HERMOUPOLIS SYROS Peter Tiboris General & Artistic Director ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑ ΝΟΤΙΟΥ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ ΔΗΜΟΣ ΣΥΡΟΥ - ΕΡΜΟΥΠΟΛΗΣ
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presented by MidAmerica Productions of New York and the Municipality of Syros-Hermoupolis NAMED BEST FESTIVAL OF GREATER GREECE IN 2011 JULY 9th to 22nd 2012 HERMOUPOLIS SYROS PETER TIBORIS GENERAL & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑ ΝΟΤΙΟΥ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ ΔΗΜΟΣ ΣΥΡΟΥ - ΕΡΜΟΥΠΟΛΗΣ ΓΙΑΝΝΗΣ ΔΕΚΑΒΑΛΛΑΣ ΔΗΜΑΡΧΟΣ ΣΥΡΟΥ - ΕΡΜΟΥΠΟΛΗΣ Μετά την Τιμητική Διάκριση σε Πολιτιστικό Οργανισμό που δραστηριοποιείται στην Πε- ριφέρεια για το έτος 2011 με την οποία βραβεύτηκε το Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Αιγαίου από την Ένωση Ελλήνων θεατρικών και μουσικών κριτικών, θα έχουμε την ευκαιρία να το απολαύ- σουμε για 8η συνεχή χρονιά στο νησί μας. Ο Πήτερ Τιμπόρις, ένας αξιόλογος μαέστρος διεθνούς φήμης, από το 2000 έχει προ- σφέρει τα μέγιστα στην πολιτιστική πρόοδο της Ερμούπολης και του νησιού μας γενικό- τερα. Κάθε χρόνο το πρόγραμμα του είναι και μία έκπληξη για το φιλότεχνο κοινό, που κατακλύζει από όλο τον κόσμο το Θέατρο Απόλλων. Ένα ολόκληρο επιτελείο από καλλιτέ- χνες, μουσικούς, χορευτές, χορωδούς και τεχνικούς βρίσκεται σε απόλυτο συντονισμό για την υλοποίηση και την ανάδειξη των παραστάσεων εξαιρετικής ποιότητας που συμβάλ- λουν στην προβολή του νησιού μας, διεθνώς. Επιθυμώ να εκφράσω τα θερμά μου συγχαρητήρια προς τον αγαπητό φίλο και Συρια- νό Πήτερ Τιμπόρις για το σπουδαίο Φεστιβάλ. Είναι ιδιαίτερη τιμή για τη Σύρο να φιλοξενεί κορυφαίους μουσικούς και καλλιτέχνες παγκόσμιας εμβέλειας, ενώ αξίζει επίσης να ση- μειωθεί η οργανωτική προσπάθεια του κ. Τιμπόρις στον οποίο με απόφαση του Δημοτικού Συμβουλίου, θα απονεμηθεί αυτή τη χρονιά, το μετάλλιο της πόλης μας. Παράλληλα θα ήθελα να ευχαριστήσω θερμά τη διοίκηση και το προσωπικό του Ορ- γανισμού Πολιτισμού και Αθλητισμού Σύρου που συνέβαλαν ουσιαστικά στην συνδιοργά- νωση του Φεστιβάλ με την εταιρεία MidAmerica Productions που διευθύνει ο κ. Τιμπόρις, όλους τους χορηγούς καθώς και τα τοπικά και διεθνή ΜΜΕ που συντελούν στην προβολή των δρώμενων του νησιού μας. Τέλος ευχαριστώ θερμά όλους τους Συριανούς και επι- σκέπτες, που με την παρουσία τους συμβάλλουν στη διατήρηση και ανάδειξη του πνευμα- τικού και πολιτισμικού μας επιπέδου και επιβραβεύουν με την παρουσία τους την φιλότιμη προσπάθεια όλων των συντελεστών που εμπλουτίζουν την πολιτισμική κληρονομιά του τόπου μας Γιάννης Δεκαβάλλας Δήμαρχος Σύρου - Ερμούπολης Μέγαρο Δημαρχείου Τηλ. 2281 3 61002 Πλατεία Μιαούλη, 841 00 ΣΥΡΟΣ Fax: 2281 0 88232 Dear Friends, Welcome to the Annual International Festival of the Aegean and the Apollo Theater, “La Piccola Scala.” It is now eight years since the first performance in July 2005 of Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia (to that time the first opera at Apollo in 105 years), and the growth and development of the Festival has been, by any measure, extraordinary. Thousands of artists from here and abroad have appeared in the elegant setting of the Apollo Theater, the sacred place of St. Nicholas Church, and the historic Miaoulis Square. My dream for this Festival has been broad in scope, not only to include opera, symphony, chamber, recital, and choral music, but also to grow to include the areas of theater, ballet, folk music, jazz and music & opera education. Over these years, Syros in general and Hermoupolis in particular have become the centerpieces of this Festival. The keystone of this year’s Festival is the presentation of Strauss’ Salome conducted by Wiktor Bockman of St. Gallen, Switzerland, directed by Dirk Schattner of Hamburg, and starring Eilana Lappalainen in the role of Salome. We also have major works of Beethoven, Schubert, Ravel, Rutter, Euripides’ Herakles, the Greek National Opera Ballet, Christos Papageorgiou, the Greek Opera Studio, 19 visiting choirs (from the USA, Canada, France, and Greece), an international cast of world-class soloists, and the first appearance of the Symphony Orchestra of the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Tirana, Albania. Most especially on July 15 my dear friend and colleague, composer and conductor John Rutter of Great Britain, makes his Greek debut. How many visiting artists during the two-week period? More than 450! On the piano in the foyer of the Apollo Theater there is a special baton exhibition from my private collection. There you can see the batons of Arturo Toscanini (1950-54 NBC Orchestra), Leonard Bernstein (1980-85 NY Philharmonic), Giuseppe Sinoppoli (Philharmonia of London, early 1980s) and Frederic Chopin (1840's Paris, La Madeleine). Next year’s Festival will be a celebration of Verdi, Wagner, and Britten, all of whom will reach major birth anniversaries. The Festival will open on July 9 with Verdi’s Requiem. My sincerest wish is that you will participate in our events and enjoy the combination of art and setting in the middle of the Cyclades. Warmest thanks, Peter Tiboris General Director MondaY, JULY 9, 2012, 9 P.M. ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ 9 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ 2012 Presentation by Mayor Yannis Dekavallas to Peter Tiboris and the people of Syros, of the Festival of the Year Award in Greater Greece for July 2011 Festival of the Aegean, given by the National Music and Theater Critics Association of Athens. The award was first given to Mayor Dekavallas on December 12, 2011, at Megaron Musikis in Athens. Mr Tiboris will also be awarded with the honorary city medallion of Syros - Hermoupolis. OPENING CONCERT THE EPIC AND HISTORIC GENIUS OF BEETHOVEN Η επική και ιστορική ιδιοφυΐα του Μπετόβεν Peter Tiboris, Conductor Symphony Orchestra of The National Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Tirana, Albania BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 (“Emperor”) I.Allegro II. Adagio un poco mosso III. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo Dimitris Sgouros, Piano Intermission BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (“Choral”) I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso II. Scherzo: Molto vivace – Presto III. Adagio molto e cantabile IV. Presto; Allegro molto assai (Alla marcia); Andante maestoso; Allegro energico, sempre ben marcato. Erica Muller, Soprano Maria Ratkova, Mezzo-soprano Keith Ikaia-Purdy, Tenor Dimitri Kavrakos, Bass Participating Choruses U.S.A.: Towne Singers, La Cañada, CA (Beth Richey, Choral Director); Indian River Charter High 4 School Choir, Vero Beach, FL (Gary Miller, Choral Director, Ray Adams, Artistic Director); Johnson County Chorus, Overland Park, KS (Anita Cyrier, Choral Director); Yellow Rose Singers, San Antonio, TX (Gary L. Mabry, Choral Director) Canada: Canadian University College Choral Union, Lacombe, Alberta (Wendolin Pazitka Munroe, Choral Director) Greece: The Choir of The Department of Musicology of The University of Athens (Nikos Maliaras, Choral Director); Choir of Emporiki Bank, Athens (Stavros Beris, Choral Director) 120 minutes with one intermission TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SaturdaY, JULY 10, 12, 14, 2012, 9 P.M. ΤΡΙΤΗ, ΠΕΜΠΤΗ, ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟ, 10, 12, 14 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ 2012 The December 9, 1905, world premiere in Dresden which was composed and conducted by Richard Strauss changed the course of music in the 20th Century SALOME An opera by Richard Strauss in one act Symphony Orchestra of the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Tirana, Albania Wiktor Bockman, Guest Conductor Dirk Schattner, Stage Director Jens Hübner, Lighting Design Salome: ........................................ Eilana Lappalainen, Soprano Herodes: ..................................... Peter Svensson, Tenor Herodias: .................................... Graciela Araya, Mezzo-soprano Jochanaan: ................................. Anooshah Golesorkhi, Baritone Narraboth: .................................. Keith Ikaia-Purdy, Tenor Ein Page der Herodias: ............ Maria Ratkova, Mezzo-soprano Juden 1: ....................................... Riad Ymeri, Tenor Juden 2: ....................................... Gilmond Miftari, Tenor Juden 3: ....................................... Klodjan Kacani, Tenor Juden 4: ....................................... Julian Gjojdeshi, Tenor Juden 5: ....................................... Edvin Kastrati, Bass Nazarener 1: ............................... Dimitri Kavrakos, Bass Nazarener 2: ............................... Théo Gavaliatsis, Tenor Soldaten 1: .................................. Nikolaos Karagiaouris, Bass Soldaten 2: ................................. Augusto García-Vázquez, Bass Ein Cappadocier: ....................... Thanos Foskolos, Baritone Ein Sklave: .................................. Chen Laks, Soprano 5 Supernumeraries: Percy Raines, Ioannis Toumpas, Panagiotis Katsaras, Stratis Efstratiou, Yiannis Metasoumis, Konstantinos Zervos, George Fylachtos, Giannis Priovolos, Page Lucky, Erica Muller, Kimberley Rose Pefhany, Veroniki Vakondiou Choreography by Eilana Lappalainen 100 minutes with no intermission No late seating | Οι πόρτες κλείνουν μετά την έναρξη της συναυλίας RICHARD STRAUSS: SALOME Born June 11, 1864, in Munich, Germany Died September 8, 1949, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Background: Salome by Richard Strauss is based on an 1892 play of the same name by the Irish playwright, Oscar Wilde. Wilde wrote Salome in French because he knew that the play’s celebration of sin and depravity would cause an uproar in the English-speaking world. He was right. When Wilde’s partner translated the opera into English, it was banned from the English stage. The German translation of the play became the libretto for Richard Strauss’ opera Salome. The opera was first produced in Dresden on December 9, 1905. Although widely criticized for its adult themes and imagery, the public embraced the work, which was performed at 50 opera houses within two years of the premiere. The opera, which is in one act, takes place in Judea in 30 A.D.