LITHUANIAN NATIONAL OPERA AND BALLET

By arrangement with PMB Projects the Nottingham Royal Centre presented the first and only UK appearance of the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet at the Royal Centre, Nottingham in July 2004.

This first time visit to the UK was a unique and exciting opportunity to see the world-class Opera and Ballet companies of Lithuania.

Opera was first produced in Lithuania in 1636, so Vilnius was one of the first of European capital cities to have this art form and the theatre is now an important centre of culture. During the Soviet era it was host to many internationally known performers of both Ballet and Opera and today its own companies tour each year in Europe and further afield, to great acclaim.

This premiere season in Nottingham showed an exhilarating repertoire of opera and ballet as below, with some stunning productions and thrilling performers.

OPERA

Don Giovanni - Wednesday 21 July and Sunday 25 July
One of the most popular of Mozart's comedy-operas starring the acclaimed baritone Vytautas Juozapaitas as the Don, Alma Buzaite as Dona Elvira and the celebrated bass Vytautas Bakula as the Commendatore

Aida - Thursday 22nd July and Saturday 24th July
One of Verdi's most spectacular operas stunningly directed byJonas Jurasas with lavish sets and costumes by Adomas Jacovskis and Aleksandra Jacovskyte it is a spectacular event.

Nabucco - Friday 23rd July
Verdi's four act opera contains some of the most thrilling ensemble singing including the chorus of the Hebrew slaves. Directed by Jonas Vaitkus, conductor Jonas Aleksa.

BALLET

Romeo & Juliet - Tuesday 27 July and Wednesday 28 July
Shakespeare's tragedy of star crossed lovers inspired this choreographic creation by Vladimir Vasiliev to the thrilling score of Prokofiev. The acclaimed EgleSpokaite is the beautiful Juliet with Nerijus Juska as Romeo.

Carmen and Don Quixote Act 3 - Thursday 29 July and Friday 30th July
A passionate and exciting double-bill of Georges Bizet's Carmen, and Don Quixote Act 3 to the lush score of Ludwig Minkus. Colourful and electrifying these most accessible and exciting ballets are not to be missed.

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