Rehearsals are underway at Panevėžys Musical Theatre for a new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata. The premiere is planned for January 2027, the opera is sung in Lithuanian.

The production revisits the staging first presented at the PromFest festival in 2017, bringing its distinctive concept by Anu Lamp to a new theatre and cast. Originally conceived around themes of downfall, decay and the fragility of beauty, the earlier La Traviata production travelled from Kaunas State Musical Theatre to Vanemuine Theatre in Tartu.

The Panevėžys Music Theater production of The Human Voice will be presented as part of the 42nd Professional Theatre Festival in Rokiškis.
The performance takes place on March 20, 2026 at the Rokiškis Cultural Centre. The role of Elle will be performed by Lithuanian soprano Monika Pleškytė.

Today Panevėžys Music Theater opens the curtain for Poulenc's La voix humaine. The claustrophobic room described by Jean Cocteau gets a twist in this production to highlight the isolation and loneliness of the protagonist. It is a space where a phone gains existential importance, as it is her only connection with the outside world. 

Panevėžys Music Theater is set to shake up its audiences with the highly anticipated premiere of Francis Poulenc's "La voix humaine" on October 5, 2024. This one-act opera, renowned for its emotional depth and intense monologue, features a libretto by Jean Cocteau and centers on a woman's final phone conversation with her lover.