Mono Opera “Prima Donna”

2026-03-18 - 2026-03-18

Time

18:30 - 19:40

Location

Klaipėda State Musical Theatre
Taikos Ave. 70, Klaipėda

Prima Donna is an extraordinary mono-opera that fuses theatre and opera into an intimate story about the inner voice, choices and emotional courage of a person. In order to go beyond a simple musical performance and reach a deeper understanding of the audience, the performance does not begin on stage – it begins in the dressing room, where the soloist is confronted not with the audience’s gaze, but with her own.

Unlike in a traditional concert, here the audience becomes a silent wall – allowing them to hear what is born in the heart and transformed into music with the voice. This conversation between the soloist and silence is an invitation to a deeper, more authentic encounter with oneself.

The plot of the performance does not have a clearly defined action, but it moves through seven different characters – the heroines of the opera, whose voices form the soloist’s inner dialogue.

  • Giuditta is the voice of courage and passion that asks, “Would you dare to choose passion when no one would fly?”.
  • Esmeralda is a spirit of freedom that invites you to move and not be afraid to be yourself.
  • Laureta teaches us to say “I want” without guilt and without limitations.
  • The musette is a playful image that poses the question: to be seen but not played.
  • Cleopatra is a voice of will and self-esteem that says: “Don’t prove it. Be.”
  • Margarita questions how much guilt limits us and how to let it go.
  • The mermaid, the deepest of all, invites you to dive in – even if the water is cold.

The performance is based on musical works from the Baroque to the Romantic and 20th-century classics – from Handel and Lehar to Puccini and Dvorak – but their harmony is not only aesthetic, but philosophical: each melody marks a step into the world of a soloist. The music becomes not only a sound experience, but also a space of inner transformation.

Through monologues, songs and moments of silence, the soloist travels from feeling to understanding: what is left when you take off the make-up? What comes out when the role disappears? Is the voice we use only ours or someone else’s?

“Prima Donna is not just a performance, music or a vocal display of virtuosity. First, it is an intimate encounter with oneself, an invitation to hear what is often drowned out by the noise, roles and voices of everyday life.

* Automatic translation was used to translate the event information.