Mezzo-soprano Jurgita Adamonytė was born in Lithuania and graduated with a Master of Music diploma from the Lithuanian Academy of Music. She continued her studies at the Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag, the Royal Academy of Music, London and the Cardiff International Academy of Voice. She has won first prize in numerous vocal competitions throughout Europe.
She made her debut as Zerlina Don Giovanni with the Lithuanian National Opera, since when she has appeared with the Czech National Theatre in Ostrava Maddalena in Rigoletto, with Frankfurt Opera (Scipio, in the world premiere of Glanert’s Caligula), and with Chicago Opera Theater (Ursula in Beatrice and Benedict).
Miss Adamonytė sang Cherubino Le nozze di Figaro in the Salzburg Festival production on tour to Japan with Robin Ticciati, and Idamante Idomeneo with Europa Galante and Fabio Biondi in Amsterdam, Lisbon and London. Her opera engagements include Dorabella Così fan tutte, Cherubino, and Dunjasha The Tsar’s Bride for the Royal Opera, Covent Garden; the Page Salome at the Baden-Baden Festspielhaus; her return to the Salzburg Festival as Krista The Makropulos Case; Cherubino for Welsh National Opera; the Fox Cunning Little Vixen for Opera de Lille; and Scipio and Idamante for the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires.
She has appeared in concert with the Northern Sinfonia, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and Scottish Chamber Orchestra. This season she sings Hänsel Hänsel und Gretel in Vilnius and for WNO, the Page Salome in Naples, and recently made her role debut as Mélisande Pelléas et Mélisande in a new production for Welsh National Opera. Engagements in 2015/2016 include Flosshilde in the new Johan Simons production of Das Rheingold for the Ruhtriennale and Olga Eugene Onegin for Garsington Opera.
For full and up to date biography please contact my managers at Hazard Chase.
She made her debut as Zerlina Don Giovanni with the Lithuanian National Opera, since when she has appeared with the Czech National Theatre in Ostrava Maddalena in Rigoletto, with Frankfurt Opera (Scipio, in the world premiere of Glanert’s Caligula), and with Chicago Opera Theater (Ursula in Beatrice and Benedict).
Miss Adamonytė sang Cherubino Le nozze di Figaro in the Salzburg Festival production on tour to Japan with Robin Ticciati, and Idamante Idomeneo with Europa Galante and Fabio Biondi in Amsterdam, Lisbon and London. Her opera engagements include Dorabella Così fan tutte, Cherubino, and Dunjasha The Tsar’s Bride for the Royal Opera, Covent Garden; the Page Salome at the Baden-Baden Festspielhaus; her return to the Salzburg Festival as Krista The Makropulos Case; Cherubino for Welsh National Opera; the Fox Cunning Little Vixen for Opera de Lille; and Scipio and Idamante for the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires.
She has appeared in concert with the Northern Sinfonia, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and Scottish Chamber Orchestra. This season she sings Hänsel Hänsel und Gretel in Vilnius and for WNO, the Page Salome in Naples, and recently made her role debut as Mélisande Pelléas et Mélisande in a new production for Welsh National Opera. Engagements in 2015/2016 include Flosshilde in the new Johan Simons production of Das Rheingold for the Ruhtriennale and Olga Eugene Onegin for Garsington Opera.
For full and up to date biography please contact my managers at Hazard Chase.