Ieva Prudnikovaitė

Ieva Prudnikovaitė can become everything she wants. This is not merely due to her talent as an actress. Ieva is an incredibly self-possessed, conscientious person. Being raised in the world of theatre and music, she could not be easily surprised. On the other hand, she remains open even to the most extreme directorial choices and baffling interpretations of the characters she plays, looking at things with unbiased, penetrating rationality. Geneviève in Pelléas et Mélisande is a reticent, yet resilient character that requires great inner strength from the singer. She is a silent and sempiternal evil that can adjust to every situation and make us see only the darkness in others. In the VCO’s production of the opera, Geneviève finally remains with Mélisande’s newborn baby girl – a ‘silent role’ entrusted to Ieva’s own baby girl – on her hands at the end of the performance. Children, family and music are the key pieces in the jigsaw puzzle of Ieva’s life as a mother, wife and professional singer pursuing a career at opera houses in Lithuania, Germany, Austria, and elsewhere.