Kristina Siurbytė

KRISTINA SIURBYTĖ
Singer Kristina Siurbytė was born in Kaunas and studied in Aušra Secondary School and in the music school No 1. During her studies she had been singing in the music ensemble Pastoral. She entered the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1993 and studied solo singing. Later on she successfully graduated in 2002 and received a Master’s degree. Also, Kristina improved her singer’s skills in Austria under guidance by singer Scotto and professor Loibl.

Soloist Kristina sings together with Kaunas and Panevėžys Chamber Music Orchestras regularly participates in other cities of Lithuania and successfully collaborates with National Symphonic Orchestra which is led by Gintaras Rinkevičius. Also Kristina had tours in Austria, Sweden and the Czech Republic. She works as a singer in Kaunas State Musical Theatre since 2002.
Kristina received Fortūna diploma in 2007 for her role in Countess Mariza and The Beggar Student. Couple of years later she received Fortūna award for major roles in Madame Pompadour and Viennese Blood. She also is a laureate of a Golden Stage Cross for her performances in operas and operettas. Kristina received one more Fortūna diploma in 2013 for her role as Stivi in the performance Silvija in Kaunas Little Theatre.
Roles in performances (1997 – 2013):
Papagena in the musical tale for children (including motifs from The Magic Flute by Mozart),
Liza in The Sound of Music by Richard Rodgers,
Zora in Gasparone by Carl Millöcker,
Russula in War and Peace of Mushrooms by Bružaitė,
Bella Giretti in Paganini by Franz Lehar,
Ciboletta in A Night in Venice by Johann Strauss,
Juliette in Count of Luxembourg by Franz Lehar,
Diana and Minerva in Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach,
Tarabildaitė in Kipras, Fiodoras and Others by Kuprevičius,
Mariette in Die Bajadere by Emmerich Kálmán,
Princess in The Bremen Town Musicians by Gennady Gladkov,
Goose Mimi in Nykštukas Nosis by Kutvičius and Palčinskaitė,
Frasquita in Carmen by Georges Bizet,
Laura in The Beggar Student by Carl Millöcker,
Lisa in Countess Mariza by Emmerich Kálmán,
Lois Lane (Bianca) in Kiss me, Kate by Cole Porter,
Countess Stasi in The Riviera Girl by Emmerich Kálmán,
Skylark in Spider’s Wedding by Zita Bružaitė,
Valencienne in The Merry Widow by Franz Lehar,
Helene and Ursula March in Sweet Charity by Cy Coleman,
Madame de Pompadour in Madame Pompadour by Leo Fall,
Countess Zedlau in Viennese Blood by Johann Strauss,
Amneris in Aida by Elton John and Tim Rice,
Luna in Siegfried Werner Cabaret,
Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini.
Kristina participated in Džiugena’s theatretragic comedy Master Class written by Terrance McNally;
Madlen and Queen in The King’s Impersonator by Tadeusz Dobrzański (in the festival Operetta at Kaunas Castle).
Mezzo-soprano performances in:
Stabat Mater by Pergolesi,
Gloria by Vivaldi.