Algis Grigas sings “O du, mein holder Abendstern“ from Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner скачать в хорошем качестве

Algis Grigas sings “O du, mein holder Abendstern“ from Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner

Algis Grigas (1935-2019) was a Lithuanian baritone who did not pursue a career on a professional stage but all his life stayed associated with the Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago. The Opera, established in 1956, is a unique phenomenon in America – none of the other ethnic communities, even those that are very numerous, had their own permanent opera (over its lifetime, the Company has presented more than 30 different operas). In this respect, it is a stunning Lithuanian phenomenon - opera as a symbol of national self-esteem and solidarity. Grigas began his vocal studies in Lithuania at the age of 16. In 1935, he with his family moved to the USA, where he continued his studies at Conservatory of Music and Roosevelt University. Later he sang in many performances of the Lithuanian Opera as well as a soloist with the Lithuanian choral ensemble “Dainava“ from Chicago or “Čiurlionis“ from Cleveland. Grigas was the first Lithuanian-American soloist who sang in 1985 at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre where he was enthusiastically greeted in the role of Germont in La Traviata. This aria is taken from the vinil plate which Grigas recorded in 1984 with Philharmonia Hungarica conducted by Alvydas Vasaitis, a regular conductor of the Lithuanian Opera Company for some 20 years – see https://www.epaveldas.lt/object/recor...