Meet WNO

Rusne Tuslaite

Lithuanian soprano Rusnė Tušlaitė made her Lithuanian National Opera debut at 17 as a winner of the television song contest Dainų dainelė and she was the Royal Opera House Emerging Artist at their Youth Council Steering Group sessions in 2021. After finishing her studies at the Royal Academy of Music, Rusnė made her first role debut as Countess Almaviva The Marriage of Figaro (HGO). She performed the role of Tiresias in the world premiere of Geoffrey King’s Cantata Superba (Audentia Ensemble), as well as Susanna The Marriage of Figaro (RAM Scenes) and Manola Chérubin (Royal Academy Opera). Rusnė is also the youngest member of the Glyndebourne Chorus for 2022 and is about to perform at the BBC Proms and the Edinburgh International Festival.