Vaidas Vyšniauskas (tenor)
Vaidas Vyšniauskas (also known as Kristian Benedikt) is a world wide reknown tenor who has won several international contests. He was a student when he made his first performance in the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet theatre. He performed Gaston in D. Verdi's opera "La Traviata".
1983-1989: Vaidas Vyšniauskas sang in boys choir "Ąžuoliukas" and was studying in a music school. There he made his first steps into music and singing.
1990-1997: The singer continued to study in the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. His tutor was a famous Lithuanian tenor professor Virgilijus Noreika. In 1995 he got bachelor's and in 1997 - master diploma.
He performed as a tenor in various operas and musicals: Cassio in "Othello", Barinkay in "Gipsy Baron", Tony in "Westside story", Alfredo in "La Traviata", Kastytis in "Jūratė ir Kastytis" and others.
From the very start of his musical career Vaidas Vyšniauskas has shown his artistic and musical talents. From 1994 the singer has been successfully performing in Lithuania and abroad.
1997: concerts in the USA and Canada: Chicago, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Detroit, Toronto, Montreal, Saint Petersburg and others.
1997: Performed as Lensky in P.I.Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin" in the Small Theatre of Saint Petersburg.
2001-2005: Vaidas Vyšniauskas had vocal lessons from world famous teachers.
2001: He performed with Violeta Urmanavičiūtė in New York and Washington.
2002: Performed as Isepo for the recording of A. Ponchielli's opera “La Gioconda” with maestro M. Viotti, P. Domingo and V. Urmana in Miunchen. In Ryga (Latvia) he performed in A. Lediajev’s project – musical “Eglantine” (performed God’s aria).
2005: After auditioning for maestro V. Gergijev he was invited to perform Jose in the opera “Carmen” (Marinski theatre, Saint Petersburg, Russia).
2006: The singer debuted in Estonias national opera in Tallinn. He performed as Canio in “I Pagliacci ”. Since then Vaidas Vyšniauskas has been synonymous with Estonia’s culture.
2007-2008: Vaidas Vyšniauskas debuted in a series of main roles: Hoffmann in “Les contes d’Hoffmann”, Cavaradossi in “Tosca”, The Duke in “Rigoletto” and Manrico in “Trovatore”, all of whom he is still successfully performing in the Tartu Vanemuines theatre of opera.
2008: The singer participated in LTV’s project “Triumfo Arka”. He was very popular with the viewers and gained a lot of popularity in Lithuania.
Recently Vaidas Vyšniauskas has been touring across Baltic concert halls and is performing in various operas.
Lithuanian Composers
Balys Dvarionas
Skudutis ballad from opera Dalia
Opera “Dalia”, Jurgelis and Dalia's duet
Juozas Gruodis
I Had a Daydream, text Pranas Būdvytis
Poppies, Text Kazys Binkis
Cornflowers, Text Kazys Binkis
It Is So Quiet All Around, text Liudas Gira
Aleksandras Kačanauskas
You Are Beautiful, text Faustas Kirša
Jurgis Karnavičius
Opera “Gražina”, Vaidila's song
Vytautas Klova
Opera “Vaiva”, Naglis arioso
Stasys Šimkus
Oh, Don't Cuckoo, text Lithuanian folk
On the Seashore, text Lithuanian folk
Where Is That Hut Mossgrown, text Pranas Vaičaitis
Juozas Tallat-Kelpša
Song About Nemunas River, text Faustas Kirša
Such an Easy Rest, text Lithuanian folk
Not the Motley Falcons, text Liudas Gira
Oratorios Cantatas Mass
Ludwig van Beethoven
Mass in C major
George Frideric Handel
“Messiah”, Recitative and Aria No.2; 3. (Comfort ye… Ev’ry valley)
“Samson”, Aria No.13 (Total eclipse)
“Judas Maccabeus”, Recitative and Aria
Gioachino Rossini
“Stabat Mater”, tenor solo (Cujus Animam)
“Messa di Ravenna”, I Tenor solo
Sacred Music
Adolphe Adam
“O mira nox”
Johann Sebastian Bach
“Liebster, Herr Jesu”
Georges Bizet
“Agnus Dei”
Jean-Baptiste Faure
“Crucifix”
Cesar Franck
“Panis Angelicus” op. 12
Alessandro Stradella
“Pieta, Signore”
Opera
Leonard Bernstein
West side story (Tony)
Georges Bizet
“Carmen” (Jose)
Gaetano Donizetti
Lucia di Lammermour (Arturo)
L`elisir d`amore (Nemorino)
Fromental Halevy
La Juive (Eleazar)
Franz Lehar
Paganini (Pimpinelli)
Ruggero Leoncavallo
„I Pagliacci“ (Canio)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
La clemenza di Tito (Tito)
Don Giovanni (Don Ottavio)
Jules Offenbach
„Les contes d’Hoffmann“ (Natanael, Spalanzani, Hoffmann)
Amilcare Ponchielli
La Gioconda (Isepo)
Giacomo Puccini
“Tosca” (Cavaradossi)
Madam Butterfly (Goro)
Johann Strauss
Der Zingeunerbaron (Barinkay, Ottokar)
Wiener Blut (Graf Cedlau)
Igor Stravinsky
Edipus Rex (Edipus Rex)
Giuseppe Verdi
„La Traviata“ (Alfredo, Gastone)
“Rigoletto” (Duca)
Otello (Casio)
Macbeth (Malkolm)
Don Carlo (Un Araldo, Lerma)
Songs, romances and duets
Ludwig van Beethoven
“Ich liebe dich”
Johannes Brahms
“Am sonntag Morgen”
Mikhail Glinka
“Я здесь, Инезилья“
Joseph Haydn
“Zufriedenheit”
Alfrēds Kalniņš
“Daugavina”
Gustav Mahler
“Erinnerung”
Jules Masnet
Elegy
Stanisław Moniuszko
“Znasz-li ten kraj”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Abendempfindung”
“Sehnusucht nach dem Fruhling”
“An Chloe”
Sergei Rachmaninov
“Весенние воды”
Franz Schubert
Das Wandern / Die Schone Mullerin
Ungedult / Die Schone Mullerin
Trockne Blumen / Die Schone Mullerin
Der Muller und der Bach / Die Schone Mullerin
Robert Schumann
“Im wunder schonen Monat Mai” / Dichterliebe, op. 48
“Aus meinen Tranen spriessen” / Dichterliebe, op. 48
Richard Strauss
Morgen
Karol Szymanowski
“Rycz burzo!…”
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
“Снова, как прежде один” Op.73 Nr.6
“День ли царит”
Italian songs
Vincenzo Bellini
“Fenesta che lucivie”
Eduardo di Capua
“O sole mio”
“Io te vurria vasa”
Salvatore Cardillo
„Core’ngrato“
Ernesto de Curtis
„Torna a Surriento“
Luigi Denza
“Funiculi, funicula”
Rodolfo Falvo
„Dicitincello vue“
Stanislao Gastaldoni
“Musica proibita”
Paolo Tosti
“Marechiare”
Other Works
Giulio Cacinni
“Amaryllis”
Antonio Caldara
“Selve amiche”
“Alma del core”
“Sebben, crudele”
Francesco Cavalli
“Dolce amor bendato Dio”
Antonio Cesti
“Intorno all’idol mio”
Tommaso Giordani
“Caro mio ben”
Alessandro Scarlatti
“Gia il sole dal Gange”
“Sento nel core”
“Son tutta duolo”
G.Verdi opera "Otello"Dio ti giocondi
Kristian Benedikt (Otello) and Sigutė Stonytė (Desdemona)
J.Massenet Opera "Manon"De Grieux duo
Raminta Vaicekauskaitė
Giacomo Puccini Opera La bohème Rodolfo's aria "Che gelida manina"
Concert at St. Catherine's Church, Vilnius, February 20, 2009
MUSICA DIVINA
From the concerts series "Musicus Magnus"
The world's most beautiful opera arias and songs
Rasa Juzukonytė (soprano), Nena Brzakovic (mezzo-soprano / Serbia), Vaidas Vyšniauskas (tenor), Vilnius Municipal choir "Jauna Muzika", symphonic orchestra.
Conductor: Vytautas Viržonis.
Announcer: Viktoras Gerulaitis
Kristian Benedikt is not only an expressive tenor, but also an actor, who credibly shows the way Cavaradossi changes from a flattering artist into a responsible person, when the crisis in society demands that of him.
“Helsingin Sanomat“, 5th November, 2007
