Rafailas Karpis
tenor
Works with Vilnius City Opera
Salome
Second Jew
e-CARMEN
Dancaire, Remendado
HÄNSEL UND GRETEL
The Vampire (the Witch)
ARIAS FROM THE SHOWER
Performer
ONEGIN
Triquet
NIGHTINGALES RETURN
Performer
XYZ
Soloist
BOHEMIANS' DREAMS
Performer
SWEENEY TODD – THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
Tobias
WERTHER
Schmidt
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
Monostatos
In opera
"Der Rosenkavalier“
"Les contes d'Hoffmann”
"Anna Bolena“
"Madama Butterfly“
"Turandot“
"Manon“
"Idomeneo“
"Boris Godunov“
"Carmen“
"Le nozze di Figaro“
"La traviata“
"Der fliegende Holländer“
"Ottelo“
"Die lustige Witwe“
"Wiener Blut“
"Die Fledermaus“
"Candide“
"Lohengrin“
"The Little Prince“
"Sakurų prisiminimai“
And other
Collaborated with
Daniel Oren
David Parry
Jacek Kaspszy
Stefan Soltesz
Tomomi Nishimoto
Johanes Wildner
Vasilij Petrenko
Cyril Diederich
Daniele Rustioni
Gianluca Marciano
Damiano Micheleto
Monika Wiesler
Anthony Minghella
David Alden
Mariusz Trelinski
Arnaud Bernerd
Jean-Claude Berutti
Vincent Boussard
Vasilij Barhatov
Andris Žagars
Graham Vick
Robert Wilson
Toured in
Germany
Finland
Sweden
USA
Canada
United Kingdom
France
Slovenia
Israel
Spain
Belgium
China
Italy
Poland
Awards
Opera award „Švyturys“ (2008)
Opera Hope of the Year
Opera award „Švyturys“ (2010)
Best supporting opera role
2019
Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet theater soloist of the year
Golden Stage Cross (2020)
Soloist of the year
2024
Medal of the Order of Merit to Lithuania
Other
2007 – present
Soloist at Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre
Sometimes the roles written for children turn out to be... not so childlike. In the musical "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber", such a role is Tobias (Toby). An orphan taken in by Mrs. Lovett, he works in the bakery that sells meat pies made of human flesh. Having never known motherly warmth, Toby sees Mrs. Lovett as a mother figure. So when he witnesses her murder, the traumatized child takes revenge on Sweeney Todd. Toby is perhaps the most sensitive and tragic character in the musical. Rafailas Karpis infused him not only with playfulness, a sense of humor, and deep sorrow, but also with his own immense heart. He also brought to the role a refined command of English, honed through his love for the music of "The Beatles". A tenor beloved by audiences and highly valued by creators, Karpis stands out for his ability to reveal a part of himself in every character he plays.
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