Kęstutis Antanėlis
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Kęstutis Antanėlis is a Lithuania
n composer
, architect
and sculptor.
In 1975 he graduated from Vilnius Civil Engineering Institute and later from the Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts.
As an architect he has designed buildings, interiors, furniture (the Republic of Lithuania credentials Hall, 1995), created a stained-glass office building and various sculptures.
As a composer he has written nearly 200 songs and about 80 instrumental pieces.
In 1971 he staged the first Andrew Lloyd Webber
rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar
."
He is noted for his work on the rock opera "Love and Death in Verona", and staging and singing in "Romeo and Juliet
in Vilnius in 1982. In 1998, he performed at the Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden in Germany. In 1997 he staged the opera "Peer Gynt".
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
and sculptor.
In 1975 he graduated from Vilnius Civil Engineering Institute and later from the Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts.
As an architect he has designed buildings, interiors, furniture (the Republic of Lithuania credentials Hall, 1995), created a stained-glass office building and various sculptures.
As a composer he has written nearly 200 songs and about 80 instrumental pieces.
In 1971 he staged the first Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
."
He is noted for his work on the rock opera "Love and Death in Verona", and staging and singing in "Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
in Vilnius in 1982. In 1998, he performed at the Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden in Germany. In 1997 he staged the opera "Peer Gynt".
External links
- This article was initially translated from the Lithuanian Wikipedia.