Banned opera singer is running for Mayor

Banned opera singer is running for Mayor

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norman lebrecht

January 03, 2023

The Lithuanian tenor Vaidas Vyšniauskas, nationally banned after singing in Belarus over Christmas, has been selected to head the Union for People and Justice in the coming municipal elections in Vilnius.

If the list performs well, he will return to the Vilnius stage as Mayor.

Vyšniauskas, also known as Kristian Benedikt, appears to be enjoying the controversy.

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