Sandra Janušaitė
soprano
Works with Vilnius City Opera
In opera
"Turandot“
"Peer Gynt“
"La Juive“
"Eugene Onegin“
"L'elisir d'amore“
"Suor Angelica“
"Don Giovanni“
"The Queen of Spades“
"Der fliegende Holländer“
"La forza del destino“
"Madama Butterfly“
"Die Walküre“
"Carmen“
"Aida“
"Le nozze di Figaro“
"Otello“
"Attila"
"Lohengrin“
"Ernani“
"Jenůfa“
"Rusalka“
"Luisa Miller“
"Nabucco“
"Il Trittico“
"I Lituani“
And other
In concerts
J. Brahms, G. Verdi, W. A. Mozart, A. Dvořák
J .S. Bach
G. Rossini
A. Honegger
S. Rachmaninoff
Theaters
Germany
Germany
Switzerland
Belgium
Germany
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Lithuania
Collaborated with
Carlo Rizzi
Friedriech Heider
Tomas Netopil
Srboljub Dinic
Kiril Karabits
Antony Hermus
Anja Bihlmeier
Anthony Minghela
Günter Krämer
Eimuntas Nekrošius
And others
Awards
Opera award "Švyturys“ (2004)
Opera hope of the year
Opera award "Švyturys“ (2007)
Female soloist of the year
Opera award "Švyturys“ (2012)
Opera Beacon of the year
2013
Golden Stage Cross award
2014
Lithuanian National Culture and Arts premium
Other
2013 – 2015
Soloist at Aalt theatre (Essen, Germany)
2001 – present
Soloist at Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre
Giuseppe Verdi is known as a composer who wrote for big voices and passions. Verdi’s Il trovatore is based on a story about two separated brothers who have been reunited through their love for Leonora. In the VCO’s production of Il trovatore, this particular character is put in the limelight by emphasizing the woman’s coming of age story.
The character performed by Sandra Janušaitė is a combination of childish dreamer but also a mature, resolute, and self-assured lady, which strongly resonates with Sandra’s own personality. A self-willed singer hailing from Samogitia, makes no secret of how difficult and long her path towards feeling comfortable on stage was. Sandra still has to remind herself that nobody’s perfect. For she is a perfectionist, indeed. While performing on stage, she stands out for displaying her ‘naked’ emotions and the incredible ability to put her utmost energy into every moment. Not only is her voice strong, but so is her will that has guided her along the way towards singing leading roles at major opera theatres in Lithuania and elsewhere in Europe.
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