On the festive evening of Jonava city 275th anniversary, the Jonava Joninės Valley will resound with music. The Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Gintaras Rinkevičius, will perform a grand open-air concert featuring three beloved Lithuanian vocalists—Ona Kolobovaitė, Ieva Prudnikovaitė, and Evelina Sašenko—in a special program titled Viva la Diva!
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Ieva Prudnikovaitė is one of Lithuania’s most prominent mezzo-sopranos. A graduate of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, she is a laureate of the Cologne International Singing Competition and was a soloist at the Aalto Opera Theatre in Essen, Germany (2008–2014). Her signature role—Carmen in Bizet’s opera—earned her the Opera Soloist of the Year award in 2009. In 2022, she performed the lead in Astor Piazzolla’s tango opera María de Buenos Aires at Theater St. Gallen (Switzerland).

Ona Kolobovaitė, a graduate of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (under Prof. Sigutė Stonytė), rose to fame as the winner of the national TV competition “Triumfo arka” in 2009. She has since performed in leading roles at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre and in productions such as Giedrius Kuprevičius’s musical The Hunt for Fire with Beaters.

Evelina Sašenko is known for her velvety voice and stylistic versatility. She studied jazz vocals at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and has performed in numerous musical projects: Love Stories à la Édith Piaf, Chopin Jazz Inn, All That Cabaret, and With Love to Barbra, featuring the music of Barbra Streisand. Her repertoire includes well-loved film and musical songs.

Partner of the concert: Jonava Culture Centre