Arūnas Malikėnas
baritone
Works with Vilnius City Opera
In opera
"Gianni Schicchi“
"Aida"
"Agnus Dei“
"Der Rosenkavalier“
"Lietuviai“
"La Traviata“
"Un ballo in maschera“
"La forza del destino“
"Gianni Schicchi“
"Madama Butterfly“
"Turandot“
"Il barbiere di Siviglia“
"Lucia di Lammermoor“
"L'elisir d'amore“
"Faust“
"La Juive“
"Carmen“
"Le nozze di Figaro“
"Wiener Blut“
"Lokys“
"Boris Godunov“
In concerts
G. F. Handel
G. Puccini
G. Mahler
L. van Beethoven
C. Orff
Toured in
USA
South America
Germany
Austria
Spain
The Netherlands
Belgium
Russia
Sweden
And other
Awards
Opera award "Švyturys“ (2009)
Best supporting role of the year
Golden Stage Cross (2009)
Best supporting role of the year
Other
1992 – 2000
Professor at Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy
1985 – present
Soloist at Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre
The Lithuanian opera world would be a much poorer place without Arūnas Malikėnas. It’s not just his baritone, but the man himself who wins over his audiences, with his admirable flexibility as an actor. It would be hard to find another performer who could portray both comic and tragic heroes to such riveting effect. For each of his memorable roles, for example, Sarastro’s henchman Monostatos in The Magic Flute, Arūnas creates life-like characterizations. In his portrayal, the duplicitous fraud who guards the abducted Princess Pamina acquires features that make him appear, if not attractive, then at least deserving a forgiving smile from the viewers. He is not only capable of deft manoeuvring across the spectrum of dramatic genres but also demonstrating a broad vocal range and fluency in diverse musical styles. Appearances of this award-winning soloist are steeped in experience, which is both fascinating and inspiring.
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