Sigutė Stonytė

Sigutė Stonytė
Sigutė Stonytė
Education	Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
Occupation	Opera singer
Years active	1985–present

Sigutė Stonytė is a Lithuanian soprano and professor at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.

Early life and education

Stonytė graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1982, studying under Z. Paulauskas.^{[citation needed]} In 1982-1984 she also studied with vocal teacher Joana Kepenienė.^{[citation needed]}

Singing career

In 1984, Stonytė won the International Competition for Singers in Riga and a year later made her debut at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (LNOBT) as Tatyana in Pyotr Tchaikovsky‘s opera Eugene Onegin.^{[citation needed]}

In 1991, Stonytė won the second prize at the International Marian Anderson Vocal Arts Competition in Maryland, USA (first prize was not awarded).^{[citation needed]}

Stonytė's latest role^[when?] was Desdemona in Verdi's Otello (directed by Eimuntas Nekrošius).

Stonytė has sung around 30 soprano parts ranging from Bach to Britten and has also performed chamber pieces (including Schumann’s Frauenliebe und Leben, Mahler’s Rueckert-Lieder, Messiaen’s Poemes pour Mi, as well as works by Rachmaninoff, Strauss and Karnavičius).

Performances

Festivals
Role	Festival	Location	Ref.
Abigaile	Savonlinna Opera Festival		^{[citation needed]}
Abigaile	Verdianaeum	La Roncole	^{[citation needed]}
	Bratislava Cantans		^{[citation needed]}
Agathe	Heilbronn Festival	Germany	^{[citation needed]}
	Glamorgan Valley		^{[citation needed]}
	Norrtelje Chamber Music festival		^{[citation needed]}
Aida	Holland Opera Festival		^{[citation needed]}
Abigaile	Opera Festival in Arles	France	^{[citation needed]}

Operas
Work	Composer	Role	Company	Venue	Location	Ref.
Nabucco	Verdi	Abigaile		Estonia Theatre	Tallinn	^{[citation needed]}
Aida	Verdi	Aida
Macbeth	Verdi	Lady Macbeth
La traviata	Verdi	Violetta	Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago			^{[citation needed]}
Aida		Aida			Taiwan	^{[citation needed]}
Nabucco	Verdi	Abigaile			England	^{[citation needed]}
		Zerlina			England	^{[citation needed]}
Salome	Strauss	Salome			Tel Aviv	^{[citation needed]}
			Latvian National Opera		France (tour)	^{[citation needed]}
Eugene Onegin	Tchaikovsky	Tatyana				^{[citation needed]}
Il trovatore	Verdi	Leonora				^{[citation needed]}
Gražina	Karnavičius	Ramunė				^{[citation needed]}
Faust	Gounod	Marguerite				^{[citation needed]}
Le nozze di Figaro	Mozart	Cherubino				^{[citation needed]}
La cambiale di matrimonio	Rossini	Fanny				^{[citation needed]}
Tannhäuser	Wagner	Elisabeth				^{[citation needed]}
Fidelio	Beethoven	Marcellina				^{[citation needed]}
Der Freischütz	Weber	Agathe				^{[citation needed]}
Tosca	Puccini	Tosca				^{[citation needed]}
The Tales of Hoffmann	Offenbach	Antonia				^{[citation needed]}
Suor Angelica	Puccini	Sister Angelica				^{[citation needed]}
The Queen of Spades	Tchaikovsky	Liza				^{[citation needed]}
The Flying Dutchman	Wagner	Senta				^{[citation needed]}
Un ballo in maschera	Verdi	Amelia				^{[citation needed]}
Turandot	Puccini	Liu				^{[citation needed]}
La forza del destino	Verdi	Leonora				^{[citation needed]}
Le nozze di Figaro	Mozart	Countess Almaviva				^{[citation needed]}
Eugene Onegin	Tchaikovsky	Larina				^{[citation needed]}
Otello	Verdi	Desdemona				^{[citation needed]}
Ernani	Verdi	Elvira				^{[citation needed]}

Other performances
With	Venue	Location	Ref.
National Symphony Orchestra of the USA	J. F. Kennedy Center	Washington D.C.	^{[citation needed]}
Moscow Philharmonic			^{[citation needed]}
Odense Symphony			^{[citation needed]}
Lithuanian State Orchestra			^{[citation needed]}
National Symphony Orchestra			^{[citation needed]}
Estonian Symphony Orchestra			^{[citation needed]}
Latvian Symphony Orchestra			^{[citation needed]}
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra			^{[citation needed]}

Teaching

In 1992, Stonytė started teaching at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre where she continues to be a Professor, as well as teaching classes abroad.^{[citation needed]} She has also been a judge in local and international singing competitions.^{[citation needed]}

Awards


Year	Prize	For role	Awarding body	Location	Ref.
1984	Winner		International Competition for Singers	Riga	^{[citation needed]}
1991	Second Prize (first prize not awarded)		International Marian Anderson Vocal Arts Competition	Maryland	^[1]
1996	Kristoforas Award	Lady Macbeth in Verdi's Macbeth	Lithuanian Theatre Union		^{[citation needed]}
1999	Kipras Prize – Singer of the Year		Society of Lithuanian Opera Friends		^{[citation needed]}
2000	The Knight's Cross		Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas		^{[citation needed]}
2003	Special Prize	Amelia in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera and Zerlina in Mozart's Don Giovanni	Lithuanian Ministry of Culture		^{[citation needed]}
2004	4th class Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana				^{[citation needed]}
2004	Lithuanian National Prize				^{[citation needed]}
2005	Operos Švyturiai (Opera Beacon Award) – Best Female Soloist of the Year	Leonora in La forza del destino and Senta in The Flying Dutchman	Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre		^[2]
2011	Golden Cross of the Stage	Countess Rosina Almaviva in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro	Lithuanian Theatre Union		^{[citation needed]}
2011	Opera Beacon Award – Best Female Soloist of the Year	Desdemona in Otello directed by Eimuntas Nekrošius	Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre		^[3]
2016	Golden Cross of the Stage Award – Lifetime Achievements to Lithuanian theatre		Lithuanian Theatre Union		^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Stonytė is married to a Lithuanian pianist Jurgis Karnavičius.^{[citation needed]}

References

↑ "Vocal Arts Competition". The New York Times. 24 July 1991. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
↑ "Paskelbti 2005-ųjų "Operos Švyturiai"". Delfi kultūra (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 28 July 2026.
↑ Alfa.lt, Naujienų portalas. "Metų operos Švyturys – Sigutė Stonytė - Naujienų portalas Alfa.lt". www.alfa.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2026.

[1] "Vocal Arts Competition". The New York Times. 24 July 1991. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 July 2026.

[2] "Paskelbti 2005-ųjų "Operos Švyturiai"". Delfi kultūra (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 28 July 2026.

[3] Alfa.lt, Naujienų portalas. "Metų operos Švyturys – Sigutė Stonytė - Naujienų portalas Alfa.lt". www.alfa.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2026.

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1994–1998	1994 S. Geda G. Rinkevičius A. Dovydėnas R. Midvikis A. Žebrauskas R. Krištapavičius A. Sakalauskas R. Tuminas 1995 A. Macijauskas R. Katilius B. Kutavičius A. Petrulis V. Šerys J. Mekas A. Rubšys 1996 O. Balakauskas S. Kuzma V. Masalskis V. Prudnikovas J. Strielkūnas E. Špokaitė V. Valius 1997 A. Nyka-Niliūnas O. Narbutaitė P. Repšys J. Erlickas A. Šenderovas R. Ibelgauptienė Z. Ibelgauptas E. Nekrošius 1998 V. Bartulis F. Jakubauskas A. Kunčius M. Martinaitis D. Sauka A. Šaltenienė A. Bumblauskas A. Galinis E. Gudavičius A. Žostautas
1999–2003	1999 J. Onaitytė D. Kajokas K. Pempė G. Ramunis A. Savickas L.L. Katinas M. Navakas A. Zalatorius S. Sondeckis O. Narbutienė 2000 E. Cukermanas D. Kasčiūnaitė R. Granauskas T. Venclova N. Miliauskaitė I. Milkevičiūtė J. Domarkas V. Bagdonas A. Jacovskis 2001 L. Gutauskas Š. Bartas J. Marcinkevičius F. Bajoras V. Urmanavičiūtė L.V. Strioga S. Eidrigevičius D. Katkus K. Smoriginas 2002 R. Antinis P. Vyšniauskas O. Koršunovas J. Juozapaitis A. Každailis A. Stonys J. Mikelinskas K. Platelis D. Geringas 2003 A.J. Kuras J. Aleksa V. Juozapaitis V. Barkauskas A.A. Jonynas P. Dirgėla B. Vilimaitė A. Sutkus J. Vaitkus
2004–2008	2004 O. Baliukonytė S. Parulskis J. Paulėkaitė P. Mazūras M. Vilutis R. Mažulis S. Stonytė S. Žvirgždas Vilnius State Quartet A. Vainiūnaitė A. Šilalė G. Jakaitis A. Vasiliauskas 2005 G. Varnas L. Oržekauskienė J. Aputis J. Ivanauskaitė K. Jaroševaitė V. Laurušas A. Marčėnas A. Matelis R. Šervenikas 2006 S. Juškys K. Navakas N. Lukšionytė-Tolvaišienė V. Balčytis J.V. Bruveris R. Kepežinskas M. Rubackytė R. Sakalauskas A. Vizgirda 2007 V. Kernagis A. Andriuškevičius Š. Nakas V. Paukštė N. Urbonienė G. Urbonas Z. Nagytė-Katiliškienė 2008 R. Staliliūnaitė-Matulionienė V. Povilionienė A. Gailius R. Šerkšnytė D. Narkevičius V. Juknaitė
2009–2013	2009 A. Grikevičius J.R. Jurašas R. Kazlas M. Matušakaitė R. Rakauskas R. Skučaitė 2010 V. Noreika I. Meras V. Augustinas R. Rastauskas P. Mataitis D. Mataitienė J. Gasiūnas 2011 A. Žebriūnas A. Aleksandravičius V. Landsbergis K. Grigaliūnas H. Čigriejus A. Krikščiūnaitė 2012 V. Vildžiūnas K. Nastopka V. Mazūras E. Miliūnas Ž. Kempinas M. Pitrėnas 2013 D. Banionis F. Latėnas G. Kuprevičius V. Braziūnas J. Budraitis J. Gricius
2014–2018	2014 R. Adomaitis J. G. Kanovičius R. Palekas N. Savičenko E. V. Sventickas A. Šeškus 2015 A. J. Ambrazas L. M. Digrys D. Gavenonis G. Subačienė V. Urbanavičius Birutė Žilytė-Steponavičienė

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