MOZART!
A Musical by Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay

Book and Lyrics: Michael Kunze
Music and Orchestrations: Sylvester Levay

Mozart! – Heart Blood of a Troubled Genius
A child prodigy with the brightest of futures
A life torn between brilliance and self destruction
A musical legend killed by his own ingenuity

Vereinigte Bühnen Wien
Worldwide Stage Rights: VBW International GmbH

Performed in Lithuanian

NEW YEAR’S CONCERT

2 parts
Estimated duration 3 hours.

The program includes arias, duets, ensembles, songs, and dances
from popular operettas, famous musicals, and films.

Director VIKTORIJA STREIČA
Conductors
JONAS JANULEVIČIUS, OKSANA MADARAŠ
 JULIUS GENIIUSHAS, MANTAS JANČIAUSKAS, VIRGILIJUS VISOCKIS
Choirmaster RASA VAITKEVIČIŪTĖ
Stage design – Vaidotas Jakutis
Lighting designer Monika Šerstabojevaitė

The concert will feature –
THEATRE SINGERS

CHOIR AND BALLET ARTISTS
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Oleksandr Rodin
ALADDIN
2 part ballet for children
The author of the libretto is Serhiy Kon

Director of production art Petro Kachanov
Choreographer and director Sergii Kon
Music director and conductor Oksana Madaraš
Conductor Julius Geniušas,
Set designer Natalia Klisenko
Costume designer Dmitrii Kuriata
Assistant choreographer Oksana Chamrovska

Premiere in 2022 October 29
Duration 1.35 hours.

A new mysteriously playful and orientally colorful ballet for children “Aladdin” is set to the music of the famous Ukrainian composer Oleksandr Rodin. The ballet will be staged at the Kaunas Music Theater by the same team of Ukrainian artists who have already realized this project at the Kyiv Opera House in 2021, but the performance of the performance was interrupted when the war broke out in Ukraine. The ballet master Serhiy Kon himself wrote the libretto based on the fairy tale from the book “One Thousand and One Nights” and its variants in famous movies.

The source of inspiration for the ballet “Aladdin” was the classic of medieval Arab and Persian literature “The Book of One Thousand and One Nights”, the plots of famous films and animations based on oriental fairy tales. Miracles and magic bring a sense of fun surprise to everyday life. The plot of the oriental tale of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp has fascinated many generations of people because it contains important moral and ethical themes: the victory of good over evil, the superiority of purity of heart, thoughts and deeds over cunning, hypocrisy, the desire for power and profit. In the center of the ballet is the story of the fates of Aladdin and Genie, who live in different worlds, the charming Jasmina, who is chained to the lamp, Jafar, who dreams of taking the place of the sultan, and who aspires to become the ruler of the world.
The performance aims to emphasize the value of personality: if you are yourself, incredible miracles will become reality. The new ballet is created based on a combination of classical and modern choreography, supplemented with various styles and techniques, decorated with elements of oriental dances.
“I hope that the ballet will interest children and form their colorful worldview, and allow adults to enjoy and immerse themselves in the world of fairy tales and miracles,” says ballet master Serhiy Kon.

Research on the children’s audience shows that the little ones miss familiar characters from fairy tales or cartoons, intriguing and fantastic stories, and good, easy-to-remember music on stage. Therefore, bright music with a wide spectrum of moods, radiating goodness and warmth, a colorful spectacle and dance will be a great attraction for children and meet the expectations of young theatergoers.

Dance theater and ballet artists are invited.

Performers:
LITHUANIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
(artistic director and conductor Sergej Krylov)
Soloists: TADAS MOTIEČIUS (accordion), KAMILĖ ZAVECKAITĖ (piano)
Conductor OKSANA MADARASH (Ukraine)

1. Maxim Berezovsky – Symphony No. 1 in C Major
2. Valentyn Silvestrov – Messenger for piano and strings
3. Linas Rupšlaukis – Concerto for Accordion and Orchestra (World Premiere)
   Soloist: Tadas Motiečius (accordion)
4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Overture to Mitridate, re di Ponto
5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488
   Soloist: Kamilė Zaveckaitė

The concert “BUCHA. LACRIMOSA” – A REQUIEM FOR THE CENTURIES invites audiences to reflect on the profound cost of war and honor the resilience of the human spirit. This poignant event commemorates the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, uniting Ukrainian and international music to evoke themes of loss, memory, and hope.

The evening opens with Bucha. Lacrimosa by Ukrainian composer Victoria Poleva. This contemporary work, will perform for the first time in Lithuania, captures the raw emotions and grief surrounding the atrocities in Bucha.

In the program

Artists

Ravel 150

Kölcsey Center, Great Hall

May 20, 2025, 7 p.m

Ravel: Pavane on the death of an infant girl

Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe – II. suite

Ravel: Bolero

Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83.

Antonii Baryshevskyi – piano / Kodály Philharmonic / Kodály Choir (director: Zoltán Kocsis-Holper)

Directed by Oksana Madarash

https://www.kodalyfilharmonia.hu/events/preview/465/ravel-150

Oleksandr Rodin
ALADDIN
2 part ballet for children
The author of the libretto is Serhiy Kon

Director of production art Petro Kachanov
Choreographer and director Sergii Kon
Music director and conductor Oksana Madaraš
Conductor Julius Geniušas,
Set designer Natalia Klisenko
Costume designer Dmitrii Kuriata
Assistant choreographer Oksana Chamrovska

Premiere in 2022 October 29
Duration 1.35 hours.

A new mysteriously playful and orientally colorful ballet for children “Aladdin” is set to the music of the famous Ukrainian composer Oleksandr Rodin. The ballet will be staged at the Kaunas Music Theater by the same team of Ukrainian artists who have already realized this project at the Kyiv Opera House in 2021, but the performance of the performance was interrupted when the war broke out in Ukraine. The ballet master Serhiy Kon himself wrote the libretto based on the fairy tale from the book “One Thousand and One Nights” and its variants in famous movies.

The source of inspiration for the ballet “Aladdin” was the classic of medieval Arab and Persian literature “The Book of One Thousand and One Nights”, the plots of famous films and animations based on oriental fairy tales. Miracles and magic bring a sense of fun surprise to everyday life. The plot of the oriental tale of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp has fascinated many generations of people because it contains important moral and ethical themes: the victory of good over evil, the superiority of purity of heart, thoughts and deeds over cunning, hypocrisy, the desire for power and profit. In the center of the ballet is the story of the fates of Aladdin and Genie, who live in different worlds, the charming Jasmina, who is chained to the lamp, Jafar, who dreams of taking the place of the sultan, and who aspires to become the ruler of the world.
The performance aims to emphasize the value of personality: if you are yourself, incredible miracles will become reality. The new ballet is created based on a combination of classical and modern choreography, supplemented with various styles and techniques, decorated with elements of oriental dances.
“I hope that the ballet will interest children and form their colorful worldview, and allow adults to enjoy and immerse themselves in the world of fairy tales and miracles,” says ballet master Serhiy Kon.

Research on the children’s audience shows that the little ones miss familiar characters from fairy tales or cartoons, intriguing and fantastic stories, and good, easy-to-remember music on stage. Therefore, bright music with a wide spectrum of moods, radiating goodness and warmth, a colorful spectacle and dance will be a great attraction for children and meet the expectations of young theatergoers.

Dance theater and ballet artists are invited.