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This was confirmed by K. Antanėlis’ friend and fellow composer, pianist and jazz teacher Arūnas Navakas on BNS on Tuesday.
K. Antanėlis composed the famous rock opera “Love and Death in Verona” based on the drama “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare (libretto by Sigitas Geda), together with A. Navakas he composed the rock opera “Peras Giuntas”, the oratorio “Four Rain Countries” for soloists, for choir and orchestra, four song cycles according to the lyrics of Bernardas Brazdžionis.
He was also the first in Europe to present Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera “Jesus Christ the Superstar.”
The creative legacy of K. Antanėlis also consists of some 200 songs and some 80 instrumental works. He was also the author of many of his lyrics.
The president expressed his condolences
The President of the Republic of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, expressed his condolences for the loss of the legendary Lithuanian composer, architect and artist Kęstutis Antanėlis.
“The world of Lithuanian culture has lost a brilliant personality, the legendary composer, whose work during the years of Soviet oppression connected us with the art of the free world, was a clear example of Lithuanian artistic resistance, expressed his personal and community aspiration for Liberty”.
The President expressed his deepest condolences to K. Antanėlis’s family, friends and supporters of his work.
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