Almas Švilpa
bass
Works with Vilnius City Opera
In opera
"Der fliegende Holländer“
"Salome“
"Faust“
"Der Ring des Nibelungen“
"Elektra“
"Il barbiere di Siviglia“
"Don Carlos“
"Rigoletto“
"Le nozze di Figaro“
"Nabucco“
"Prince Igor“
"Ruslan and Lyudmila“
"Don Giovanni"
"Lucrezia Borgia"
"Simon Boccanegra"
"Luisa Miller"
"Norma"
"Carmen"
"Macbeth"
"La forza del destino"
"Parsifal"
"Nabucco"
And other
Theaters
Austria
Austria
Austria
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland
Belgium
France
Denmark
Japan
Collaborated with conductor
Daniel Barenboim
Kent Nagano
Kasushi Ono
Stefan Soltesz
Nello Santi
Other
1997 – present
Soloist at Aalto theater (Germany)
Lives in Essen, Germany
Even though the story in Charles Gounod’s opera centres on the fate of Faust, it would not be as effective without his worthy rival, Méphistophélès. Almas Švilpa, a bass-baritone who has been a soloist of the Aalto Theatre in Essen for many years and sang in the stages of Deutsche Oper Berlin and Wiener staatsoper, has it all to deliver the devil’s multi-faceted character. His powerful, athletic figure, high stature, and penetrating eyes naturally place him at the centre stage of the action. His innate traits endow his Méphistophélès with a sinister quality and unpredictable emotions. The devil’s soul has no restrictions to obey: he can have fun and contrive schemes, wear a priest’s cassock or a woman’s gown. But of course, different guises are only used to conceal his true intentions. By kindling Faust’s hope to win his battle against time, Méphistophélès appears only to make a pleasant pastime for himself. Almas’s own favorite pastime is much less mischievous: as a native of the seaport town of Klaipėda, he is the captain of his own private yacht!
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