5th Contemporary Opera Festival NOA
19 December 2012
Arts Printing House (Šiltadaržio g. 6, Vilnius)
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Nanoopera Manifesto
PROGRAMME
5 pm, Arts Printing House, Café
Audiovisual installation Evolution of the Electric Light
3D mapping projection: Rimas Sakalauskas
Skulpture: Audrius Ringaila
Music: Miša Skalskis (96wrld)
6 pm, Arts Printing House, Infoteka
OPERA FILM SHORTS
„Sudužo“, „Žinia“, „Musė“, „Kvėpuok“, „Mermalis II“, „Plaukikė“, „Suaugti“, „Dualumas“ (2011)
„Namas“, „Ratas“ (2012)
7 pm, Arts Printing House, Black Hall
Main programme of NANOOPERAS
Nanoopera BASTARD AND POOR MAD WOMAN
Production team
Composer Linas Paulauskis
Director Marija Simona Šimulynaitė
Chorus Master Linas Balandis
Text by Sigitas Geda (poem "Bastard and Poor Mad Woman" from the collection of poems The Jotvingian Mass)
Performers
Rita Mačiliūnaitė (voice)
Julija Karaliūnaitė (voice)
Janas Maksimovičius (saxophone)
Linas Paulauskis (electric keyboards)
Vocal Quartet: Ieva Skorubskaitė (soprano), Milda Zapolskaitė (alto), Arūnas Blažys (tenor), Saulius Radžiūnas (bass)
Nanoopera PEER GYNT
Production team
Composer and conductor Antanas Jasenka
Directors: Antanas Jasenka, Giedrė Brazytė
Videoartist Rimas Sakalauskas
Set designer Giedrė Brazytė
Text by Henrik Ibsen ("Monologue for an Onion" from the drama Peer Gynt)
Performers
Peer Gynt – Vaidotas Martinaitis (actor)
Neda Malūnavičiūtė (voice)
Ieva Sipaitytė (violin)
Toma Bandzaitytė (violin)
Vita Raškevičiūtė (alto)
Gabrielė Samolytė (cello)
Arūnas Kučinskas (double bass)
Petras Vyšniauskas (saxophone)
Andrius Rekašius (percussion)
Nanoopera ABOUT THE FIRE AND RUNNING MAN
Production team
Composer and librettist Rūta Vitkauskaitė
Director Marija Simona Šimulynaitė
Set designer Sigita Šimkūnaitė
Costume designer Dovilė Cibulskaitė
Videoartist Simas Gineika
Conductor Ričardas Šumila
Chorus master Linas Balandis
Performers
Fire – Aistė Miknytė (soprano)
Maiden – Indrė Anankaitė (soprano)
Running Man – Karolis Butavičius (actor-dancer)
Vytautas Giedraitis (clarinet)
Jan Maksimowich (saxophone)
Andrius Rekašius (percussion)
Aistė Bružaitė (kanklės)
Gabrielė Samolytė (cello)
Arūnas Kučinskas (double bass)
Vocal Quartet – Ieva Skorubskaitė (soprano), Milda Zapolskaitė (alto), Arūnas Blažys (tenor), Saulius Radžiūnas (bass)
Nanoopera TIMELESS BEAUTY, OR DRESS CODE 'OPERA'
Production team
Idea: Justas Tertelis and Rita Mačiliūnaitė
Composer Rita Mačiliūnaitė
Director Justas Testelis
Performers
Vytautas Vepštas (baritone)
Paulius Bagdanavičius (tenor)
Vytautas Giedraitis (clarinet)
Nanoopera AN OPTICAL ILLUSION
Production team
Composer Leonardas Pilkauskas
Set designer and director Vitalija Samuilova
Videoartist Rimas Sakalauskas
Libretto after Daniil Kharms's short story "An Optical Illusion" from the collection of stories Incidences
Performers
Jan Maksimowich (saxophone)
Vocal Quartet – Ieva Skorubskaitė (soprano), Milda Zapolskaitė (alto), Arūnas Blažys (tenor), Saulius Radžiūnas (bass)
Siurreal farce or comic madrigal THE SINGING LESSON
Production team
Composer George Holloway (JK)
Libretto by George Holloway and Claude Willan (JK)
Director Marija Simona Šimulynaitė
Set designer Sigita Šimkūnaitė
Costume desginer Dovilė Cibulskaitė
Conductor Ričardas Šumila
Performers
First teacher – Stein Skjervold (baritone)
Second teacher – Paulius Bagdanavičius (tenor)
First student – Julija Karaliūnaitė (soprano)
Second student – Indrė Anankaitė (soprano)
Third student – Aistė Miknytė (soprano)
Toma Bandzaitytė (violin)
Arūnas Kučinskas (double bass)
Vytautas Giedraitis (clarinet)
Janas Maksimovičius (saxophone)
Aistė Bružaitė (kanklės)
Andrius Rekašius (percussion)
Tickets: Lt20, Lt30
Tickets available at bilietai.lt
Organised by The independent creative group Operomanija
Sponsors and partners:
Lithuanian Ministry of Culture
Arts Printing House
Lithuanian Music and Publishing Centre
Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
Vilnius Municipality
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