Simonas Strazdas
The young Lithuanian bass Simonas Strazdas completed his Master’s degree at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in Vilnius in 2022.
During his studies, he performed roles such as Papageno in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte and Gremin in Tchaikovsky’s Eugen Onegin, as well as Don Alfonso in Mozart’s Così fan tutte at the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki.
In 2024, he made his debut as Titurel in Wagner’s Parsifal at the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland.
Since the 2023/24 season, Simonas Strazdas has been a member of the Opernstudio at the Vienna State Opera. He made his debut as Amantio in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and has also been seen in roles such as Sergeant in Manon Lescaut, Daland in Das verfluchte Geisterschiff, and Don Basilio in Der Barbier für Kinder.
Performances with Simonas Strazdas
with Sonya Yoncheva, Piotr Beczała, Ambrogio Maestri, Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi
Tosca
Cast on Wednesday 12. February 2025
with Sonya Yoncheva, Piotr Beczała, Ambrogio Maestri, Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi
Tosca
Cast on Saturday 15. February 2025
with Sonya Yoncheva, Piotr Beczała, Ambrogio Maestri, Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi
Tosca
Cast on Monday 17. February 2025
Iolanta
Dress Rehearsal
with Ivo Stanchev, Boris Pinkhasovich, Dmytro Popov, Attila Mokus, Sonya Yoncheva, Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
Iolanta
Cast on Friday 21. March 2025
Iolanta
Premiere
with Ivo Stanchev, Boris Pinkhasovich, Dmytro Popov, Attila Mokus, Sonya Yoncheva, Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
Iolanta
Cast on Monday 24. March 2025
with Ivo Stanchev, Boris Pinkhasovich, Dmytro Popov, Attila Mokus, Sonya Yoncheva, Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
Iolanta
Cast on Thursday 27. March 2025
with Ivo Stanchev, Boris Pinkhasovich, Dmytro Popov, Attila Mokus, Sonya Yoncheva, Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
Iolanta
Cast on Monday 31. March 2025
with Ivo Stanchev, Boris Pinkhasovich, Dmytro Popov, Attila Mokus, Sonya Yoncheva, Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
Iolanta
Cast on Friday 4. April 2025
with Jörg Schneider, Stephanie Houtzeel, Jennifer Holloway, Tomasz Konieczny, Hiroshi Amako, Alma Neuhaus, Conductor: Yoel Gamzou
Salome
Cast on Saturday 5. April 2025
with Ivo Stanchev, Boris Pinkhasovich, Dmytro Popov, Attila Mokus, Sonya Yoncheva, Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
Iolanta
Cast on Sunday 6. April 2025
with Jörg Schneider, Stephanie Houtzeel, Jennifer Holloway, Tomasz Konieczny, Hiroshi Amako, Alma Neuhaus, Conductor: Yoel Gamzou
Salome
Cast on Monday 7. April 2025
with Jörg Schneider, Stephanie Houtzeel, Jennifer Holloway, Tomasz Konieczny, Hiroshi Amako, Alma Neuhaus, Conductor: Yoel Gamzou
Salome
Cast on Thursday 10. April 2025