Concert activities of Latvian performers in Lithuania (1918-1940)
LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Latvijos atlikėjai; Latvių opera ir baletas; Latvių chorai; Latvių muzika; Lietuvių muzika; Latvian performers; Latvian opera and ballet; Latvian choirs; Latvian music; Lithuanian music.
ENThe idea of Latvian and Lithuanian unity thrived in the interwar period. At the same time the idea of unity of these two Baltic States was also cherished. Its expression was the cooperation in different spheres of culture, the exchange of performers. The soloists of Latvian opera and ballet Milda Brehmane-Štengele, Adolfs Kaktins, Helena Cinka-Berzinska, Nikolajs Vasiljevs, Helena Tangijeva-Birzniece, Osvalds Lemanis, Edite Feifere, Harijs Placis and others arrived to perform in Kaunas. Choirs of the neighbouring country sang in Lithuania too: the University of Latvia Choir, the Menis choir Dziedonis, the Latvian Palace of Labour Choir, the Choir directed by Teodors Reiters and others. The article surveys the concert activities of such Latvian performers as opera soloists, ballet dancers, choirs, etc. in Lithuania during the interwar period. The research is based on the information available in written press, publications, reviews of opera, ballet performances and concerts published in the newspapers Lietuvos aidas, Lietuvos Žinios, Lietuva, etc. The attention is drawn to the cooperation between Latvian and Lithuanian artists that developed in interwar Lithuania. [From the publication]
