Editing Vilnius (section)

===Music===
{{See also|Music of Lithuania}}
[[File:Libretto of the first opera staged in Vilnius (1636).jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.66|alt=Title page of a libretto|[[Libretto]] of the first opera staged in Vilnius (1636), before the first operas in [[Paris]] (1645) and [[London]] (1656)<ref>{{cite web |title=Operą Vilnius išvydo pirmiau negu Londonas ir Paryžius |url=http://v1.valdovurumai.lt/Naujienos/Opera_ldk_rumuose.htm |website=valdovurumai.lt |date=12 April 2011 |access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref>]]
Musicians performed at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania as early as the 14th century, since Grand Duke Gediminas' daughter [[Aldona of Lithuania]] was known to be enthusiastic about music. Aldona brought court musicians and singers to [[Kraków]] after marrying King [[Casimir III the Great]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lietuvos muzika |url=https://www.vle.lt/straipsnis/lietuvos-muzika/ |website=vle.lt |access-date=21 February 2021}}</ref> During the 16th century, composers such as [[Wacław of Szamotuły]], [[Jan Brant]], [[Heinrich Finck]], [[Cyprian Bazylik]], [[Alessandro Pesenti]], [[Luca Marenzio]], and [[Michelagnolo Galilei]] lived in Vilnius; the city was also home to [[virtuoso]] [[lute|lutist]] [[Bálint Bakfark]]. One of the first local musicians in written sources was Steponas Vilnietis (Stephanus de Vylna). The first textbook of Lithuanian music, ''The Art and Practice of Music'' ({{langx|la|Ars et praxis musica}}), was published in Vilnius by [[Žygimantas Liauksminas]] in 1667.<ref>{{cite web |title=Žygimantas Liauksminas |url=https://www.vle.lt/Straipsnis/Zygimantas-Liauksminas-15041 |website=vle.lt |access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>

Italian artists produced Lithuania's first [[opera]] on 4 September 1636 at the Palace of the Grand Dukes, commissioned by Grand Duke [[Władysław IV Vasa]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Operos dieną Valdovų rūmuose vainikuos pasaulinis šedevras – K. Monteverdžio opera "Orfėjas" |url=http://valdovurumai.lt/aktualijos/claudio-monteverdi-opera-orfejas-lorfeo |website=valdovurumai.lt |access-date=7 September 2015 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308060834/https://www.valdovurumai.lt/aktualijos/claudio-monteverdi-opera-orfejas-lorfeo |url-status=dead}}</ref> Operas are produced at the [[Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre]] and by the [[Vilnius City Opera]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Repertoire |url=https://www.opera.lt/en/whatss-on |website=opera.lt |access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref>

The Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society, the country's largest and oldest state-owned concert organization, produces live concerts and tours in Lithuania and abroad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filharmonija.lt/en/about-us/history.html |title=History – Largest Concert Institution in Lithuania |website=Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society |access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref> The [[Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra]], founded by [[Gintaras Rinkevičius]], performs in Vilnius.<ref>{{cite web |title=About us |url=http://www.lvso.lt/en/orchestra |website=lvso.lt |access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Dainu svente 2009-07-06.jpg|thumb|alt=An outdoor stage and a crowd|The Lithuanian Song and Dance Festival in Vingis Park]]
[[Choral music]] is popular in Lithuania, and Vilnius has three choir laureates (Brevis, Jauna Muzika, and the Chamber Choir of the Conservatoire) at the [[European Grand Prix for Choral Singing]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Murauskaitė |first=Rasa |title=Trys meilės chorui dešimtmečiai. Pokalbis su Vaclovu Augustinu |url=https://www.15min.lt/kultura/naujiena/muzika/trys-meiles-chorui-desimtmeciai-pokalbis-su-vaclovu-augustinu-284-1207238 |website=[[15min.lt]] |access-date=31 October 2019 |language=lt}}</ref> The [[Lithuanian Song and Dance Festival]] in Vilnius has been presented every four years since 1990 for about 30,000 singers and folk dancers in [[Vingis Park]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lithuanian Song Festival |url=http://www.dainusvente.lt/en/history/ |website=DainuSvente.lt |access-date=23 January 2018 |archive-date=11 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611213024/https://www.dainusvente.lt/en/history/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2008, the festival and its [[Latvian Song and Dance Festival|Latvian]] and [[Estonian Song Festival|Estonian]] counterparts were designated as a [[UNESCO]] [[Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity|Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity |date=2005 |publisher=[[UNESCO]] |page=50 |url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001473/147344e.pdf}}</ref>

The [[jazz]] scene is active in Vilnius; in 1970–71, the Ganelin/Tarasov/Chekasin trio founded the Vilnius Jazz School.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jazz in Lithuania |url=http://www.vilniusjazz.lt/press/99jil.php |website=Vilniusjazz.lt |access-date=25 March 2018}}</ref> The [[Vilnius Jazz Festival]] is held annually.

[[File:Andrius Mamontovas by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg|thumb|alt=A middle-aged man in a leather jacket and jeans|[[Andrius Mamontovas]], leader of [[Foje]] and founder of the annual ''Gatvės muzikos diena'' (Street Music Day)]]
The annual ''Gatvės muzikos diena'' (Street Music Day) gathers musicians on the city's streets.<ref>{{cite web |title=Street Music Day |url=http://gmd.lt/en |website=gmd.lt |access-date=10 March 2018 |archive-date=11 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311021339/http://gmd.lt/en |url-status=dead}}</ref> Vilnius is the birthplace of singers [[Mariana Korvelytė – Moravskienė]], [[Paulina Rivoli]], [[Danielius Dolskis]], [[Vytautas Kernagis]], [[Algirdas Kaušpėdas]], [[Andrius Mamontovas]], [[Nomeda Kazlaus]], and [[Asmik Grigorian]]); composers [[César Cui]], [[Felix Yaniewicz]], [[Maximilian Steinberg]], [[Vytautas Miškinis]], and [[Onutė Narbutaitė]]); conductor [[Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla]]), and musicians [[Antoni Radziwiłł]], [[Jascha Heifetz]], [[Clara Rockmore]], and [[Romas Lileikis]]).

It was the hometown of 18th-century composers [[Michał Kazimierz Ogiński]], [[Johann David Holland]] (colleague of [[Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach|C. Bach]]), [[Maciej Radziwiłł]], and [[Michał Kleofas Ogiński]]. Nineteenth-century Vilnius was known for singer [[Kristina Gerhardi Frank]], a close friend of [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]] and [[Joseph Haydn|Haydn]] (who starred in the [[premiere]] of Haydn's ''[[The Creation (Haydn)|Creation]]''), mid-19th century guitar virtuoso [[Marek Konrad Sokołowski]] and composer [[Stanisław Moniuszko]]. The wealthiest woman in Vilnius during the early 19th century was singer [[Maria de Neri]]. In the early 20th century, Vilnius was the hometown of [[Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis]], [[Mikas Petrauskas]], and [[Juozas Tallat-Kelpša]]. Late-20th- and early 21st-century musicians include [[Vyacheslav Ganelin]], [[Petras Vyšniauskas]], [[Petras Geniušas]], [[Mūza Rubackytė]], [[Alanas Chošnau]], and [[Marijonas Mikutavičius]].

The [[Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre]], headquartered on [[Gediminas Avenue]], is also located at the [[Slushko Palace]] in [[Antakalnis]]. Singers who have lectured at the academy include [[tenor]]s [[Kipras Petrauskas]] and [[Virgilijus Noreika]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dainavimo katedra |url=https://lmta.lt/lt/fakultetas/muzikos-fakultetas/dainavimo-katedra/ |website=lmta.lt |access-date=31 October 2019 |language=lt-LT}}</ref>