Education:
Lithuanian Music Academy, B.A., M.A.

Jurate Waller
Voice Instructor
Department of Music

Specializations:

• Vocal instruction
• Opera

Lithuanian soprano Jurate Waller has performed throughout Europe and the United States with the Lithuanian National Chamber Orchestra, the European Baroque Festival Opera, Connecticut Lyric Opera, Kaunas Chamber Orchestra, Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, the Lithuanian National Ensemble "Lietuva," and Mystic River Chorale, among others, in venues as varied as the Lithuanian Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, and Foxwood’s Resort and Casino.

In 2007 Ms. Waller added two disparate heroines to her repertoire: Mimi in La Bohème and the title role in Floyd’s Susanhah. Her previous roles include Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Marguerite in Faust, Micaela in Carmen, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Adina in l'Elisir d'Amore, Tatyana in Eugene Onegin, Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors and Valencienne in The Merry Widow.

An active perfomer of sacred works and oratorios as well, her credits include Monteverde’s and Vivaldi’s Magnificats; Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and B minor mass, Coffe and Peasant Cantatas as well as numerous sacred cantatas; Mozart’s Requiem, Exsultate Jubilate and Missa Brevis; and Pergolessi’s Stabat Mater.

The granddaughter of one of Lithuania’s most revered composers and arrangers of traditional music, Jonas Svedas, she began performing at an early age and made her recording debut at the tender age of twelve; also at that time, she hosted several programs for children on national television.

Ms. Waller later attended the Lithuanian Music Academy where she earned bachelor's and master's and degrees in opera and vocal instruction.

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