Born in Lithuania, Kristian Benedikt sang the leading role in Otello more than 120 times worldwide in opera houses such as the Wiener Staatsoper, Bavarian State Opera Munich, Mariinsky Theatre and many more. His repertoire includes Don Jose in Carmen, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Samson in Samson et Dalila, Calaf in Turandot, Canio in Pagliacci, Eleazar in La Juive, Manrico in Il Trovatore, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, and title roles of Andrea Chenier, Ernani, Rienzi and Lohengrin. He performs at major venues such as the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, London's Royal Covent Garden and more. This is his Israeli Opera debut.