Dalia Ibelhauptaitė
Dalia Ibelhauptaite (born 4 May 1967) is a Lithuanian opera, theatre, and film director, producer and playwright, whose work combines the traditions of Russian and Western theatre. Personal life. Dalia Ibelhauptaitė was born in Vilnius in 1967, and became a director at the age of 15 when she formed the Young Theatre Company in Lithuania. At the Young Theatre Company, Dalia worked as a director and playwright until 1985 when she became assistant director at the Vilnius State Theatre. She trained at the Russian Drama Academy (GITIS) in Moscow with renowned Russian theatre director Mark Zakharov. In 1990 , she directed "To Damascus" at the Moscow Lencom Theatre. In 1991, Ibelhauptaitė was invited to the Royal National Theatre Studio in London, and directed "A Lawsuit" as well as doing a series of workshops on Russian classical plays. She has been in London ever since. Ibelhauptaitė has also given masterclasses at National Opera Studio and Royal National Theatre Studio in London, and is a popular teacher in China, Israel, the Netherlands, France, Los Angeles and India. In 2005 Ibelhauptaitė directed "Svejk" at The Duke's on 42nd Street, which was her first show in New York. It was nominated for  a Drama League award as distinguished production of the year. In 2006 Dalia with maestro Gintaras Rinkevicius and Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra have founded independent opera company "Bohemians" (name taken from Puccini's "La Bohème"). In 2012 this company became the basis of Vilnius City Opera. Ibelhauptaite works as artistic director and producer of Vilnius City Opera. In 2011 Ibelhauptaite has been honoured by President of the Republic of Lithuania who awarded her with the Knight's Cross of the medal "Merits to Lithuania" to celebrate her contribution to culture in Lithuania. In 2021 Dalia was awarded Government Culture and  Arts Award. Ibelhauptaitė married Dexter Fletcher in Westminster, London, in 1997, after the pair met on the set of one of her stage productions in London. In June 2019 Dexter Fletcher and Dalia Ibelhauptaite created their film company "DXD Films Ltd." Since that time Dalia is working as creative producer on Fletcher's projects. Directing credits. Theatre productions. "Walpurgis Night" by Erofeyev and Svejk (Gate Theatre), London "Gamblers" by Gogol (Tricycle Theatre), London "Mirandolina" by Goldoni (Lyric Theatre, London "The Impresario From Smyrna" by Goldoni (Old Red Lion Theatre), London "Promise" (Old Red Lion Theatre), London "The Crucible" by Miller  (Lamda) "The Lower Depths" by Gorky (Lamda) "Much Ado About Nothing" by Shakespeare (CSSD) "Romeo and Juliet" by Shakespeare for the Shi-Wa Charity Gala at the Globe Theatre, London. "Svejk" (The Duke's, New York Opera productions. "Don Giovanni", Mozart (Musica Nel Chiostro, Batignano Festival, Italy) "Rigoletto" Verdi ('The Opera Company': Hackney Empire, London and UK tour) "Madama Butterfly" Puccini (Opera North, UK) "Eugene Onegin" Tchaikovsky (Opera North, UK) "Don Pasquale" Donizetti (Opera Zuid, Netherlands) "Gambler" Prokofiev (Opera Zuid, Netherlands) "Un Ballo In Maschera" Verdi (Lithuanian National Opera) "I Pagliacci" Leoncavallo (Congress Palace, Lithuania) "Showcase" (The Queen Elizabeth Hall , London) "La Forza del Destino" G.Verdi (Lithuanian National Opera and Israel National Opera) "La Bohème" Puccini (Congress Palace, Lithuania ) "Die Zauberflöte" Mozart (Congress Palace, Lithuania ) "Werther" Massenet (Congress Palace, Lithuania ) "Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street" Sondheim (Congress Palace, Lithuania ) "XYZ - electronic opera fantasy" (Industrial spaces, Lithuania ) "Onegin" Tchaikovsky (Congress Palace, Lithuania ) "Katia Kabanova" Janáček (Congress Palace, Lithuania ) "Manon Lescaut" Puccini (Congress Palace, Lithuania ) "Cosi fan Tutti" Mozart (Congress Palace, Lithuania ) "Il Trovatore" Verdi (Congress Palace, Lithuania ) "Pelleas et Melisande" Debussy (Congress Palace, Lithuania ) "Tosca" Puccini (Congress Palace, Lithuania ) "E-Carmen" Bizet/electronic version by M.Adomaitis (Compensa concert  hall, Lithuania ) "Faust" Gounod (Congress Palace, Lithuania ) "Samson et Dalila" Saint-Saens (Congress Palace, Lithuania ) "Queen of Spades" Tchaikovsky (Congress Palace, Lithuania ) Staged Concerts. "Bohemian Dreams" (Congress Palace, Lithuania ) "The Return of the Nightingales" (Congress Palace, Lithuania ) "Arias from the Shower" (Congress Palace, Lithuania ) Work as producer. "VCO ROCK" (dir.G.Seduikis) (Sports Palace, Lithuania ) "Hansel and Gretel" Humperdinck (dir.G.Seduikis) (Congress Palace, Lithuania ) "Stories from New York" (dir.G.Seduikis) (Congress Palace, Lithuania ) Short films. "Let The Good Times Roll" by Dexter Fletcher, starring Bob Hoskins, Ron Cook and Dexter Fletcher "Feeling Good" by Dexter Fletcher, starring Jason Flemyng. Dalia Ibelhauptaitė