The Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre is a national budgetary and biggest cultural institution in Lithuania, committed to organizing the creation and production of scenic works for musical theatre and assuring their public performance on the highest artistic level. The theatre operates as an institution founded by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania.
LNOBT aims to nurture, initiate and cultivate traditions of national musical theatre, develop traditions of contemporary musical theatre and present them to the wide community, seek the artistic embodiment of values treasured in the world's musical culture. Also, to capacitate talented and recognized artists and performers, both from Lithuania and abroad, to participate in the theatre's activities; shape the image of country's artistic culture by presenting the accomplishments of national musical culture abroad as well as cultivate, instigate and satisfy the need for professional scenic art in the wide society."
