Miss Svedaite remains firmly in the excellent soprano class with a strong, pure tone. Many excellent floated tones and the couple high C’s. She is an experienced, seasoned soprano of considerable vocal skill. When you go to a Ct Lyric Opera performance and Miss Svedaite is singing, you know you are going to hear high quality singing. Sunday afternoon was no exception. The Agnus Dei with her and Miss Petrie was lovely. I just love this movement of the Requiem with its accapella opening and the modulations between minor and major. The Libera me, the soprano and chorus forte at the conclusion, particularly effective.
Possesssing a vocal artistry and stage presence capable of “transfixing audiences with moments of opera magic,” Lithuanian soprano, Jūratė Švedaitė, has performed on four continents with organizations such as the Lithuanian National Chamber Orchestra, Connecticut Lyric Opera, Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Prolirica de Antioquia (Colombia), Kaunas (Lithuania) Chamber Orchestra, Classical Orchestra of Piła (Poland), the Lithuanian National Ensemble "Lietuva", Schlern International Music Festival (Italy), Greve Opera Festival (Italy), San Gimignano Music Festial (Italy), Pazaislis International Music Festival (Lithuania), among others, in venues as varied as Carnegie Hall, the Jerusalem Center (Israel), the Lithuanian National Philharmonic and Teatro Metropolitano de Medellin.
On the stage, Ms. Švedaitė has performed more than 20 leading roles including Cio-cio San in Madama Butterfly, the diva Tosca, Violetta in La Traviata, Mimi in La Bohème, Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Desdemona in Otello, Senta in Die Fliegende Hollander, Marguerite in Faust and Micaela in Carmen.
