Kristian Benedikt. Tivoli & Crescendi Artists, Copenhagen
Kristian Benedikt GALA
at The Lithuanian National Opera and Ballett House, Vilnius.
Sunday: 2011-11-06 | Event starts: 19:00
Participants:
Tenor Kristian Benedikt (Lithuania), mezzo-soprano Matilda Paulson (Sweden), baritone Lars Fosser (Denmark), soprano Jana Klein (Russia), bass-baritone Atlan Karp (Estonia).
Symphony Orchestra of the LNOBT Conductor Marcello Mottadelli (Italy)
Hosted by Viktoras Gerulaitis
Program includes works by G. Verdi, R. Leoncavallo, J. Fr. Halevy, Ch. Gounod, G. Bizet, J. Massenet, J. Offenbach. Ensembles and arias.
Ticket prices:
For adults: 35, 45, 55, 65, 80, 200 Lt
Purchase ticket at: Ticket Office, Lithuanian National Opera House.
About Kristian Benedikt:
“Kristian Benedikt is not only an expressive tenor, but also an actor, who credibly shows the way Cavaradossi changes from a flattering artist into a responsible person, when the crisis in society demands that of him.” (Helsingin Sanomat)
Kristian Benedikt made his debut as an opera soloist at the Lithuanian National Opera in 1994. The three following years he sang 20 roles including Cassio in Otello, Barinkay in Gipsy Baron, Tony in Westside story, Alfredo in La Traviata, Kastytis in Jūratė ir Kastytis at Lithuania National Opera, Kaunas Music Theatre, St. Petersburg Opera, De Nederlandse Opera (Amsterdam).
In 2004 his international breakthrough came at Nederlandse Opera (DNO) with R. Chailly in G. Verdi’s Don Carlos. Highlights following this were in 2005 debut at Mariinsky theatre as Don José in Carmen and Canio in Pagliacci in 2006 at Estonia Nationa Opera, Tallinn.
From 2007 to 2009 he has been a regular guest with most of the Operas in the Baltic Countries and Finland in roles such as Hoffmann in Les contes d’Hoffmann, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut, The Duke in Rigoletto, Manrico in Trovatore, Alfredo in La Traviata,Tito and Don Ottavio in Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito and Don Giovanni.
His work in 2008 also included a successful concert tour in USA.
Mr. Benedikt’s 2009/10 season includes debut in four roles as Andrea Chenier, Des Grieux (J. Massenet’s Manon), Corrado (A.Ponchielli’s I Lituani), and Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly.
In 2010/11 he successfully performed
Eleazar in Halevy’s La Juive, the title role in
Otello,
Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana, and
Calaf inG. Puccini Turandot (in Russian, Baltics and Danish Opera houses). The Otello role Mr
. Benedikt prepared with famous stage director E. Nekrosius.
On July/August 2011 he will sing Don José in at the Opera på Skäret festival in Sweden.
Furthermore in 2011/12 Mr. Benedikt has plans to sing Edgardo in Lucia de Lammermoor (G. Donizetti), Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut (G.Puccini), Siegmund in Die Walküre (R. Wagner), Werther title role (J. Massenet) and other roles, such as Don José, Eleazar, Othello, Manrico, etc
. that he has lately sung at opera houses of various cities.
He has also taken part in several oratorio performances such as Th. Dubois The 7Last Words of Christ, G. Rossini’s Stabat Mater and G. Verdi’s Requiem.
Mr. Benedikt has sung under the baton of several famous conductors including M. Viotti, R. Chailly, and P. Domingo.
He has also made several opera recording on CD and DVD.
(Presentation of Kristian Benedikt from Tivoli & Crescendi Artists, Copenhagen, Denmark. Homepage.)
