Vaclovas Daunoras sings Méphistophélès’s Rondo “Le veau d’or“ from Faust (in Lithuanian)

The outstanding Lithuanian bass cantante Vaclovas Daunoras (b. 1937) joined the Lithuanian Opera and Ballet Theatre in Vilnius in 1960, where through 1993 he performed leading roles with the company throughout the world. His illustrious career with international performances includes La Scala and major prizes such as at the Toulouse Competition (a winner). He has critical acclaim for his numerous appearances as Philip II in Don Carlos, seen at the Bolshoi in Moscow, Sweden’s Malme Opera House, Ruse State Opera in Bulgaria, and many houses in the Netherlands, Italy and Belgium. Other major roles in Daunoras’ repertoire are the title role in Boris Godunov, sung on the Lithuanian State Opera Tour to the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, where he earlier appeared as Monterone in Rigoletto. He sang the latter role at La Scala in 1967 with Pavarotti as leading tenor. Other performed roles in his repertoire are Mephistopheles (Faust), Don Basilio (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Raimondo (Lucia de Lammermoor), Galitsky