Kęstutis Antanėlis

Lithuanian composer, keyboardist, architect and sculptor. Born 28 March 1951 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Founder and leader of rock band Antanėliai (1967-1975). Died 13 October 2020. As a composer he has written nearly 200 songs and about 80 instrumental pieces. In 1971 he staged the first Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar". He is 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".