Kęstutis Antanėlis
- Birth Date:
- 28.03.1951
- Death date:
- 13.10.2020
- Person's maiden name:
- Kestutis Antanelis
- Categories:
- Architect, Composer, Sculptor
- Nationality:
- lithuanian
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
Kęstutis Antanėlis (28 March 1951 – 13 October 2020) was a Lithuanian composer, architect and sculptor.
In 1975 he graduated from Vilnius Civil Engineering Institute and later from the Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts. As an architect he designed buildings, interiors, furniture (the Republic of Lithuania credentials Hall, 1995), created a stained-glass office building and various sculptures.
As a composer he wrote nearly 200 songs and about 80 instrumental pieces.
In 1971 he staged the first Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar."
He was noted for his work on the rock opera "Love and Death in Verona", and staging and singing in "Romeo and Juliet in Vilnius in 1982.
In 1998, he performed at the Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden in Germany. In 1997 he staged the opera "Peer Gynt".
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12.10.1971 | Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera - a concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971.
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The musical started as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971. The musical is loosely based on the Gospels' accounts of the last week of Jesus' life, beginning with the preparation for the arrival of Jesus and his disciples in Jerusalem and ending with the crucifixion. It highlights political and interpersonal struggles between Judas Iscariot and Jesus, struggles that are not in the Bible. The resurrection is not included. It therefore largely follows the form of a traditional passion play. The work's depiction offers a free interpretation of the psychology of Jesus and the other characters. A large part of the plot focuses on the character of Judas, who is depicted as a tragic figure dissatisfied with the direction in which Jesus steers his disciples. Contemporary attitudes and sensibilities as well as slang pervade the lyrics and ironic allusions to modern life are scattered throughout the depiction of political events. Stage and film productions accordingly feature many intentional anachronisms.