STEPONAS ZONYS
Baritone
Baritone Steponas Zonys graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2016, where he studied Vocal Performance under Professor Eduardas Kaniava. While still a student, he joined the Klaipėda State Musical Theatre (2014–2019), performing several major baritone roles. In 2016–2017, he took part in the Young Artist Programme of the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (LNOBT).
Since 2019, Zonys has been a member of the ensemble at the LNOBT, where he continues to perform leading baritone roles. He is a laureate of numerous national and Baltic vocal competitions and has been widely recognized for both his artistry and stage presence.
His awards include:
- Best Opera Singer of the Year (LNOBT Soloists of the Year Awards) for the seasons 2020/2021 and 2021/2022
- Best and Most Promising Young Music Performer (2021), awarded by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania
- Opera Hope of the Future (2019), LNOBT Soloists of the Year Awards
- Most Beloved Artist (2019), voted by the audience of Klaipėda State Musical Theatre
- Švyturys Scholarship (2015)
- A special award from President Dalia Grybauskaitė for international contributions to Lithuania
Steponas Zonys is praised for the warmth and richness of his voice, his expressive interpretation, and his dedication to both classical and contemporary operatic repertoire.
Bajoras – Lamb of God – Titas
Bernstein – Candide – Maximilian / Pangloss / Martin
Bizet – Carmen – Escamillo
Cilea – Adriana Lecouvreur – Michonnet
Donizetti – L’elisir d’amore – Belcore
Gounod – Faust – Valentin
Lehár – Die lustige Witwe – Count Danilo
Leoncavallo – Pagliacci – Silvio
Mozart – Don Giovanni – Don Giovanni (John Fulljames production)
Ponchielli – I Lituani – Arnoldo
Prokofiev – The Gambler – Mr. Astley (V. Barkhatov production)
Puccini – La Bohème – Marcello / Schaunard
Puccini – Madama Butterfly – Sharpless (Anthony Minghella production)
Puccini – Turandot – Ping (Bob Wilson production)
Rossini – Il barbiere di Siviglia – Figaro
Strauss, Richard – Der Rosenkavalier – Faninal (Damiano Michieletto production)
Strauss II, Johann – Die Fledermaus – Eisenstein
Tchaikovsky – Eugene Onegin – Eugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky – Iolanta – Robert
Verdi – Don Carlos – Rodrigo Posa
Verdi – Simon Boccanegra – Paolo Albani
Verdi – La Traviata – Marquese / Baron
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