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Lithuanian mezzo-soprano Justina Gringyte studied at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and National Opera Studio, supported by the Lionel Anthony Scholarship. She currently studies with Buddug Verona James. She is a Samling Scholar.
Awards include the Worshipful Company of Musicians’ Silver Medal and the Llais Llanbed Award. She was a finalist in the Stuart Burrows International Voice Competition and chosen to compete in the Francisco Viñas Competition, after which she received a scholarship to study at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana.
Opera roles includes Dorabella/Così fan tutte at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Britten’s Phaedra and scenes featuring Meg Page/Falstaff, Eboli/Don Carlos, Pauline/The Queen of Spades, title role/Carmen and Beatrice/Beatrice et Benedict at RWCMD, Dido/Dido and Aeneas with Welsh Baroque Orchestra and scenes featuring Romeo/I Capuleti ed i Montecchi, title role/Carmen with Welsh National Opera orchestra, The Witch/Hansel und Gretel with Scottish Opera Orchestra and Waitress/Greek at NOS.
Concert performances include a recital at HRH The Prince of Wales’ residence in Llandeilo, Vivaldi /In furore at Llandaff Cathedral, Clonter Opera Showcase for
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Lithuanian mezzo-soprano Justina Gringyte studied at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and National Opera Studio, supported by the Lionel Anthony Scholarship. She currently studies with Buddug Verona James. She is a Samling Scholar.
Awards include the Worshipful Company of Musicians’ Silver Medal and the Llais Llanbed Award. She was a finalist in the Stuart Burrows International Voice Competition and chosen to compete in the Francisco Viñas Competition, after which she received a scholarship to study at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana.
Opera roles includes Dorabella/Così fan tutte at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Britten’s Phaedra and scenes featuring Meg Page/Falstaff, Eboli/Don Carlos, Pauline/The Queen of Spades, title role/Carmen and Beatrice/Beatrice et Benedict at RWCMD, Dido/Dido and Aeneas with Welsh Baroque Orchestra and scenes featuring Romeo/I Capuleti ed i Montecchi, title role/Carmen with Welsh National Opera orchestra, The Witch/Hansel und Gretel with Scottish Opera Orchestra and Waitress/Greek at NOS.
Concert performances include a recital at HRH The Prince of Wales’ residence in Llandeilo, Vivaldi /In furore at Llandaff Cathedral, Clonter Opera Showcase for Emerging Artists, recitals at the International Music Festival Sugrjžimai in Lithuania, a Royal Gala at Buckingham Palace and a
masterclass with Sarah Walker at Wigmore Hall.
She joined the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme in September 2011 and will make her Royal Opera debut as Maddalena /Rigoletto /Act III in the Placido Domingo Gala, followed by Flora/La traviata, Third Nymph /Rusalka and Maddalena /Il viaggio a Reims (JPYAP 10th Anniversary Summer Performance). She will also cover Dorabella /Così fan tutte, Maddalena/Rigoletto, Meg Page/Falstaff and La Marchesa Melibea/Il viaggio a Reims.
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"In Rigoletto, Justina Gringyte was quite delicious as his (Sparafucile's) slutty sister. Perez, Meli and Gringyte sang with such power, they almost drowned Domingo's voice."
Placido Domingo Celebration, Royal Opera House. William Hartston - Express.co.uk
"The accompanying cast was excellent. Promising cameos came from ...Justina Gringyte (Maddalena), the latter having to sing gamely on while her unusually impetuous Duke seemed keen on test-driving his 'bargain' right there on the tavern table."
Roger Parker, OPERA
"Justina Gringyte's warm Maddalena."
Placido Domingo Celebration, Royal Opera House. George Hall - guardian.co.uk
"Justina Gringyte, a Young Artist, made much of Maddalena's seduction and subsequent anguish, with a strong, rich mezzo."
Placido Doming Celebration, Royal Opera House. recitative.wordpress.com
"Justina Gringyta (a most engaging Maddalena.)"
Placido Domingo Celebration, Royal Opera House. Anthony Craig - gramophone.co.uk
"...The Lithuanian mezzo Justina Gringyte invests the small role of Flora Bervoix with uncommon clarity and vocal sweetness."
La Traviata, Royal Opera House, London. -What's On Stage
"The small roles were all terrifically well sung, Justina Gringyte, a Jette Parker Young Artist, achieving the impossible in actually making the non-role of Flora noticeable."
La Traviata, Royal Opera House, London. The Tyro Theatre Critic
"The smaller roles. . .were also well sung, especially by Justina Gringyte (Flora)."
La Traviata, Royal Opera House, London. Michael Migliore, MusicalCriticism.com