452
    @peterkolenda6452 8 днів тому

    Liebe Anna Du hast die Pamina wundervoll gesungen. BRAVO !!!❤

  • @meisterwue
    @meisterwue 17 днів тому

    Thanks a lot .....so excellent ❤

  • @meisterwue
    @meisterwue 17 днів тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @meisterwue
    @meisterwue 17 днів тому

    Wish him on stage ........now ❤

  • @АлександрКолесов-ь5й

    Я Вас любила

  • @СашаУстинович-ъ3ш

    Perfect acting! Astonishing Jago! Bravo, maestro Kaniava!

  • @juratemikeniene2793
    @juratemikeniene2793 Місяць тому

    Nuostabus atlikimas. Nepamirštamas Didysis Lietuvos Dainininkas Virgilijus Noreika ❤

  • @gildar3913
    @gildar3913 Місяць тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @haydenwayne3710
    @haydenwayne3710 2 місяці тому

    Beautiful voice!!!

  • @EmilyGloeggler7984
    @EmilyGloeggler7984 2 місяці тому

    Encore!

  • @Marek-sw5jn
    @Marek-sw5jn 2 місяці тому

    Wspaniałe mistrzowskie wykonanie

  • @Marek-sw5jn
    @Marek-sw5jn 2 місяці тому

    Mistrz

  • @tatjanalehnhardt-niederste9987
    @tatjanalehnhardt-niederste9987 2 місяці тому

    Zmogus ❤❤❤

  • @ЗосеИвакинене
    @ЗосеИвакинене 3 місяці тому

    Sekmes Asmik!!!🎉🎉🎉

  • @johnblair9096
    @johnblair9096 4 місяці тому

    Brava!😊

  • @svetlanastrezeva9193
    @svetlanastrezeva9193 4 місяці тому

    Мне посчастливилось знать обоих и Гегама и Ирэну!!! Мы вместе принимали участие в конкурсах имени М.И.Глинки в 80- х годах . Замечательный дуэт и замечательные голоса. БРАВО!!!!Я очень рада. Что нашла эти записи и сейчас буду рекомендовать своим студентам послушать их. Спасибо за удовольствие послушать уникальное пение.

  • @bvdswqawe11
    @bvdswqawe11 4 місяці тому

    Whatever you say about Bernard Ladysz being a Lithuanian is pure bull shit. Stupid lithuanian misinformation !

  • @anakin2202
    @anakin2202 5 місяців тому

    Oggy And The Cockroaches bought me here

  • @AvivJacob
    @AvivJacob 6 місяців тому

    Better than Netrebko and Yusif.

  • @ИринаКругловаМарозова

    Потрясающе Выдающаяся певица Прекрасный голос Браво

  • @tomburton8239
    @tomburton8239 6 місяців тому

    Maria Callas set the benchmark Then Angela Gheorghiu Now Asmik Grigorian….

  • @lluisafernandoguardia9721
    @lluisafernandoguardia9721 6 місяців тому

    Deliciosa voz.

  • @christianroider118
    @christianroider118 6 місяців тому

    Beside her talent, you have to love the girl and then the role🎉❤

  • @WilsonWatt-q2e
    @WilsonWatt-q2e 7 місяців тому

    After the fall of the Soviet Union, I was part of an international group of social scientists and social work professionals who had a ten year project to support the full development of a true democratic society in Lithuania. For my work, I went to Lithuania14 times including a full academic year on a Fulbright teaching scholarship. One of the very special extras for me, as a lifelong opera fanatic, was being able to hear Irena in two of her greatest roles [Norma and Traviata] at the Lithuanian National Opera. She was spectacular in both productions. It is unfortunate that she was prevented from performing in the West for most of her career due to the Cold War. She was a great singing actress comparable to Stratas, Scotto, and Callas [all if whom I heard in person as well].

  • @meisterwue
    @meisterwue 7 місяців тому

    Yesterday I ve heard her in Livestream from the Met in this part of Butterfly. Her voice wasn't like a Butterfly, here in 2018 far better, but......problematical for her voice

  • @Samvel-wp4nz
    @Samvel-wp4nz 7 місяців тому

    Псиик Браво🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @bodiloto
    @bodiloto 7 місяців тому

    Dal vivo Noreika aveva una bellissima voce ! ❤ il vecchio

  • @bodiloto
    @bodiloto 7 місяців тому

    Dal vivo bellissima voce ! ❤ il vecchio

  • @WilsonWatt-q2e
    @WilsonWatt-q2e 7 місяців тому

    After the fall of the Soviet Union, I was part of an international group of social work professionals who were formed by Caritas International to bring the profession to Lithuania both through establishing a MSW program at one of the universities and by helping with training professions in the team use of social workers. Essentially it was a sort of community rebuilding project at the national level. While I was there repeatedly over a ten-year period, I was fortunate to hear Irena at the Lithuania Opera and to get to know her work and her personally. Her voice was marvelous, and this video gives only a shadow image of its real power. I saw her performances of Norma and Violetta in Traviata. Her performances were magnificent both vocally and dramatically. She is not well known in the USA because her work outside of the Soviet Union countries was severely limited by the Soviet bureaucracy due to her work with resistance movements over the course of her adult life. It is unfortunate that the write up here does not more accurately reflect the greatness of her work given how severely controlled her working conditions were politically.

  • @lz43p15
    @lz43p15 7 місяців тому

    Bravi bravi bravi but their masterpiece has been their daughter Asmik

  • @ИринаКунцевич-ы1б
    @ИринаКунцевич-ы1б 7 місяців тому

    Потрясающий тенор! Как жаль, что так рано покинул этот мир. Хорошо, что остались записи его выступлений.

  • @birutejac1074
    @birutejac1074 8 місяців тому

    MANO MYLIIAUSIAS DAINININKAS. NIEKAS JAM NEPRILYKSTA ATLIEKANT PILYPO ARIJA VERDZIO OPEROJE.

  • @juanantoniomunozherrera9280
    @juanantoniomunozherrera9280 8 місяців тому

    Extraordinaria artista.

  • @johantibblin7392
    @johantibblin7392 10 місяців тому

    Bravoooo! ❤

  • @fjmlambour9640
    @fjmlambour9640 10 місяців тому

    Leider ist die Kammerton viel zu hoch!

    • @fjmlambour9640
      @fjmlambour9640 10 місяців тому

      Das wirft ein falsches Bild auf die Klangfarben (Timbres)

    • @meisterwue
      @meisterwue 7 місяців тому

      ​@@fjmlambour9640und dennoch hören wir zwei exzellente Stimmen......die Mama eine weitaus angemessenere Butterfly als die Tochter, die ein bisschen in der heute üblichen Manier gehypt...

  • @tatjanalehnhardt-niederste9987
    @tatjanalehnhardt-niederste9987 10 місяців тому

    И kipras Petrauskas ligenda❤❤❤

  • @michaelfuting2403
    @michaelfuting2403 10 місяців тому

    Beider Kind die Sopranistin Asmik Grigorian: da hat sich was vererbt - Musikalität, Stimme, Leidenschaft...

  • @waldemarsopel8538
    @waldemarsopel8538 11 місяців тому

    W lata h 60-tych wieku 20-go.Pan B.Ladysz odwiedzal Pana Danzyrgier /Wroclaw ul.Ptasia 11/ktorego synMieczyslaw byl naszym starszym kolega. Gdy Pan Ladysz rozpoczynal swoj koncert dla sasiadow i samego siebie siadalismy gdzie kto mogl i na podworku sluchalismy.Pokazdym wykonaniu z domow ulic Ptasiej,Pomorskiej I Kaszubkiel z okien nagradzany byl ogromem oklaskow. Gleboki szacunek dla Pana Ladysza. Mietek Czy mozesz odezwac sie?

  • @meisterwue
    @meisterwue Рік тому

    A real excellent couple❤

  • @натальяпопова-э9н2я

    Слышала обоих в разных операх. Ирену в" Аиде "с феноменальным пиано, в конце арии, на весь зал. Гегама Григоряна слушала постоянно в Мариинском театре. Великолепные певцы.

  • @OtelloMonaco
    @OtelloMonaco Рік тому

    Vibrato un po' troppo forte, canto un po" troppo meccanico ma altrimente bravo. Meglio di cosi detti bassi di oggigiorno in ogni caso

  • @nojusvytis9727
    @nojusvytis9727 Рік тому

    Grandeeee

  • @Emanuel9991000
    @Emanuel9991000 Рік тому

    Awesome coloratura, beautiful.

  • @OtelloMonaco
    @OtelloMonaco Рік тому

    Lirica si deve cantare in lingua originale

  • @daivajekele-stoskiene1624

    Mūsų dienų Karalius . Jam priklauso visa Žemė. Tokio sveiko, sodraus, gilaus balso dar niekas neturėjo. Kodėl jo taip nevertino specialistai ir pinigų mokėtojai ? Tai lobis, turtas, grožis ir amžinybės kūnas. Gal būtų galima jam suteikti scenos kunigaikščio ordiną ir marmurinį paminklą bent po mirties ? ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @jesusmanuelacosta1645
    @jesusmanuelacosta1645 Рік тому

    Amen אמנ.

  • @solveiglandvikbrg9103
    @solveiglandvikbrg9103 Рік тому

    Brava Irena Milkevičiūtė 👍 🎼

  • @ilecier
    @ilecier Рік тому

    Superb! On par, if not better than his western fellow top tenors. Pavarotti was exactly his age and look how famous he became all over the world and compare that to Noreika.....

  • @bronislavakuliesyte5653
    @bronislavakuliesyte5653 Рік тому

    Malonu,kad mirusiam solistui yra pamaina.Taip pat labai gražaus balso operos solistas - bosas Liudas Mikalauskas.

  • @Albert-hi6vp
    @Albert-hi6vp Рік тому

    Just great