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Virgilijus Kęstutis Noreika (Lithuanian pronunciation: [vɪˈrɡɪlʲɪjʊs nɔrɛɪˈkaː]; 22 September 1935 – 3 March 2018) was a Lithuanian tenor. Noreika was born in Šiauliai and graduated with honors from the Lithuanian State Conservatory in 1958. A year earlier, while still a student, he was engaged as a performer at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre. In 1959, Noreika sang the part of Alfredo Germont in Verdi's La traviata, one of Noreika's favorite and most frequently performed roles. Later in 1965, he continued his career at the La Scala in Milan. There he mastered six new roles, and also sang the part of Pinkerton from Puccini's Madama Butterfly.