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
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
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
JUNE 29 | OPERA GALA
Romanas Kudriašovas, baritone
Latvian National Opera Orchestra | Mārtiņš Ozoliņš - conductor
Dzintari Concert Hall (Jūrmala, Latvia)
AUGUST 8 | OPERA: Neringa
Role: Slibinas
Palanga, Lithuania
SEPTEMBER 30 | CONCERT
Romanas Kudriašovas, baritone
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra | Choir "Vilnius" | cond. Artūras Dambrauskas
Program TBA | Mažeikiai, Lithuania
NOVEMBER 10, 11 | CONCERT
Romanas Kudriašovas, baritone
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra | cond. Robertas Šervenikas
Program TBA
Kaunas Philharmonic Hall
Vilnius National Philharmonic Hall
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
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
Largo al factotum (Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia)
Ya vas lyublyu / Я Вас Люблю (Pikovaya Dama)
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Songs of travel
Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen (Korngold - Die tote Stadt)
AUDIO
PHOTOS
CONTACT
Romanas Kudriašovas
r.kudriasovas [at] gmail.com
+370 684 70986