Virgilijus Noreika (Virgilijus Noreika) |
Virgilius Noreika
Date of birth
22.09.1935
Profession
singer
Voice type
tenor
Country
Lithuania, USSR
Debut 1957 (Vilnius, part of Lensky). Since 1958 soloist of the Lithuanian Opera and Ballet Theater (since 1975 artistic director and director). Among the roles are Vladimir Igorevich, Mozart in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Mozart and Salieri, Rudolf, José, Prince in Prokofiev’s The Love for Three Oranges, and others. Gastr. abroad. In Hamburg he sang the role of Radamès, during an internship at La Scala (1965-66) he performed as Pinkerton. People’s Artist of the USSR.
E. Tsodokov
