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The “bohemians”, who shook the world of Lithuanian opera more than a decade ago, surprise visitors to the MO Museum this time. A preliminary exhibition “From That Opera” was presented at the museum.
The presentation of the exhibition was attended by the founders of the MO Museum Danguolė and Viktoras Butkai, as well as Dalia Ibelhauptaitė and Dexter Fletcher, Kristina Sabaliauskaitė, Ieva Prudnikovaitė and Modestas Pitrėnas, Gintaras Rinkevičius, Juozas Virdas Statkeilaskaiius, Roščilas Kučilas and Tomaskaviius.
Moments of the exhibition “From That Opera” / Irmantas Gelūnas / Photo by “PEOPLE Photo”
Moments of the exhibition “From That Opera” / Irmantas Gelūnas / Photo by “PEOPLE Photo”
About the exhibition “From That Opera”
The exhibition “From That Opera” offers a different journey behind the scenes of the theater and the opportunity to get to know as closely as possible up to 27 international opera stars. For a long time, as if the “bohemians” on the other side of the opera were unfolding, non-traditional, atypical ways and forms of the exhibition were sought. Therefore, they are presented in an experiential exhibition-installation, in which visitors to the exhibition are invited to get to know the behind the scenes of the opera and thus learn about the history of VCO.
Visitors are invited to take a close look at the spectacular scenery of set designers Dick Bird and Marius Jacovskis, inside. Fragments of well-known operas come to life in new ways, complemented by projections by multimedia artist Rimas Sakalauskas and phenotypes by photographer Mindaugas Meškauskas, who works with the ancient technique of wet collodium.
Moments of the exhibition “From That Opera” / Irmantas Gelūnas / Photo by “PEOPLE Photo”
Merūnas Vitulskis / Irmantas Gelūnas / Photo by “ŽMONĖS Photo”
The exhibition is dedicated to the centenary of professional opera, 100 years ago, in 1920. On December 31, the opera “Traviata” by G. Verdi was presented for the first time in Kaunas. In today’s Lithuania, in addition to the classical tradition, groups that create bold operational alternatives also thrive. Bohemians, which began their activities in 2006, became one of the most important in 2012, becoming the second professional opera theater in Lithuania – the Vilnius City Opera. Once upon a time, it seemed as if young people had come “not from that opera”, today they are the most famous opera not only in Lithuania, but in the whole world.
Exhibition presentation events
Visitors to the MO Museum can see the “From That Opera” exhibition on September 3. The specific format of the exhibition-installation requires you to experience it in the most personal way possible, so don’t be surprised if you have to wait a bit. But time will not last: the team is preparing additional exhibitions in the spaces near the Small Exhibition Hall.
Moments of the exhibition “From That Opera” / Irmantas Gelūnas / Photo by “PEOPLE Photo”
Juozas Statkevičius / Irmantas Gelūnas / VILLAGE PHOTO
Moments of the exhibition “From That Opera” / Irmantas Gelūnas / Photo by “PEOPLE Photo”
On the opening night, September 3, there will be a conversation between the two founders of the VCO – D. Ibelhauptaitė and G. Rinkevičius. During it, it will be possible to learn how they created an alternative to the usual opera theater in a non-traditional way in a non-theatrical space, brought together young opera who cared for no one in Lithuania at the time and inspired them to reach heights. international
The evening will also include a meeting with soloists who have conquered the most important international opera stages. These are Aušrinė Stundytė, Kostas Smoriginas, Vida Miknevičiūtė and Justina Gringytė, who could be detained in Vilnius at the same time just for the plans of the repertoires of opera houses around the world changed by the pandemic.
The evening will end with a musical part: a concert with the bohemian talents themselves: Vida Miknevičiūtė, Romanas Kudriašovas, Edgaras Davidovičius, Monika Pleškytė and concertmaster Justas Čeponis.
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