ROMANAS KUDRIAŠOVAS

baritone

ABOUT

Lithuanian baritone Romanas Kudriašovas has performed at the Danish National Opera, Bergen Festival, Opera de Lyon, Glyndebourne Festival and Tour, Welsh National Opera, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Vilnius City opera, Lithuanian National Opera, Royal Opera House of Muscat, Llangollen Festival, Abu Dhabi Festival, Laeiszhalle in Hamburg and at other venues. Roles inlcuding Silvio (Pagliacci), Schaunard (La Boheme), Yeletsky (Queen of spades), Frederic (Lakme) and others. 

Romanas Kudriašovas has been described by The Telegraph as having a “voice with shades of Alan Rickman in speech and John Shirley-Quirk in song — that certainly catches the ear”.

Last year has brought important house and role debuts at Opera de Lyon – Strahlbusch (F. Schreker Irrelohe), at Bergen Festival – 2 Nazarene (Salome) and at Danish National Opera (Den Jyske Opera) – Silvio (Pagliacci) and Orso (A. Hamerik La vendetta).

Special prize winner at the 2nd International Virgilijus Noreika Singing Competition, together with Vilnius City Opera Mr. Kudriašovas has represented Lithuania at Dubai Expo 2020. Recent performances include his role debuts as Schaunard in La bohème at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, as Frédéric in Lakmé at Auditorio Feria in Valladolid, Spain, and as Prince Yeletski in The Queen of Spades at the Vilnius City Opera in Lithuania; his return to Glyndebourne to reprise the role of Le Surintendant des plaisirs in Massenet’s Cendrillon, a part he has sung for Glyndebourne on Tour in 2018, his Vilnius City Opera debut performing Sagrestano in Tosca, his return to Amy Lane‘s acclaimed production of Tosca for a run at the Abu Dhabi Festival alongside Kristine Opolais, Vittorio Grigolo and Sir Bryn Terfel, as well as Polyphemus in Handel’s Acis and Galatea at the Baroque Opera Theatre of Lithuania.

Other roles of the previous seasons include The Footman in Barber‘s Vanessa at the 2018 Glyndebourne Festival, where he also covered the role of Conte d’Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Commissionario in La traviata for Glyndebourne on Tour, Eolo in La fida Ninfa for the Lithuanian Baroque Opera Theater, Lockit in The Beggar’s Opera and Antenor in Dardanus with the European Opera Centre, Valens in Theodora with the Sacred Opera Berlin, Mr. X in Kalman’s Zirkusprinzessin with the State Music Theatre in Klaipėda (Lithuania), Bill in Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny with the Hamburger Symphoniker, and Elviro in Serse for Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy.

In the Oratorio repertoire Mr. Kudriašovas has recently sung the bass solo in Bach’s Magnificat at Laeiszhalle in Hamburg with the Hamburger Symphoniker, conducted by Sir Roger Norrington.

Mr. Kudriašovas has given recitals and solo concerts throughout Germany and the UK, at the Royal Opera House in Oman, Teatro Vittoria in Turin with Coin du Roi baroque orchestra, as well as in his home country of Lithuania, where he frequently performs at the National Philharmonic Halls of Vilnius and Kaunas.

Romanas Kudriašovas studied singing at the Music and Theatre Academy in Lithuania, Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg, the Wales International Academy of Voice with Dennis O’Neill and Nuccia Focile and at the London National Opera Studio. Supplementing his education, he has trained at the Georg Solti Bel Canto Academy with Leo Nucci, Barbara Frittoli, and Richard Bonynge, as well as taking masterclasses with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.

SIAA Foundation Liechtenstein generously supports Mr. Kudriašovas towards the development of his career.

PERFORMANCES

SEPTEMBER 30 | CONCERT

Romanas Kudriašovas, baritone

Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra |  Choir "Vilnius" | cond. Artūras Dambrauskas

D. Zakaras - oratorio "Gratulationes Vilnae"

Mažeikiai, Lithuania


OCTOBER 15 | CONCERT: Schumann: Dichterliebe

Romanas Kudriašovas - baritone | Alexander Paley - piano

Music Salon 32 kėdės | Vilnius, Lithuania

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NOVEMBER 10, 11 | CONCERT: Masterpieces of French music

Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra | cond. Jonathan Berman 

Lili Boulanger - Cantata Faust et Hélène

Romanas Kudriašovas - baritone | Eglė Wyss - mezzosoprano | Mindaugas Jankauskas -tenor

NOVEMBER 10 - Kaunas Philharmonic Hall  Info & tickets

NOVEMBER 11 - Vilnius National Philharmonic Hall  Info & tickets 


2024


MARCH 14, 19, 23, 26, 30, APRIL 3 | OPERA: Madama Butterfly

 Kevin John Edusei - conductor | Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier - directors

Role: Imperial Commissioner

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 

More info & tickets

AUGUST 8 | OPERA: Neringa

Role: Slibinas 

Palanga, Lithuania


JUNE 29 | OPERA GALA 

Romanas Kudriašovas, baritone

Latvian National Opera Orchestra | Mārtiņš Ozoliņš - conductor

Dzintari Concert Hall  (Jūrmala, Latvia)


MAY 19 | CONCERT: A Poet's Love

Romanas Kudriašovas - baritone | Alexander Paley - piano

L. van Beethoven - An die ferne Geliebte, R. Schumann - Dichterliebe

Klaipėda Concert Hall | More info & tickets


FEBRUARY 25 | CONCERT: Songs of longing

Romanas Kudriašovas - baritone | Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra | cond. Modestas Pitrėnas

Gustav Mahler -  Rückert Lieder

Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall  | More info & tickets


OCTOBER 11, 13,  NOVEMBER 3, 5, 7, 15, DECEMBER 2, 3

OPERA: R. Leoncavallo Pagliacci | A. Hamerik La Vendetta

Roles: Silvio | Orso

Ch. Lichtenstein - conductor | Ph. Kochheim - director

Danish National Opera  (Den Jyske Opera) More info & tickets


AUGUST 21 | CONCERT: works by Lully, Rameau, Hahn

Romanas Kudriašovas - baritone | Alexander Paley - piano

Paliesiaus dvaras | Ignalinos raj., Lithuania | More info & tickets


AUGUST 10,13 | OPERA: Neringa

Role: Slibinas 

Juodkrantė, Lithuania |  More info & tickets


JULY 24 | CONCERT: Undiscovered Mozart

Romanas Kudriašovas - baritone | Lina Dambrauskaitė - soprano | Gabija Butkutė - piano 

Pažaislis Festival | Zapyškio bažnyčia | More info & tickets


JULY 23 | CONCERT: Arias and songs

Romanas Kudriašovas - baritone | Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra

Kurtuvėnai, Lithuania


JULY 17 | RECITAL: works by R. V. Williams

Romanas Kudriašovas - baritone | Giedrė Muralytė - piano

Užutrakio dvaras | Trakai, Lithuania | More info & tickets


JULY 12 | OPERA GALA: Arias and duets

Kaunas symphony orchestra, cond. J. Janulevičius

Kaunas State Philharmonic Hall, Lithuania | SIAA Foundation


JULY 9 | CONCERT: R. V. Williams - Songs of travel (arr. with orchestra)

Romanas Kudriašovas - baritone | Klaipeda Chamber Orchestra 

Thomas Mann Festival | Nida, Lithuania | More info & tickets 


JUNE 8 | RECITAL: J. Brahms - Die schöne Magelone 

Romanas Kudriašovas - baritone | Alexander Paley - piano

Kaunas, Lithuania


JUNE 5 | RECITAL: songs by Paolo Tosti 

Romanas Kudriašovas - baritone | Gabija Butkutė - piano

Music Salon 32 kėdės | Vilnius, Lithuania


JUNE 2 | OPERA: R. Strauss Salome

Role: 2 Nazarene

Bergen International Festival, Norway

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Edward Gardner | More info


MAY 23 | RECITAL: J. Brahms - Die schöne Magelone 

Romanas Kudriašovas - baritone | Alexander Paley - piano

Organum hall | Vilnius, Lithuania


APRIL 9 | RECITAL: works by H. Purcell and B. Britten

Romanas Kudriašovas - baritone | Giedrė Muralytė - piano

Kaunas Philharmonic Hall | Kaunas, Lithuania


MARCH 19, 22, 25, 27, 29 APRIL 2 | OPERA: F. Schreker Irrelohe

Role: Strahlbusch

B. Kontarsky - conductor | D. Bösch - director

Opera de Lyon, France

VIDEOS

Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen (Korngold - Die tote Stadt)

Silvio (Leoncavallo - Pagliacci)

Ya vas lyublyu / Я Вас Люблю (Pikovaya Dama)

Largo al factotum (Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia)

AUDIO

PHOTOS

CONTACT


Romanas Kudriašovas

r.kudriasovas [at] gmail.com

+370 684 70986

 

DO OPERA

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+33 660 551 667

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