Antanina Dambrauskaitė (7 March 1905 – 18 May 1994) was a Lithuanian soprano that performed across Europe and North America.
Education Dambrauskaitė studied music and singing at (1925–1929) and (1929–1930). She studied under Marijana Čerkaskaja and . Later, in 1933, she continued her studies at St. Cecilia Academy of Music in Rome.
Career She began her career at the Klaipėda Lithuanian Opera playing Birutė in Birutė and Margarita in Faust.
In 1929, Dambrauskaitė became the prima donna of the Lithuanian National Opera. She performed at the national opera from 1929 to 1944. She performed for radio concerts in Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Liepāja, Munich, Riga, and Tallinn.
At the end of World War II, Dambrauskaitė performed in Lithuanian refugee camps in Germany. She performed lead roles in Madama Butterfly and The Bartered Bride and at the Staatstheater Augsburg.
In 1949, Dambrauskaitė performed across England with other Lithuanian singers – , , Ippolito Nauragis, and Vladas Jakubėnas.
After 1949, Dambrauskaitė moved to Miami, Florida.
Notable performances +YearWorkRoleComposerSourceDon JuanDona ElviraWolfgang Amadeus MozartOtelloDesdemonaGiuseppe VerdiFaustMargaritaCharles GounodTannhäuser ElizabethRichard WagnerEugene OneginTatianaPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1947Madame ButterflyChio Chio SanGiacomo PucciniLa BohèmeMimiGiacomo Puccini1947The Bartered Bride MarženkaBedřich SmetanaDemonasTamaraAnton RubinsteinRadvila PerkūnasSophiaJ. KarnavičiusEglėSpruceMikas Petrauskas, PagirėnaiDanuteStasys Šimkus
Discography TitleYearDetailsNeklausk Manęs / Meilės Ilgesys1935 Format: EP, Shellac Tracks: 2 Label: Homocord Lyrics: Vytautas Pranas Bičiūnas Composer: Jerzy Petersburski, Feofania Markowna Kwiatkowska Music Accompaniment: Homocord OrchesterRūtų Darželis / Jau Niekad1935 Format: EP, Shellac Tracks: 2 Label: Homocord Lyrics: Vytautas Pranas Bičiūnas Composer: Jerzy Petersburski, Feofania Markowna Kwiatkowska Music Accompaniment: Homocord OrchesterTėvynės Meilė Nemari (Love For My Country)1965 Format: LP Tracks: 13 Producer: Jack J. Stukas Label: Eurotone, Sparton Featured Performer(s): Petras Steponavičius Music Accompaniment: Marija Tallat-KelpsieneNeklausk Manęs1993 Format: Song Album: 1935 Metai Lietuva Editor: Donatas Katkus Music Accompaniment: Mahanojaus Lietuviška Mainerių OrkestraIlgesys1993 Format: Song Album: 1935 Metai Lietuva Editor: Donatas Katkus Music Accompaniment: Mahanojaus Lietuviška Mainerių OrkestraRūtų Darželis1993 Format: Song Album: 1935 Metai Lietuva Editor: Donatas Katkus Music Accompaniment: Mahanojaus Lietuviška Mainerių OrkestraJau Niekad1993 Format: Song Album: 1935 Metai Lietuva Editor: Donatas Katkus Music Accompaniment: Mahanojaus Lietuviška Mainerių OrkestraNeklausk Manęs2006 Format: Song Album: Visų Laikų Lietuvos Radijo Dainos 1926-2006 Label: Lithuanian National Radio and Television Compiler: Alicija Žukauskaitė Editor: Mindaugas RastenisKai Jau Kristus Gimė2007 Format: Song Album: Senųjų Lietuviškų Šelako Plokštelių Antologija (Anthology Of Old Lithuanian Shellac Records) Label: Martynas Mažvydas National Library of LithuaniaMarija, Marija2007 Format: Song Album: Senųjų Lietuviškų Šelako Plokštelių Antologija (Anthology Of Old Lithuanian Shellac Records) Label: Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania
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