ABOUT

Our vision

Opera is not only beautiful music, but a multilayered theatrical experience. We do not merely perform music – we tell human stories.

Our goals

  • To create a model of independent opera in Lithuania.
  • To provide career opportunities for young professional artists.
  • To increase the accessibility of opera in regional and rural areas of Lithuania.
  • To carry out cultural education by revealing the many layers of opera.

THE FIRST TEAM

Marius Bytautas

Marius Bytautas

Marius Bytautas is a baritone and director of VšĮ Kita Opera, creating opera roles in Lithuania and abroad. In 2026 he performed Rigoletto and Monterone in G. Verdi’s Rigoletto with North Wales Opera in Wales. This year he has also been invited to perform Marcello in G. Puccini’s La bohème with Clyde Opera in Scotland.

Vasarė Gritėnaitė

Vasarė Gritėnaitė

Vasarė Gritėnaitė is a lyric soprano creating roles in opera and musical theatre productions. At Kaunas State Musical Theatre she has performed Liliputas in Z. Bružaitė’s children’s opera Gulliverio kelionės and the Governess in M. Kunze and S. Levay’s musical Elisabeth. In 2022 she performed the role of Lizette in Naughty Marietta. In 2026, Vasarė was invited to Italy’s Note Incanto project to perform Musetta in G. Puccini’s La bohème.

Petro Bondar

Petro Bondar

Petro Bondar is a pianist performing as both soloist and accompanist. Since 2022 he has worked as concertmaster of the Kaunas State Choir, where he has prepared works by J. S. Bach, G. F. Handel, L. van Beethoven, G. Verdi, J. Brahms, A. Dvořák, B. Britten and Lithuanian composers. He is also invited to perform orchestral keyboard parts with the Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra. As a soloist, Petro has performed in Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Austria, Italy and France.