Ερμούπολη, 15 Ιουλίου 2018

Αγαπητέ Φίλε του Φεστιβάλ Αιγαίου: Σε ευχαριστούμε που είσθε στο ιστορικό θέατρο Απόλλων απόψε για μία ακόμη παράσταση κατα τη διάρκεια του 14ου Ετησιου Διεθνούς Φεστιβάλ Αιγαίου. Οι συναυλίες και παρουσιάσεις που έχουν σχεδιαστεί για τη φετινή χρονιά του Φεστιβαλ οργανώνονται περισσότερο από ένα χρόνο και ξεπερνούν ό,τι έχουμε κάνει ποτέ στο παρελθόν. Αυτή τη χρονιά έχουμε περισσότερους από 350 καλλιτέχνες από 28 χώρες που βρίσκονται εδώ τουλάχιστον 14 ημέρες κάνοντας πρόβα, προετοιμαζόενοι και τελικά, παρουσιάζοντας μεγάλο κλασικό ρεπερτόριο: όπερα, συμφωνίες, κονσέρτα, τραγούδια, τζαζ, μπαλέτο και τους νεαρούς καλλιτέχνες του Greek Studio. Πουθενά στην Ελλάδα το καλοκαίρι δεν υπάρχει ένα τόσο ποικιλόμορφο γεματό δράμα φεστιβάλ τέτοιου διεθνούς επιπέδου. Σχέδια έχουν ήδη φτιαχτεί για το 2019 (το 15ο Φεστιβάλ) και το 2020 (το 16ο Φεστιβάλ) με πολλές εκπλήξεις — τις οποιες θα ανακοινώσουμε μεσα στους επόμενους μήνες. Την επόμενη χρονιά, το Φεστιβάλ θα παρουσιάσει μία μεγάλη όπερα ξανά και υπαρχουν σκέ- ψεις για το εργο του Verdi, το έργο NORMA του Bellini και το έργο FIDELIO του Beethoven καθώς και μουσική των Mahler, Mozart, Beethoven, Gershwin, Bernstein, Schu- 2 bert, Schuman και Faure. Θα ήθελα να ευχαριστήσω τον Δήμαρχο Γιώργο Μαραγκό και την Αντιδήμαρχο Θωμαή Μενδρινού όπως επίσης και τον Δήμο Σύρου- Ερμούπολης για τη συνεχή στήριξή τους και τον ενθουσιασμό τους για αυτό που κάνουμε κάθε καλοκαίρι σε αυτό το ειδυλλιακό νησί. Πραγματικά, μετά απο 14 χρόνια, καποιος θα μπορούσε να πεί οτι σαφως και δικαίως το Φεστιβάλ Αιγαίου έχει διακριθέι ώς το «Salzburg του Αίγαίου». Η συνεχής σας υποστήριξη και το ενδιαφέρον σας είναι πολύ σημαντικό μέρος των ελπίδων μας και των ονείρων μας για το μέλλον.

Με σεβασμό,

Παναγιώτης Τιμπόρης Γενικός Μουσικός Διευθυντής MidAmerica Productions & MidAm International Επίτιμος πολίτης της Σύρου Hermoupolis, July 15, 2018

Dear Friends of the Festival of the Aegean: Thank you very much for coming to the historic Apollo Theater this evening for a perfor- mance during our 14th Annual International Festival of the Aegean; we have been planning the concerts and presentations for this year’s Festival for more than a year and this Festival will exceed everything and anything we have done in the past. This year we have more than 350 artists from 28 countries spending at least 14 days pre- paring, rehearsing and presenting major classical repertoire: opera, symphonies, concerti, lieder, jazz, ballet, and the Greek Opera Studio of young artists from throughout the music world. Nowhere during the summer in all of is there a more dramatic and varied fes- tival on such an international scale. Plans are presently been made for 2019 (the 15th Festival) and 2020 (the 16th Festival) with many surprises — which we will announce during future months. For next year a number of are being seriously considered including Verdi’s IL TROVA- TORE, Bellini’s NORMA and Beethoven’s FIDELIO, to name several, as well as concert works by Mahler, Mozart, Beethoven, Gershwin, Bernstein, Schubert, Schuman and Faure. 3 I wish to pay tribute to Mayor George Marangos and vice-mayor Thomai Mendrinou as well as the Municipality for their continued support and enthusiasm for what we do each summer on this idyllic Island. Indeed, after 14 years, one can safely and confidently proclaim that the Festival of the Aege- an has emerged as the “Salzburg of the Aegean.” Your continued support and interest is a very important part of our hopes and dreams for the future.

Warmly and respectfully,

Peter Tiboris General Music Director MidAmerica Productions and MidAm International Honorary Citizen of Syros Με ευγνωμοσύνη ΣΤΟ ΔΉΜΟ ΣYΡΟY - ΕΡΜΟYΠΟΛΗΣ

GEORGE MARANGOS 4 Δήμαρχος Σύρου - Ερμούπολης

THOMAI MENDRINOU Αντιδήμαρχος Πολιτισμού PETER TIBORIS and EILANA LAPPALAINEN - TIBORIS 5 Principal Artistic and Financial Sponsors of the INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE AEGEAN “The Salzburg of the Aegean” since July 1, 2005

The appearance of the PAN-EUROPEAN PHILHARMONIA OF WARSAW is made possible due to the generous support of the SCHWARZ FOUNDATION Munich, Germany “ΤΟ SALZBURG ΤΟΥ ΑΙΓΑΊΟΥ”

15 - 29 ΙΟYΛΊΟY, 2018 Πόλη της Ερμούπολης, Νησί της Σύρου, Ελλάδα

ΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΆΖΕΤΑΙ ΑΠΌ ΤΗΝ MIDAMERICA PRODUCTIONS, INC. ΚΑΙ ΤΗΝ MIDAM INTERNATIONAL, INC. ΤΗΣ ΝΈΑΣ ΥΌΡΚΗΣ ΣΕ ΣΥΝΕΡΓΑΣΊΑ ΜΕ ΤΟΝ ΔΉΜΟ ΣΎΡΟΥ – ΕΡΜΟΎΠΟΛΗΣ ΓΕΏΡΓΙΟΣ ΜΑΡΑΓΚΌΣ, ΔΉΜΑΡΧΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΘΩΜΑΉ ΜΕΝΔΡΙΝΟΎ, ΑΝΤΙΔΉΜΑΡΧΟΣ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΟΎ

PETER TIBORIS 6 Ιδρυτής, Γενικός Διευθυντής και Μουσικός Διευθυντής EILANA LAPPALAINEN Artistic Director of Festival Opera Productions General Director of Greek Opera Studio, Festival Manager PAN-EUROPEAN PHILHARMONIA ΑΠΟ ΤΗ ΒΑΡΣΟΒΙΑ Jakub Fiebig, Εκτελεστικός Διευθυντής 358 ΠΡΟΣΚΕΚΛΗΜΈΝΟΙ ΚΑΛΛΙΤΈΧΝΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΣΥΝΕΡΓΆΤΕΣ ΠΑΡΑΓΩΓΉΣ ΑΠΌ 22 ΧΏΡΕΣ

GIOVANNI PACOR Κύριος Προσκεκλημένος Μαέστρος MARTA KLUCZYŃSKA Συνεργάτις Φιλοξενούμενη Μαέστρος RENATO ZANELLA Διευθυντής – Μπαλέτο & Χορός DETLEF SOELTER Σκηνοθέτης – H Σταχτοπούτα JENS HUEBNER Τεχνικός Διευθυντής, Σκηνογράφος και Σχεδιαστής Φωτισμού

ZOE ZENIODI Ειδική Συνεργάτις του Peter Tiboris σε θέματα μουσικής Pre-Festival Events Γιορτάζοντας το 14Ο ΔΙΕΘΝΈΣ ΦΕΣΤΙΒΆΛ ΑΙΓΑΊΟΥ

SATURDAY, JULY 7, 2018, 20:00 Έπαυλη Τσιροπινά - Ποσειδωνία Tsiropinas Mansion - Posidonia Φεστιβάλ Αιγαίου “Kick-Off!” Με τους συμμετέχοντες του Greek Opera Studio σε αριες όπερας και ντουέτα. Festival of the Aegean “Kick-Off!” Featuring Greek Opera Studio Artists in opera arias and duets

Eilana Lappalainen, General and Artistic Director of GOS and Hostess of the Kickoff Manolis Papasifakis, Pianist

FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2018, 21:00 Εκκλησία Παρθένου Μαρίας στο χωριό Χρούσσα 7 St. Mary the Virgin in the Village of Chroussa Solo a cappella performances by visiting American choirs: Rincon/University High School Concert Choir, Tucson, AZ (Mareena Boosamra Ball, Director) Bethel College Voices of Triumph, Mishawaka, IN (Jeshua Franklin, Director) Second Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, Indianapolis, IN (Michelle L. Louer, Director) Northeast Louisiana Chorus, Monroe, LA (Deborah Chandler, Director) Winston-Salem Youth Chorus / Salem College, Choirs and Palmetto Voices, Winston-Salem, NC (Sonja Sepúlveda, Director)

Hosted by Father Albescu Flavianos and his church community.

SATURDAY, JULY 14, 2018, 21:00 Megaron Café Το Greek Opera Studio παρουσιάζει μια βραδιά Μουσικου Θεάτρου Greek Opera Studio performing an evening of Musical Theater

Eilana Lappalainen, General and Artistic Director of Greek Opera Studio Markos Kotsias, Pianist

These events are free and open to the public. SUNDAY, JULY 15, 2018, AT 20:30 Apollo Theater (“La piccola scala”) – 154th Season

“ΦΕΣΤΙΒΆΛ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ – ΤΟ SALZBURG ΤΟΥ ΑΙΓΑΊΟΥ” The Genius of Rossini & Tchaikovsky Εναρκτήρια συναυλία του Φεστιβάλ

PAN-EUROPEAN PHILHARMONIA OF WARSAW Peter Tiboris, Music Director Jakub Fiebig, Executive Manager

Peter Tiboris, Conductor Eilana Lappalainen, Soprano Katerina Roussou, Mezzo-Soprano Alessandro Luciano, Daniel Borowski, Bass

ROSSINI Stabat Mater (1841) Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Death of Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) I. Stabat Mater dolorosa 8 II. Cujus animam III. Quis est homo IV. Pro peccatis V. Eja, Mater VI. Sancta Mater VII. Fac ut portem VIII. Inflammatus IX. Quando corpus morietur X. In sempiterna saecula. Amen

intermission

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 (1888) I. Andante - Allegro con anima II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza III. Valse. Allegro moderato IV. Finale. Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace

Participating Choruses: Chœur d’Enfants d’Île-de-France, Paris, France (Francis Bardot, Director) Rincon/University High School Concert Choir, Tucson, AZ (Mareena Boosamra Ball, Director) Northeast Louisiana Chorus, Monroe, LA (Deborah Chandler, Director) Bethel College Voices of Triumph, Mishawaka, IN (Jeshua Franklin, Director) Second Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, Indianapolis, IN (Michelle L. Louer, Director) Winston-Salem Youth Chorus / Salem College Choirs and Palmetto Voices, Winston-Salem, NC (Sonja Sepúlveda, Director) DAVID R. THYE, Chorus Master (United States) ☛ 120 minutes with one intermission ☚ MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, SUNDAY, JULY 16, 18, 20, 22, 2018, AT 20:30 Apollo Theater (“La piccola scala”) – 154th Season “ΦΕΣΤΙΒΆΛ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ – ΤΟ SALZBURG ΤΟΥ ΑΙΓΑΊΟΥ” Rossini: La Cenerentola Η Σταχτοπούτα (Πρεμιέρα) (1817) Τιμώντας την 150η Επέτειο θανάτου του Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

PAN-EUROPEAN PHILHARMONIA OF WARSAW Peter Tiboris, Music Director Jakub Fiebig, Executive Manager

Giovanni Pacor, Principal Guest Conductor Detlef Soelter, Stage Director

CAST

Angelina...... Tamara Gura, Mezzo-Soprano Don Ramiro...... Damir Zakirov, Tenor Dandini...... Jerome Boutillier, Don Magnifico...... Costas Tsourakis, Bass 9 Clorinda...... Marilena Striftombola, Soprano Tisbe...... Miranda Makrynioti, Mezzo-Soprano Alidoro...... David Malis, Baritone

Courtiers from Prince Ramiro’s Palace Members of Solartissimo Choir of Conservatory K. Matsigos, Thessaloniki, Greece Nikos Efthimiadis, Director

Tenor: Nikos Efthimiadis, Anastasios Gkekas, Andrea Marku, Alexandros Pourloukakis, Ioannis Tompazidis, Stavros Tsolakis; Baritone: Markos Gianniotis, Eleftherios Gkouventas, Apostolis Grampsas; Bass: Kyriakos Kalogeras, Alexandros Karagiorgis, Christoforos Koutsodimos

Nestor Taylor Surtitles Provided both in English and Greek

La Cenerentola Opera & Theatrical Team Jens Huebner Kristina Franz George Kolios Lighting & Set Designer Stage Manager/Assistant Technical Director Eilana Lappalainen Director Argyroula Mavromati Casting Director/Production Camille Ortiz Assistant to Technical Coordinator Assistant Stage Manager/Props Director / Builder Marta Kluczyńska Manolis Papasifakis Victor Fetahaj, Petros Associate Conductor/Pianist Rehearsal Pianist Fasoulis, Marios Dimtsas Spyros Souladakis Joanna Psathopoulou Technical Team Principal Rehearsal Pianist Wardrobe Mistress Antonia Nomikou Make-up Mistress

☛ 160 minutes with one intermission ☚ την εποχή του και κατά κοινή ομολογία, ο Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) ήταν ο διασημότερος συνθέτης της Ευρώπης. Ήδη από τα εικοσιένα του χρόνια είχε αναγνωριστεί ως ο πλέον αγαπημένος Σσυνθέτης όπερας. Τόσο η σπινθηροβόλα μουσική του όσο και η χαρισματική του προσωπικότητα ενθουσίαζαν κοινό και κριτικούς. Εντούτοις, μολονότι έφυγε από την ζωή στα εβδομήντα έξι του χρόνια (13 Νοεμβρίου 1868), παρέδωσε την τελευταία του όπερα πολλά χρόνια νωρίτερα, περίπου σαράντα χρόνια πριν, το 1829, στα τριάντα επτά του: ή ύστατη όπερά του ήταν ο «Guillaume Tell», που παρουσιάστηκε για πρώτη φορά τον Αύγουστο του 1829, στην Salle Le Peletier των Παρισίων, πόλη μόνιμης διαμονής του. Φέτος συμπληρώνονται εκατόν πενήντα χρόνια από την εκδημία του και το Φεστιβάλ Αιγαίου επέλεξε να παρουσιάσει δύο σημαντικά έργα του τιμώμενου μουσουργού: το θρησκευτικό αριστούργημα «Stabat Mater» και την γοητευτική όπερα «La Cenerentola» (Η Σταχτοπούτα). Η σύνθεση του Stabat Mater (το κείμενο αναφέρεται στην Παναγία και αρχίζει με την φράση «Ίστατο η Mήτηρ Τεθλιμμένη/Stabat Mater Dolorosa») άρχισε το 1831 και ολοκληρώθηκε δέκα χρόνια αργότερα, το 1841: αν και το 1833 είχαν ακουστεί έξι μέρη του έργου γραμμένα από τον Rossini (τα υπόλοιπα έξι μέρη γράφηκαν από τον φίλο και συνεργάτη του, Giovanni Tadolini, μετά από παράκληση του ίδιου του μουσουργού, ο οποίος λόγω ασθένειας δεν ήταν σε θέση να ολοκληρώσει τη σύνθεση). Το έργο ολοκληρωμένο αποκλειστικά από τον Rossini, ακούστηκε για πρώτη φορά στις 7 Ιανουαρίου 1842, στην Salle Ventadour του Théâtre Italien (Παρίσι). Σολίστ ήταν οι λαμπροί ερμηνευτές μελοδραμάτων της λεγόμενης εποχής του belcanto: Giulia Grisi, υψίφωνος, Emma Albertazzi, μεσόφωνος, Mario (Giovanni Matteo De Candia), τενόρος, και Antonio Tamburini, βαρύτονος. Η υποδοχή του εκπληκτικής έμπνευσης και συγκίνησης έργου από το κοινό ήταν θριαμβευτική. Το δεύτερο έργο που θα παρουσιαστεί φέτος από το Φεστιβάλ, είναι η όπερα (ορθότερα, dramma giocoso, δηλ. παιγνιώδες δράμα), σε δύο πράξεις με τίτλο «La Cenerentola» (Η Σταχτοπούτα). Γραμμένο μέσα σε μόλις τρεις εβδομάδες, όταν ο συνθέτης ήταν εικοσιπέντε ετών, παρουσιάστηκε για πρώτη φορά στο Teatro Valle της Ρώμης, στις 25 Ιανουαρίου 1817. Μολονότι κατά την πρεμιέρα το κοινό υποδέχθηκε το έργο με λιγότερο ενθουσιασμό συγκριτικά με την προγενέστερη όπερα, «Il Barbiere di Siviglia» (Ο Κουρέας της Σεβίλλης, 1816), ωστόσο δεν άργησε να αναγνωριστεί ως ένα από τα αρτιότερα έργα του ρεπερτορίου. Οι απαιτητικές άριες, τα υπέροχα ensembles και το χαρακτηριστικά λεπτό όσο και ιδιοφυές ροσσίνειο χιούμορ είναι μονάχα μερικά στοιχεία που συνθέτουν την εν λόγω απολαυστική παρτιτούρα. Πράξη πρώτη. Στην οικία του Don Magnifico, παρακολουθούμε τις κόρες του τελευταίου να τσακώνονται. Η θετή αδελφή τους, Angelina (Σταχτοπούτα), που εργάζεται ως υπηρέτρια, τραγουδάει για έναν βασιλιά που παντρεύτηκε μια απλή κοπέλα. Εμφανίζεται ένας ζητιάνος, που δεν είναι άλλος από τον μεταμφιεσμένο Alidoro, παιδαγωγό του πρίγκιπα Don Ramiro. Οι θετές αδελφές επιθυμούν να τον απομακρύνουν, την ώρα 10 που η Σταχτοπούτα του προσφέρει ψωμί και καφέ. Εμφανίζονται αυλικοί ανακοινώνοντας ότι σύντομα θα φθάσει ο ίδιος ο πρίγκιπας, που αναζητεί την ομορφότερη κοπέλα της περιοχής. Ο ίδιος θα διοργανώσει χορό για να επιλέξει την κοπέλα που θα παντρευτεί. Ο Magnifico ονειρεύεται ότι η τυχερή θα είναι μια από τις δύο κόρες του. Εισέρχεται ο Ramiro ντυμένος με ρούχα υπηρέτη και έχοντας μάθει από τον Alidoro ότι στο σπίτι αυτό κατοικεί μια κοπέλα άξια να γίνει πριγκίπισσα. Θέλει να παρακολουθήσει τα δρώμενα χωρίς να γίνει αντιληπτός. Όταν εμφανίζεται ο υπηρέτης Dandini, μεταμφιεσμένος σε πρίγκιπα, όλοι σπεύδουν να τον κολακεύσουν. Δέχονται την πρόσκλησή του στο χορό την ίδια βραδιά. Η Σταχτοπούτα ζητά να πάει και εκείνη στον χορό, όμως ο Magnifico αρνείται να της το επιτρέψει. O Alidoro, ντυμένος με ρούχα ζητιάνου, επιστρέφει προκειμένου να μάθει πού βρίσκεται η τρίτη κόρη του σπιτιού, μαθαίνοντας από τον Magnifico, ότι απεβίωσε. Στη συνέχεια, ο Alidoro υπόσχεται στην Σταχτοπούτα να την πάει ο ίδιος στον χορό, υποστηρίζοντας ότι, ο Θεός θα ανταμείψει την καλή της καρδιά. Στην εξοχική κατοικία του πρίγκιπα, ο Dandini μοιράζεται τις αρνητικές του εντυπώσεις για τις δύο κόρες, απορώντας πώς ο Alidoro ανέφερε θετικά σχόλια για μια από εκείνες. Εμφανίζονται οι δύο αδελφές, έχοντας ακολουθήσει τον Dandini, τον οποίον θεωρούν πρίγκιπα. Όταν προτείνει τον Ramiro ως σύζυγο στην αδελφή που ο ίδιος τελικά δεν θα επιλέξει για γυναίκα του, ενοχλούνται από το γεγονός ότι θα πρέπει να παντρευτούν έναν υπηρέτη. Ο Alidoro εισέρχεται συνοδεύοντας μια όμορφη κοπέλα που θυμίζει την Σταχτοπούτα. Αρκετά μπερδεμένοι, κάθονται στο τραπέζι για το δείπνο. Πράξη δεύτερη. Ο Magnifico πιστεύει ότι με την εμφάνιση της άγνωστης οι κόρες του μπορεί να έχουν λιγότερες πιθανότητες να παντρευτούν τον πρίγκιπα. Η Σταχτοπούτα ανακοινώνει στον Dandini, που την επιθυμεί, ότι είναι ερωτευμένη με τον υπηρέτη του. Ακούγοντας τα λόγια της, ο Ramiro χαίρεται. Εκείνη του αναφέρει ότι πρέπει να επιστρέψει σπίτι, καταλήγοντας ότι αν πραγματικά ενδιαφέρεται για εκείνη, θα καταφέρει να την βρει. Αυτός υπόσχεται ότι θα την βρει. Ο Magnifico προτρέπει τον Dandini να παντρευτεί μια από τις κόρες του. Όμως, τα σχέδια αλλάζουν, καθώς ο Dandini υποχρεώνεται να παραδεχθεί ότι είναι στην πραγματικότητα ο υπηρέτης του πρίγκιπα. O εξοργισμένος Magnifico και οι κόρες του επιστρέφουν σπίτι. Η Cenerentola ντυμένη φτωχικά τους περιμένει. Μια θύελλα ξεσπά. Ο Alidoro φροντίζει να χαλάσει η άμαξα του Ramiro και να σταματήσει ακριβώς μπροστά από την οικεία του Magnifico, όπου ο πρίγκιπας αναζητά καταφύγιο. Η Σταχτοπούτα και ο Ramiro αναγνωρίζουν ο ένας τον άλλον. Εκείνη ζητά από τον πρίγκιπα να συγχωρέσει την οικογένειά της. Ο γάμος του πρίγκιπα και της Σταχτοπούτας γίνεται μεγαλοπρεπώς στο παλάτι. Ο Magnifico προσπαθεί να κερδίσει την συμπάθεια της Σταχτοπούτας, ενώ εκείνη με αγάπη του ζητά να την αναγνωρίσει ως κόρη του. Οι μέρες που καθόταν μονάχη κοντά στο τζάκι πέρασαν, συγχωρεί την οικογένειά της, ενώ επιτέλους αισθάνεται ευτυχισμένη κοντά στον άντρα της. Κωνσταντίνος Π. Καράμπελας-Σγούρδας TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2018, AT 20:30 Apollo Theater (“La piccola scala”) – 154th Season “ΦΕΣΤΙΒΆΛ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ – ΤΟ SALZBURG ΤΟΥ ΑΙΓΑΊΟΥ” Two Great 19th Century Masters

PAN-EUROPEAN PHILHARMONIA OF WARSAW Peter Tiboris, Music Director Jakub Fiebig, Executive Manager

Peter Tiboris, Conductor Eilana Lappalainen, Soprano Katerina Roussou, Mezzo-Soprano Alessandro Luciano, Tenor Daniel Borowski, Bass

ROSSINI Stabat Mater (1841) I. Stabat Mater dolorosa II. Cujus animam III. Quis est homo 11 IV. Pro peccatis V. Eja, Mater VI. Sancta Mater VII. Fac ut portem VIII. Inflammatus IX. Quando corpus morietur X. In sempiterna saecula. Amen

intermission

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 “Eroica” (1804) I. Allegro con brio II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio IV. Finale. Allegro molto

Participating Choruses: Chœur d’Enfants d’Île-de-France, Paris, France (Francis Bardot, Director) Rincon/University High School Concert Choir, Tucson, AZ (Mareena Boosamra Ball, Director) Northeast Louisiana Chorus, Monroe, LA (Deborah Chandler, Director) Bethel College Voices of Triumph, Mishawaka, IN (Jeshua Franklin, Director) Second Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, Indianapolis, IN (Michelle L. Louer, Director) Winston-Salem Youth Chorus / Salem College Choirs and Palmetto Voices, Winston-Salem, NC (Sonja Sepúlveda, Director) DAVID R. THYE, Chorus Master (United States)

☛ 150 minutes with one intermission ☚ WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2018, AT 11:00 Apollo Theater (“La piccola scala”) – 154th Season “ΦΕΣΤΙΒΆΛ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ – ΤΟ SALZBURG ΤΟΥ ΑΙΓΑΊΟΥ” Rossini: La Cenerentola Η Σταχτοπούτα (Πρεμιέρα) (1817) Διαμορφωμένη με αφήγηση στα Ελληνικά Ειδική Συναυλία για Παιδιά

Marta Kluczyńska, Conductor Detlef Soelter, Stage Director Jens Huebner, Lighting and Set Design Kristina Franz & Camille Ortiz, Assistant Directors Spyros Souladakis, Pianist

Με μέλη του Greek Opera Studio Eilana Lappalainen, General and artistic director of the Greek Opera Studio

NARRATOR #1: Marilena Striftombola 12 NARRATOR #2: Miranda Makrynioti Dialogue created by: Detlef Soelter Greek translation: Yannis Xylas

MAIN STAGE ARTISTS PERFORM WITH MEMBERS OF THE GREEK OPERA STUDIO YOUNG ARTISTS

Cast: Angelina...... Caitlin Redding, Mezzo-Soprano Don Ramiro...... Jake Hemminger, Tenor Dandini...... Jerome Boutillier, Baritone Don Magnifico...... Costas Tsourakis, Bass Clorinda...... Marilena Chrisohoidi, Soprano Tisbe...... Iuliia Tarasova, Mezzo-Soprano Alidoro...... David Malis, Bass-Baritone

Men’s Chorus Members of Solartissimo Choir of Conservatory K. Matsigos, Thessaloniki, Greece Nikos Efthimiadis, Director

Tenor: Nikos Efthimiadis, Anastasios Gkekas, Andrea Marku, Alexandros Pourloukakis, Ioannis Tompazidis, Stavros Tsolakis; Baritone: Markos Gianniotis, Eleftherios Gkouventas, Apostolis Grampsas; Bass: Kyriakos Kalogeras, Alexandros Karagiorgis, Christoforos Koutsodimos

☛ 60 minutes with no intermission ☚ WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2018, AT 20:30 St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church “ΦΕΣΤΙΒΆΛ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ – ΤΟ SALZBURG ΤΟΥ ΑΙΓΑΊΟΥ” A Choral Extravaganza Μια Χορωδιακή Πανδαισία

MEMBERS OF THE PAN-EUROPEAN PHILHARMONIA OF WARSAW

Chœur d’Enfants d’Île-de-France (Solo a cappella appearance) Francis Bardot, Conductor

VIVALDI - in D major, RV. 589 (1715) Rincon/University High School Concert Choir, Tucson, AZ (Mareena Boosamra-Ball, Director) Camille Ortiz, Soprano I Susanne Burgess, Soprano II Caitlin Redding, Mezzo-Soprano Mareena Boosamra Ball, Conductor (Festival Debut) 13

SCHUBERT - Mass No. 2 in G Major, D 167 (1815) Second Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, Indianapolis, IN (Michelle L. Louer, Director) Michelle L. Louer, Conductor (Festival Debut) Camille Ortiz, Soprano Antonis Batsakis, Tenor Vasko Zdravkov, Baritone

This event is free and open to the public

«Αυτό που έχει συμβέι σε αυτό το νησί από τότε που ξεκίνησε το πρώτο Φεστι- βάλ Αιγαίου την 1η Ιουλίου 2005 είναι μοναδικό και δεν μπορεί να περιγραφεί με λέξεις. Δεκάδες χιλιάδες καλλιτέχνες από όλο τον κόσμο έχουν βρεθεί στην ιστορική σκηνή του Θεάτρου Απόλλων και έχουν καλλιτεχνικά προωθήσει την ιδέα ότι οι τέχνες δεν έχουν κανέναν περιορισμό στην Ερμούπολη.»

Peter Tiboris

☛ 100 minutes with two brief intermissions ☚ THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018, AT 20:30 Apollo Theater (“La piccola scala”) – 154th Season “ΦΕΣΤΙΒΆΛ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ – ΤΟ SALZBURG ΤΟΥ ΑΙΓΑΊΟΥ” Ένα Συμφωνικό A Herculean Βράδυ – Άθλος Symphonic Evening Δύο Συμφωνίες που άλλαξαν τη Μουσική για πάντα

PAN-EUROPEAN PHILHARMONIA OF WARSAW Peter Tiboris, Music Director Jakub Fiebig, Executive Manager

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, “Eroica” Op. 55 (1804) I. Allegro con brio II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio IV. Finale. Allegro molto 14 Marta Kluczyńska, Conductor

intermission

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op.64 (1888) I. Andante - Allegro con anima II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza III. Valse. Allegro moderato IV. Finale. Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace

Peter Tiboris, Conductor

«Η Σύρος είναι ένα τόσο απρόβλεπτο μέρος για ένα μεγάλο διεθνές φεστιβάλ κλασσικής μουσικής, αλλά είναι γεγονός ότι έχει ένα ιστορικό θέατρο και χι- λιάδες κοινού που αγαπούν την μουσική όχι μόνο από αυτό το ειδυλλιακό νησί αλλά και από τις υπόλοιπες Κυκλάδες, την Ελλάδα και ακόμη παραπέρα.»

Peter Tiboris

☛ 120 minutes with one intermission ☚ FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2018, AT 19:30 St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

12th Annual Sunset Concert Με χορωδίες”a capella” από την Αμερική που ερμηνεύουν θρησκευτική μουσική

Solartissimo Choir of Conservatory K. Matsigos, Thessaloniki, Greece Nikos Efthimiadis, Director Performing Byzantine chant from the 17th century and polyphonic music of the Greek mass by composers Th. Polykrates and N. Sakellarides

Second Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, Indianapolis, IN Michelle L. Louer, Director TRADITIONAL arr. Engelhardt Wayfaring Stranger The Road Home JAKE RUNESTAD I Will Lift Mine Eyes TRADITIONAL arr. Parker Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal ΙSAAC WATTS arr. Martin When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

Bethel College Voices of Triumph, Mishawaka, IN Jeshua Franklin, Director RENÉ CLAUSEN Set Me As a Seal 15 LOWRY & GREENE arr. Emerson Mary, Did You Know? TRAD. SPIRITUAL arr. Koepke Wade in de Water ERIC WHITACRE Lux Aurumque GYÖRGY ORBÁN Daemon irrepit callidus MOSES HOGAN Stand By Me

Rincon/University High School Concert Choir, Tucson, AZ Mareena Boosamra Ball, Director KNUT NYSTEDT Cry Out and Shout BYZANTINE O Angelos Evoa/Christos Anesti KENYAN PRAYER arr. Kirchner Wana Baraka SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Bogoróditse Devo from All-Night Vigil TRAD. SPIRITUAL arr. Parker Hark I Hear the Harps Eternal JILL JACKSON AND SY MILLER Let There Be Peace on Earth

Northeast Louisiana Chorus, Monroe, LA (Deborah Chandler, Director) & Winston-Salem Youth Chorus / Salem College Choirs and Palmetto Voices, Winston-Salem, NC (Sonja Sepúlveda, Director) FRANZ SCHUBERT Heilig ROSEPHANYE POWELL Non Nobis Domine Z. RANDALL STROOPE I Am Not Yours CAMILLE SAINT- SAENS Tollite Hostias OLA GJEILO Ubi Caritas TRADITIONAL arr. Hairston In Dat Great Gettin’ Up Mornin Herbert Johnson, soloist

This event is free and open to the public

☛ 110 minutes with brief intermissions ☚ SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018, AT 20:30 Apollo Theater (“La piccola scala”) – 154th Season “ΦΕΣΤΙΒΆΛ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ – ΤΟ SALZBURG ΤΟΥ ΑΙΓΑΊΟΥ” Grand Opera Gala

PAN-EUROPEAN PHILHARMONIA OF WARSAW Peter Tiboris, Music Director Jakub Fiebig, Executive Manager

Peter Tiboris, Conductor Giovanni Pacor, Principal Guest Conductor

Featured soloists: Eilana Lappalainen, Soprano Gian Luca Pasolini, Tenor Carry Persson, Bass-Baritone

Supporting cast: Susanne Burgess, Soprano Caitlin Redding, Mezzo-soprano

16 «Οι παραστάσεις που έχουν παρουσιαστεί στο Φεστιβάλ Αιγαίου από το 2005 εχουν υπάρξει εκπληκτικές, γεμάτες δράμα και αξέχαστες. Η συνεργασία με τους διεθνείς καλλιτέχνες μας είναι σημαντική, γεματη ευχαριστίες και αξέχαστη.»

Peter Tiboris

ACT I VERDI: Overture from VERDI: “Ecco L’orrido campo” from Un Ballo in Maschera (Ms. Lappalainen) VERDI: “La donna è mobile” from (Mr. Pasolini) VERDI: “Di Provenza il mar” from La Traviata (Mr. Persson) VERDI: “Non m’inganno” and “Qual voce!” from Il Trovatore (Ms. Lappalainen, Mr. Persson, & Mr. Pasolini) VERDI: “Di quella pira” from Il Trovatore (Mr. Pasolini and Men’s Chorus) VERDI: “Mira, di acerbe lagrime” and “Vivrà!...contende il giubilo” from Il Trovatore (Ms. Lappalainen & Mr. Persson) VERDI: “Va, Pensiero” from (Chorus) PUCCINI: “Nessun dorma” from Turandot (Mr. Pasolini & Chorus)

intermission ACT II VERDI: Overture from Nabucco VERDI: “Salce! Salce!” and “Ave Maria” from (Ms. Lappalainen) BIZET: “Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre” from “Toreador Song” (Mr. Persson & Men’s Chorus) BIZET: “La fleur que tu m’avais jetée” from Carmen “The Flower Song” (Mr. Pasolini) BIZET: “Au fond du temple saint” from Les pêcheurs de perles (Mr. Persson & Mr. Pasolini) MASCAGNI: “ Coeli” from (Ms. Lappalainen & Chorus) PUCCINI: “Recondita armonia” from (Mr. Pasolini) PUCCINI: “Te Deum” from Tosca (Mr. Persson & Chorus) GIORDANO: “Vicino a te s’acqueta” from Andrea Chenier (Ms. Lappalainen & Mr. Pasolini)

Participating Choruses: Chœur d’Enfants d’Île-de-France, Paris, France (Francis Bardot, Director) Rincon/University High School Concert Choir, Tucson, AZ (Mareena Boosamra Ball, Director) Northeast Louisiana Chorus, Monroe, LA (Deborah Chandler, Director) Bethel College Voices of Triumph, Mishawaka, IN (Jeshua Franklin, Director) Second Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, Indianapolis, IN (Michelle L. Louer, Director) Winston-Salem Youth Chorus / Salem College Choirs and Palmetto Voices, 17 Winston-Salem, NC (Sonja Sepúlveda, Director) DAVID R. THYE, Chorus Master (United States)

☛ 150 minutes with one intermission ☚

SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018, AT 11:00 Apollo Theater (“La piccola scala”) – 154th Season Mozart for Kids Μότσαρτ για τα παιδιά and their families και τις οικογένειές τους

MEMBERS OF THE PAN-EUROPEAN PHILHARMONIA OF WARSAW

MOZART - Overture to Cosi Fan Tutte, K. 558 (1790) MOZART - Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 (1786) MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 (1785)

Lefki Karpodini, Pianist Marta Kluczyńska, Conductor

This event is free and open to the public

☛ 60 minutes with no intermission ☚ MONDAY, JULY 23, 2018, AT 20:30 Apollo Theater (“La piccola scala”) – 154th Season

An Evening of Art Songs and Arias

Vasko Zdravkov, Baritone Milan Jankulovski, Pianist

R.WAGNER Oh du mein holder Abendster VERDI Per me giunto DONIZETTI Come Paride vezzoso VERDI Cortigiani GOUNOD Avant de quitter ces lieux MOZART Finch’han dal vino PROKOPIEV Vardare VERDI In braccio alle dovizie SCHUBERT Gute Nacht 18 ROSSINI Largo al factotum (Figaro) DONIZETTI Cruda funesta smania FRANZ LEHÁR Dein ist mein ganzes Herz

TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2018, AT 20:30 Apollo Theater (“La piccola scala”) – 154th Season

“Liederabend” With Greek Opera Studios Participants

Greek Opera Studio Eilana Lappalainen, General and Music Director Marios Kazas, Pianist

GOS PARTICIPANTS Sopranos: Marilena Chrisohoidi, Susanne Burgess, Marilena Striftombola, Elizabeth Stanworth Mezzos: Miranda Makrynioti, Caitlin Redding, Eleni Stratigos, Iuliia Tarasova Tenor: Harry Anastasopoulos, Jake Hemminger, Antonis Batsakis Baritone: Vasko Zdravkov TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2018, AT 20:30 Apollo Theater (“La piccola scala”) – 154th Season

Puccini: Gianni Schicchi Presented by the Greek Opera Studio’s Young Artists

Eilana Lappalainen, General & Music Director

Kristina Franz, Stage Director Marta Kluczyńska, Conductor Spyros Souladakis, Pianist

Musical Preparation: Spyros Souladakis, Manolis Papasifakis, Marios Kazas, Dimitri Anoysis, Markos Kotsias Production Assistants: David Malis, Detlef Soelter, Camille Ortiz, Emma Mendakis, Sophia Chalkia, Supertitle Translations: Nestor Taylor

19 Cast: Gianni Schicchi, Baritone...... David Malis Lauretta, Soprano...... Susanne Burgess (His Daughter) Zita, Contralto...... Iuliia Tarasova (Old woman Bouso’s cousin) Rinuccio, Tenor...... Jake Hemminger (Zita’s nephew in love with Lauretta) Gherardo, Tenor...... Antonis Bastsakis (Buoso’s nephew) Nella, Soprano...... lizabeth Stanworth (His Wife) Gherardino, Soprano (or treble)...... Mariza Anastasiades (Their son) Betto di signa, Bass...... Christoforos Koutsodimos Simone, Bass...... Thanos Karakasis Marco, Baritone...... Vasko Zdravkov La Ciesca, Mezzo-Soprano...... Eleni Stratigos (Marco’s Wife) Maestro Spinelloccio, Bass...... Andrea Marku (Physician) Ser Amantio di Nicolao, Baritone...... Andrea Marku (Notary) Pinellino, Tenor...... Harry Anastasopoulos (Shoe Maker) Guccio, Bass...... Vangelis Paramanis (Dyer) Bouso Domati...... Jens Huebner

☛ 120 minutes with one intermission ☚ WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018, AT 20:30 Apollo Theater (“La piccola scala”) – 154th Season

Greek Opera Studio’s Grand Finale Gala Featuring Greek Opera Studio Participants in opera duets and scenes

Eilana Lappalainen, General/Artistic Director Marios Kazas, Spyros Souladakis and Markos Kotsias, Performance Pianists Detlef Soelter, Kristina Franz, Eilana Lappalainen, Stage Directors

Scenes & Arias from

R. Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier; J. Strauss’ Die Fledermaus; Massenet’s ; Puccini’s La Boheme, Turandot and Gianni Schicchi; Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann; Humperdinck’s Hansel und Gretel; Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro and Cosi fan tutte; Donizetti’s L’Elisir D’Amore and ; Delibe’s Lakmé; Verdi’s La Traviata, Rigoletto & Don Carlo; Weber’s Der Freischutz; Bizet’s Carmen; Bellini’s

and Puccinis’ Opera Le Villi 20

Artistic Faculty Kristina Franz, Abbie Furmansky, Marios Kazas, Eilana Lappalainen, Camille Ortiz, Giovanni Pacor, Manolis Papasifakis, Detlef Soelter, Daniel Sutton, Spyros Souladakis, Maria Vassiliopoulou, Renato Zanella, Tamara Gura, Damir Zakirov, Jerome Boutillier, Costas Tsourakis, David Malis, Jolanda Radek, Dimitris Ahoysis.

Young Artists 2018 Harry Anastasopoulos, Tenor Marilena Chrisohoidi, Soprano Antonis Batsakis, Tenor Susanne Burgess, Soprano Jake Hemminger, Tenor Miranda Makrynioti, Mezzo Soprano Caitlin Redding, Mezzo Soprano Elizabeth Stanworth, Soprano Eleni Stratigos, Mezzo Soprano Iuliia Tarasova, Mezzo Soprano Marilena Striftobola, Soprano Vasko Zdravkov, Baritone

Special thanks to Thanos Karakasis for performing with the Young Artists from the Greek Opera Studio

☛ 120 minutes with intermission ☚ THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2018, AT 20:30 Apollo Theater (“La piccola scala”) – 154th Season

Τζαζ Κουιντέττο Stratos Vougas Καθαρή Τζαζ από την Αθήνα

Stratos Vougas, Saxophone Dimitris Papadopoulos, Trumpet Giotis Samaras, Guitar Kostas Konstantinou, Bass John Papadoulis, Drums

Η μουσική απόψε είναι καθαρή jazz, bebop με αυθεντικά και στάνταρντ κομμάτια. Όπως συνηθίζεται με τα περισσότερα γνωστά jazz συγκροτήματα, το πρόγραμμα έχει πρόσφατα αποφασιστεί και θα ανακοινωθεί από τη σκηνή.

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«Στις 20 Απριλίου 1864 η πρώτη όπερα ανέβηκε στο Θέατρο Απόλλων—Ο Ριγκολέτο του Βέρντι. Ο ήταν 51 ετών τότε. Αυτό, τότε, ήταν «σύγχρονη» όπερα. Από τότε χιλιάδες παραστάσεις μουσικής έχουν λάβει χώρα σε αυτήν την ιστορική σκηνή. Αλλά αυτό που έχει συμβεί από την 1η Ιουλίου του 2005 σε αυτό το Φεστιβάλ είναι μία δειθνής επιτυχία με παραστάσεις των IL BARBIERΕ, LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, , TRAVIATA, CARMEN, CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA, DIE ZAUBERFLOTE, TOSCA, , MADAMA BUTERFLY, I , MEDEA, COSI FAN TUTTE, LA TRAVIATA και ZANETTO μαζί με αναρίθμητες συμφωνίες, μπαλέτο και τζαζ. Καλλιτέχνες από περισσότερες από 35 χώρες έχουν παρουσιαστεί δημιουρ- γώντας, πραγματικά, ένα διεθνές Φεστιβάλ όπως πουθενά αλλου κατα τη διάρκεια του καλοκαιριού στην Ελλάδα.»

Peter Tiboris

☛ 150 minutes with one intermission ☚ FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, JULY 27, 28, 29, 2018, AT 20:30 Apollo Theater (“La piccola scala”) – 154th Season “ΦΕΣΤΙΒΆΛ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ – ΤΟ SALZBURG ΤΟΥ ΑΙΓΑΊΟΥ”

Elektra Μία παράσταση χορού Παγκόσμια Πρεμιέρα | World Premiere

Μίκης Θεοδωράκης, Mουσική

Renato Zanella, Choreography Asteris Kutulas, Co-Director Olgica Gjorgieva, Costumes

CAST

Ηλέκτρα...... Sofia Pintzou 22 Κλυταιμνήστρα...... Alexandra Gravilescu Χρυσοθέμις...... Tamara Alves Dornelas Souza Ορέστης...... Eltion Merja Αίγισθος...... Valentin Stoica Πυλάδης...... Florient Cador

«Καμία σημαντική μουσική δράση δεν μπορεί να λειτουργήσει χωρίς εξαι- ρετική στήριξη και επικοινωνία. Αναφορικά με αυτό το Φεστιβάλ, χωρίς την ενθουσιώση συνεργασία του Δήμου υπό την αρχηγία του Δημάρχου Γιώργου Μαραγκού και της Αντιδημάρχου Πολιτισμού Θωμαής Μενδρινού, τίποτα από όλα αυτά δεν θα ήταν εφικτό. Ετσι, η Eilana και εγώ χαιρετούμε τους ανώτε- ρους υπαλλήλους της Σύρου για τη στήριξή τους και τον ενθουσιασμό τους.»

Peter Tiboris

In cooperation with EUROPABALLETT ST PÖLTEN Meet the Artists...

Peter Tiboris (General, Artistic & Music Director, Conductor/Festi- val of the Aegean), a Greek-American, has enjoyed a worldwide career for more than 40 years of which the past 35 have been in New York City as founder and artistic director of MidAmerica Productions, with concerts in and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. He is the founder of the Manhattan Philharmonic, Elysium Recordings, and the Festival of the Aegean in Syros, Greece. In 2013, he founded MidAm International, Inc., which produces the Festival of the Aegean and Eu- ropean concerts in Paris, Vienna, Salzburg, Florence, Verona, Venice, Prague, Berlin, Lisbon, Porto, Warsaw, Kraków, Athens and Syros. Since 1983 in New York City, he has presented more than 1,300 concerts worldwide, including 1,000 in New York and more than 500 on the main stage of Carnegie Hall, and conducted many of them. He is also Music Director of the Pan-European Philharmonia, in Warsaw, Poland; and Principal Guest Conduc- tor of the Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina. He made his European conducting debut on July 1, 1983, in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, with the Moscow Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra as part of the Dubrovnik Festival; and his New York conducting debut on January 7, 1984, with the American Symphony Orchestra at Lincoln Center. Maestro Tiboris has conducted near- ly every major choral work as well as countless symphonic works, selected operas, and ballet with distinguished orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonia, Oxford’s Philomusica, Niedersächsische Orchester Hannover, the Prague and Brno philharmonics, Na- tional Opera Orchestra of Cairo, American Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Société Philharmonique de Montréal, Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon 23 Le-Zion, Orchestra del di Parma, Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, and Orchestra di Siciliana di Palermo in more than 20 countries. Peter Tiboris studied music at the University of Wisconsin and received a doctorate from the University of Illinois, but he credits his move to New York City 35 years ago as the most important event in his musical and profes- sional life. He is married to soprano Eilana Lappalainen.

Eilana Lappalainen (Artistic Director-Opera Productions, Festi- val Manager, Festival of the Aegean; General/Artistic Director, Greek Opera Studio, Soprano Soloist Rossini’s Stabat Mater & Opera Gala), Finnish-Canadian soprano, has performed title roles to critical claim in the world’s premier opera venues including Teatro alla Scala, Opera di Roma, Hamburgische Staatsoper, , Opéra de Montréal, Bellas Artes, Teatro Verdi Trieste, New Israeli Opera, Lithu- anian National Opera, Finnish National Opera, Polish National Opera, Opera North, Staatstheater Essen, Prague State Opera, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, , , San Francisco Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Michigan Opera, Minnesota Opera, Nashville Opera, Kentucky Opera, Portland Opera, Virginia Opera, Opera Hamilton, Opera Ottawa, Marin Opera, Arizona Opera, and Opera San Jose, and in cities such as Wiesbaden, Dessau, Halle, Mannheim, Bremen, Würtzburg, Bielefeld, and Winter- thur. Her repertoire includes leading roles in Salome, Der Rosenkavalier, Arabella, Der Fliegende Holländer, Lohengrin, Fidelio, Peter Grimes, Wozzeck, Der Freischütz, Jenůfa, Giovanna D’Arco, Un ballo in maschera, I masnadieri, Il trovatore, Pagliacci, Cavalleria rusticana, Medea, Andrea Chénier, , Suor Angelica, , La fanciulla del West, Turandot, and Tosca. At Carnegie Hall, she has sung Verdi’s, Mozart’s & Faure Requiems, Zanetto, A Gala Concert, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Haydn Mass in time of war, a recital in Weill Recital Hall, and recently, the New York premiere of To Be Afraid of the Dawn. Her recording of Zanetto was released in 2008, and a CD of Mahler songs was released in 2013, both on Elysium Recordings. The last few seasons, she has sung the title role in Cherubini’s Medea & Nedda in I Pagliacci for the Festival of the Aegean. Since last summer, she has performed in New York, Arizona, Catania, Czech Republic, Germany, Vienna, Firenze, as well as working on her new recording “Dramatic Diva’s” coming out the year. Upcoming engagements include concerts in New York and Italy. Giovanni Pacor (Conductor/La Cenerentola) was born in Trieste, Italy in 1957. He was born of an Italian father and a Greek mother. He studied violin in his home country until 1980, then conducting at the Vienna Music Academy with Karl Österreicher and chorus directing at the “Benedetto Marcello” Conservatory in Venice. During his studies, he worked as first violinist at Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi di Tri- este and concertmaster at Stadttheater Baden. He has conducted op- era productions at the festivals of Bregenz and Tenerife, as well as in various European cities: Pisa, Regensburg, Nuremberg, Rome, Oviedo, Salerno, Graz. He has collaborated with the Württembergisches Philharmonieorchester Reut- lingen and Tonkünstler Orchester Niederösterreich. As music director of the Budapest Cham- ber Orchestra (1986-1992) he conducted around 150 concerts across Europe. As music direc- tor of the Stadttheater Klagenfurt (1993-1998) he conducted a broad repertory of opera and symphonic music. He was music consultant at Teatro Lirico of Spoleto, musical consultant at the European Opera Center in Manchester, assistant artistic director at the Teatro Comunale di Trieste (1996-2002) and artistic director of the Festival Arena di Verona (2002-2007), and since 2002 artistic consultant at the Fondazione Arena di Verona. During the years 2010-2014, he served as the general director of the Teatro Carlo Felice of Genoa. He was co-founder of the Festival and Academy in Riva del Garda and member of the panels of judges in the music com- petitions “Belvedere” (Vienna), “Adriano Belli” (Spoleto) and “Mario del Monaco” (Marsala). He has recorded and has translated into Italian Leopold Mozart’s textbook “Violin School.” During his tenure as artistic director at the (2008-2010) performances staged included first Greek productions of operas by Rossini, Bellini, Zemlinsky, Dvořák, Donizetti, Piazzolla, Xarchakos and Yannis Constantinidis.

Renato Zanella (Choreographer Ballet Elektra) as a dancer, he had the opportunity to interpret works of the classical and modern rep- ertory by Heinz Spoerli, Hans van Manen, George Balanchine, Marcia Haydee, John Neumeier, Jiří Kylián, William Forsythe, John Cranko, 24 Kenneth McMillan, Glen Tetley, Robert North, Asari Plisetsky, Matz Ek and Maurice Bejart. Companies that have performed his work include Stuttgart Ballet, , Swedish Royal Ballet, Istanbul National Ballet, Ballet de Monte Carlo, Berlin Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Teatro San Carlo, Arena di Verona, Greek National Opera, and Teatro Colon. As a Ballet Director at renowned companies, in ad- dition to mounting his own creations, he took care of the most famous international classical and modern repertory, organized company tours, fundraised, promoted young choreogra- phers, and developed educational and social projects. He is regularly invited to choreograph the world-famous New Year’s Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic as he did in New York City in 2017. Since 2009, he has directed several operas, and he is internationally requested to orga- nize galas and special events for artistic or commercial reasons. He was honored by Heinz Fish- er, the President of the Austrian Republic, in 2010 with the title of Professor. He also received several awards for his artistic and social activities, including the Cross of Honor for Science and Arts of the Republic of Austria.

Detlef Soelter (Stage Director, La Cenerentola/GOS Staff) Mr. Soelter started his opera career as assistant stage director at the Vi- enna State Opera. In 1998, he won the audience prize at the presti- gious “Ring Award” in Graz/Austria with a concept for which founded a very successful international career as stage director for opera. His productions include: Turandot for Lithuanian National Op- era Vilnius, Nabucco, Rigoletto and L’Orfeo for Slovenian National Opera and in Venice, Frau Luna, Der Bettelstudent, Der Vogelhändler, Der Zigeunerbaron and Rusalka at the Staatstheater Braunschweig, La Traviata and Madama Butterfly for the Immling Festival and many more. La Cenerentola is, after Pagliacci, Starbird and Don Giovanni, his fourth production for “The Festival of the Aegean.” Being a soloist in the Vienna-based Arnold Schönberg Choir for many years, he has worked with great maestri like Abbado, Muti, Harnoncourt, Janowski, Weikert, Stein, Thielemann, Stein- berg, Bernstein, Pollini, Detlef teaches regularly at the conservatories of Lübeck, Dresden and Ljubljana and works as an acting and stage presence coach for upcoming singers in the form of workshops, masterclasses and private coaching. Jens Huebner (Festival Lighting, Set Designer & Costumes) stud- ied stage and costume design in Dresden. He has worked as design- er and technical supervisor for more than 40 theater, film and TV productions in Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Austria and Greece. He has worked for Anhaltisches Theater Dessau, Stage Musical Theatre Berlin, Stadttheater St. Gallen, Metropoltheater Berlin, Studiobühne Bayreuth, Sächsische Landesbühnen, Bayreuther Festspiele, Caspari Film Productions Düsseldorf and Studio Berlin Babelsberg. He is the founder and director of Jens Huebner Stage Design. His international clients include Siemens and Deutsche Bank for whom he develops and creates designs for film and theater events.

Tamara Alves Dor- Mareena Boosamra nelas Souza (Dancer / Ball (Guest Conductor, Chrysothemis in Elektra), Vivaldi: Gloria in D major, a 20-year-old Brazilian, RV.589 – Festival Debut) has been in the Europ- has been the Director aballett Ensemble since of Choral Activities at 2015. Despite her youth, Rincon/University High she can already look back School in Tucson, AZ for on great success. She embodied in Ro- the past 17 years. Her award-winning choirs meo and Juliet. Also in the last interpretation have performed five times at Carnegie Hall and by Renato Zanella – “Empty Place” - she was in Europe in 2014. She debuted with the Arizona represented in a leading role. “The Song of Opera Company as Giovanna in Verdi’s Rigoletto, Songs,” stage-managed by Michael Fichten- and as Mrs. Benson in Delibes’ Lakmé. She also baum, was a very charming and for me im- performed as a soloist in 15 operas with the Uni- pressing production. My character requires versity of Arizona Opera Theater. For the past sensuality and elegance in perfection. To tell 30 years, Mrs. Boosamra Ball has been the Sa- stories with the dance is the loveliest thing for cred Music Coordinator for the Diocese of Los 25 me. Without words, conveying emotions and Angeles and the West with the Antiochian Chris- capturing the audience is my biggest chal- tian Orthodox Church. She has also conducted lenge!” her own church choir at the Holy Resurrection Antiochian Orthodox Church in Tucson for the Dimitris Anoysis past 39 years. She is currently pursuing her (Festival Pianist /GOS Doctorate of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting Staff) was born in Ath- at the University of Arizona. ens, where he has given solo recitals at most of Francis Bardot (Direc- the city’s concert halls. tor - Chœur d’Enfants d’Île- He holds degrees of pi- de-France, Paris) has given ano accordion, piano, 2,000 concerts in France music theoretics, orchestration, fugue and and abroad as a tenor solo- two higher diplomas (for piano and compo- ist specializing in Oratorios sition) from Greece’s National and Hellenic from the age of 18, produc- Conservatories, and has also studied piano ing some twenty record- (perfection studies) at the Liszt Ferenc Acad- ings under labels including RCA and Deutsche emy of Music in Budapest. As a composer, he Grammophon. Nurtured by a deep passion for the has produced more than 40 major works for humanities, he became at the age of 24 a profes- various instrumental combinations. As an ar- sor at the Institut Supérieur de Pédagogie of the ranger, he has made hundreds of original or- Institut Catholique de Paris, where he founded chestrations in many musical genres. He also his first choir school for children. He then found- composes and arranges music for radio, tele- ed the Petits Chanteurs du Monde (The World’s vision, theater, cinema and commercial ad- Little Singers) under UNESCO and UNICEF spon- vertising. In 2016, he published the album/CD sorship. As the head of the Children’s Choirs of “A Pianist Goes to the Opera” with rare tran- the Paris Opera and in cooperation with the Paris scriptions of famous operas for solo piano, by Orchestra, he developed and gave master classes pianist-composers of the 19th century. on vocal techniques geared to children. He has served for ten years as the Choirmaster of the Ca- thedral of Chartres and is President of the Société Française des Chefs de Choeur. Daniel Borowski (Bass, a soloist, he received first prize in an interna- Rossini Stabat Mater) Op- tional dance competition in Switzerland for era Lyon, New York City jazz. Mr. Florient has gained international ex- Opera, Houston Grand perience as a guest dancer in Philadelphia and Opera, San Diego Opera, New York. He is also a brilliant choreographer. Boston Lyric Opera, De- He has demonstrated this in the Europaballet troit Opera. He appeared St. Pölten several times before an enthusiastic at Glyndebourne Festival, audience. Festival Due Mondi in Spoleto and Santa Fe. Mr. Borowski recorded for Phillips Classics, Deborah Chandler Harmonia Mundi (Rossini Stabat Mater) and (Choral Director) is the Decca with orchestras such as London Sym- Director of Choral Activ- phony, Orchestra of St. Martin’s in the Fields, ities at the University of RAI Orchestra, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Louisiana Monroe. She is Cecilia, San Francisco Symphony and Tokyo the founding conductor Philharmonic. He sang under baton of Sir Ed- of the Monroe Symphony ward Downes, Daniel Barenboim, Daniel Hard- Chorus, hosts a weekly ing, Sir Neville Marriner, Sir Colin Davis, Sir radio show on KEDM public radio, and serves Andrew Davis, Michael Tilson-Thomas, Mark as Director of Music at Northminster Church Elder and Marc Minkowski. Mr. Borowski was in Monroe. Dr. Chandler received her gradu- selected as the Debut Artist of the Year by The ate degrees in music education/conducting New York City Opera. He was also the recipient at Florida State University, Tallahassee. She of the John Christie Award granted at the Glyn- served as Director of Music in the Presbyterian debourne. denomination for over eighteen years before moving to Louisiana. Recently, Dr. Chandler Jerome Boutillier was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award (Lyric Baritone, Dandi- by CenturyLink, Inc., the Outstanding Service ni, La Cenerentola / GOS to the Arts in Northeast Louisiana and the Uni- Staff) first began music versity of Louisiana Monroe Foundation Award for Excellence in Creative and Artistic Activi- 26 with piano, then vocal coaching and choir con- ty. Dr. Chandler remains active as a clinician, ducting. After vocal stud- guest conductor and adjudicator. ies in Paris from which he graduated a Bachelor in 2014, he soon started James Chressanthis, an international career in mainly French and ASC, GSC (Director of Italian repertoire, his two specialties. His fol- Photography, Elektra lowing contracts will lead him to Japan, Nor- film sequences) is a film- way, Switzerland (Geneva Opera in autumn maker on over 40 diverse 2018), Austria, Hungary, and in Marseille and projects, feature films, Saint-Étienne Opéra (France) in 2019. As an TV movies, dramatic se- artist, he looks forward to defend French sing- ries, documentaries and ing and culture throughout historical and aes- music videos. Major features include Urban thetical approach of the music; beside this, he Legend and additional photography on the intends to build a collection of ancient pianos, Oscar®-winning Chicago. He shot the pilot of as he is passionate about Salon music of the Ghost Whisperer and was a cinematographer late 19th century. and regular director for the entire series. His cinematography has been nominated for an Florient Cador (Danc- Emmy® twice: Four Minutes and Life With Judy er/Pylades in Elektra) can Garland: Me and My Shadows. He produced, look back on a very di- wrote and directed No Subtitles Necessary: verse intensive education Laszlo & Vilmos, which premiered at the 2008 in the fields of jazz, tango Cannes Film Festival and is a multiple-award and contemporary dance winner screening at over 40 film festivals and, of course, his voca- worldwide as well as a documentary Emmy® tion – the classical ballet. nominee. Recent credits include GONE for He is the 2012 winner of the French-televised NBC, Greenleaf for Oprah Winfrey, the ABC po- dance competition with a format based on the litical drama The Family, 2014 Sundance pre- American show, So You Think You Can Dance. miere documentary Cesar’s Last Fast, The Wat- Other honors included being awarded first sons Go To Birmingham and American Horror prize for a solo and a duet in the CND compe- Story: Freak Show. tition in France for the years 2010 and 2011. As Nikos Efthimiadis National Association for Music Education and (Chorus Master La Ce- the American Choral Directors Association. He is nerentola) is a native of also an emerging leader in blending study of the Karditsa, Greece, and be- Alexander Technique with choral music making gan his musical studies to help singers improve their performance with with his father, Mo. St. less stress and likelihood of injury. He holds un- Efthymiadis. He obtained dergraduate degrees in music from Modesto a diploma inn choral Junior College and Bethel College, and masters conducting as well as diplomas in violin and and doctoral degrees in choral conducting from music theoretics from Greek conservatories. Bowling Green State University and the Univer- He graduated from the University of Musical sity of Washington, respectively. Studies of the Aristotelian University of Thesa- loniki, Greece. Currently, he teaches violin at Kristina Franz (Stage the Modern Conservatory of Larisa, where he Director Gianni Schicchi, is the supervisor of the musical ensembles. He Stage Manager / GOS also teaches choir classes at the Conservatory Staff) is a student in the- of Toumba- K. Matsikou in Thessaloniki and ater and media studies choir conducting at the Conservatory of D. Di- and philosophies at the mopoulos in Kozani. In 2011, he was recognized Friedrich-Alexander-Uni- as the youngest leading Greek choir conductor versity Erlangen/Nurem- by the 12th Panhellenic Choir Conference, and berg. A native of Kassel, Germany, she has since 2016 he has been on the board of direc- been regularly assisting and stage managing tors of the Hellenic Choirs Association. in musical theatre while pursuing her univer- sity degree. After internships at the Volksop- Jakub Fiebig (Executive er Wien, the Kammeroper and the Manager, Pan-European Staatstheater Kassel, she regularly performs Philharmonia) is a native at the Music Theater in Gelsenkirchen, where of Gostyn, Poland, who she has worked on opera productions of Jenů- studied music in Poznan fa under the direction of Michael Schulz, under the Hungarian directors/de- and Warsaw. His first or- 27 chestral engagement as a signers-team Magdolna Parditka and Alexan- violist was in Sydney, Aus- dra Szémerédy, and on The Wizard of Oz and tralia, with the BBC Youth Orchestra and Sydney the Berlin musical Linie 1 under the direction Symphony Youth Orchestra. In 2006, he joined of Sandra Wissmann and Carsten Kirchmeier. the Symphonic and Chamber Orchestra at Fred- She also assisted in Dirk Schattner’s produc- eric Chopin Music University of Warsaw and was tion of Medea with Eilana Lappalainen in the appointed stage manager of both orchestras in main role at the 2015 Festival of the Aegean. In 2007. In 2009, he became Executive Manager 2016, she directed the opera Hansel and Gretel of the Pan-European Philharmonia in which he with Berlin’s Alltagsoper. was a player. In 2003, the XXIX National Cham- ber Music Competition in Wroclaw awarded him Abbie Furmansky (Vo- with the Second Prize. The same year he received cal Teacher / GOS Staff) Second Prize in the 9th National String Quartet came to prominence in Competition in Lodz. Since August 2010, he has Europe where she was served as violist and orchestra manager of I, an ensemble member at CULTURE Youth Orchestra. the Deutsche Oper Ber- lin. Since then, she has Jeshua Franklin (Cho- appeared throughout ral Director) is Director of Europe and the U.S. with opera companies in- Choral Activities and As- cluding New York City Opera and the Canadian sistant Professor of Music Opera Company. Recent concert performances at Bethel College (Indiana) have taken her to the Philharmonie in Berlin, where he leads the Concert Lucerne Festival with the Washington Nation- Choir and Voices and Tri- al Opera, Los Angeles Opera, the opera com- umph, as well as teaching panies of Munich and Frankfurt, and the Sin- applied voice. Additionally, as Associate Artistic gapore Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Furmansky Director of Musical Arts Indiana, he conducts maintains a private vocal studio and is a facul- Vesper Chorale, their flagship choral ensemble. ty member of the IVAI summer program in Tel Sought after as an adjudicator and clinician, Dr. Aviv. She makes her home in Berlin, where she Franklin has presented on choral topics at state, lives with her son Joshua, and her husband, the regional and national level conferences of the composer and pianist Daniel Sutton. Alexandra Gavrilescu operatic stage, she is an active concert singer, (Dancer / Clytemnestra in particularly in the Baroque repertoire. She de- Elektra) has been a dancer buted in France with the European ensemble Il with National Complesso Barocco in Gluck’s Le Cinesi and also Opera House since 2002. sang at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall in the role She graduated from both of Vagaus in Vivaldi’s Juditha Triumphans. She the National Film and The- appeared as Maddalena with the Combattimento ater University I.L.Cara- Consort in Amsterdam, sang Piacere in Il Trion- giale and the Floria Capsalli Choreography high fodel Tempo e del Disinganno at the Handel Festival school. She danced in the most important classi- in Karlsruhe, and also sang with the Capella Cra- cal and contemporary performances on the stage coviensis in Poland. of the Bucharest National Opera House and on other important stages in Bucharest; in addition Milan Jankuloski (Pia- to that her career also includes collaborations in nist / Opera Lieder concert) cinema and television projects. Among her most was born in Skopje, the important soloist works are Madge in La Sylphide capital and largest city of by Herman Severin Løvenskiold (directed by Jo- the Republic of Macedonia. han Kobborg), “Blind Tango” in Edward Clug’s He began his music educa- Tango, and Clug’s Radio and Juliet. tion at the age of nine. He graduated from the State Music and Ballet Center “Ilija Nikolovski- Luj” Olgica Gjorgieva (where he currently works as a piano professor) (Costume Designer / in the class of Professor Snezana Anastasova-Ca- Elektra) is one of the dikovska. In 2014, he obtained his Masters degree most active and highly in piano performance at the Faculty of Music in respected fashion Skopje in the class of Professor Marija Gjoshevs- designers in Macedonia. ka. He has participated in state and international She launched her own piano competitions and won many awards. Mr. brand in 2007: GO by Jankuloski is also a piano accompanist with the Gjorgieva Olgica. In September 2017, at a Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra and for the 28 reception in recognition of the 26 years of Faculty of Music in the class for solo singing and independence of the Republic of Macedonia, violin. He has also collaborated with the Macedo- her latest fashion collection was presented nian Opera and Ballet, and performed at many and lauded by the fashion press as “elegant, festivals throughout Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia, feminine creations made of natural materials, Slovenia, Italy and China. silk, plush, brocade and… already bought by many celebrities.” In 2017, she added a children’s line, Lefki Karpodini (Pianist GO kids. In addition to participating in Fashion / Mozart for children) has Week within her own country, Ms. Gjorgieva also given concerts throughout presents her collections in Bulgaria – as part of the Europe, in Canada, Israel, Balkan Fashion Week. In 2014, she was selected as Russia, USA and Barbados, the Continental winner for Europe and Russia- as well as at major mu- International Competition. In 2017, she was sic festivals including the honored as one of the 10 most successful women Schleswig-Holstein, Banff, managers/entrepreneurs in her motherland. Cully Classique, Brighton, Cheltenham, Mecklen- burg-Vorpommern, Symi and Paxos. She has col- Tamara Gura (Mez- laborated with performers and ensembles such as zo-Soprano, Angelina in Ruby Hughes, Claire Booth, Daniela Lehner, Simon La Cenerentola / GOS Staff) Wallfisch, Thomas Rann, Angelos Liakakis, Angela is gaining international Giannaki, Rafal Zambrzycki-Payne, Trio Fibonacci attention for her velvety, and Trioskop. In 2013, she formed a piano duo with warm timbred voice, her pianist Michael Brownlee Walker to rave reviews. clear, precise coloratura At the age of nineteen, she received her Piano Di- and her dynamic stage ploma with Excellency from Athens Conservatoire, presence. Engagements have already taken the where she now teaches. She later graduated from young singer to Europe’s most prestigious opera the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Bmus, houses including the Hamburg State Opera, En- Mmus, PgDip) and IEMA Academy in Frankfurt. She glish National Opera in London, Semperoper in received a full scholarship from IKY and major mu- Dresden, Opernhaus Zuerich, Gran Teatre Liceu sic academies. Honors include the “Sir Henry Rich- Barcelona, Holland Festival Amsterdam and Te- ardson Award” (MBF), as well as the first prize at the atro dell’opera di Roma. Beyond her work on the Schubert (GSMD) and “Filon” music competitions. Marios Kazas (Festival reer, he has also worked at the Greek National Pianist / Liederabend / GOS Opera of Athens, the Athens-Epidaurus Festival Gala / GOS Staff) performs and at the Musiktheater im Revier in Gelsen- regularly in major concert kirchen, Germany. He holds a postgraduate de- venues in Athens and fes- gree in set design, film and animation from the tivals around Greece and College of Fine Arts, Hamburg. He also gradu- abroad. His first personal ated with honors from the Aristotle University CD, “Bottle on the Sea,” of Fine Art, Thessaloniki. He has exhibited his with works by Kostas Milonas (2015), received paintings, drawings and video art since 2001, rave reviews and substantial airplay. Born in Ath- and has designed sets and costumes since 2006, ens, he began piano studies with Stella Makrygi- in both Greece and Germany. As a member of the anni and Yolanda Severi. He continued at the Ath- Simeio Miden theatrical group, he received the enaeum International Cultural Center with Dora Young Creatives award and won best photog- Bacopoulos and graduated from the Conservato- raphy at the International Short Film Festival ry of Athens with the Soloist Diploma with Double Crash of Thessaloniki with the film “Is a minute Honors. He was awarded first and second prizes one minute.” in PanHellenic piano competitions and won sec- ond prize in the international piano competitions, Asteris Kutulas (Dance “Art and Education in the 21st century” and “Apol- Co-Director) was born lo.” A graduate of the Athens University Faculty of to Greek political immi- Law, he is working on his doctoral thesis on legal grants in Romania in 1960 issues concerning the arts. and with his family moved to East Germany in 1968. A Marta Kluczynska graduate of both Dresden’s (Conductor: Symphony No. Kreuzschule and Leipzig 3 July 19th, children’s per- University, he was the executive producer of Eu- formance of La Cenerento- rope’s biggest family entertainment show Apas- la, Gianni Schicchi, Mozart sionata from 2010-2014. An event producer since concerto / GOS Staff) has 1979, he partnered with Gert Hof and produced all of his mega events between 1999 and 2010. worked since 2008 at the 29 Polish National Opera in Mr. Kutulas has worked worldwide with Mikis Warsaw (Teatr Wielki Opera Narodowa), where Theodorakis since 1980 and has translated nu- she made her debut as a conductor at the age of merous works of notable Greek authors into 24. Since then, she has conducted numerous per- German since 1981. He founded his own Ber- formances and prepared world premieres of op- lin-based production firm named Asti Music in eras written by young Polish composers – Jagoda 1991. On behalf of German film production com- Szmytka, Wojtek Blecharz, Sławomir Wojciechows- panies and TV channels, he has been involved in ki and Marcin Stańczyk. She graduated from The several documentaries on contemporary Greek Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, culture and history. He has also served as author studying symphony, opera conducting and piano. and director of several film productions as well In 2011, she won the Prize for the Best Polish Con- as dramatic advisor of theatre and opera pro- ductor at Fifth Witold Lutosławski International ductions. Competition for Young Conductors. As an assistant conductor at the Polish National Opera, she has Michelle Louer (Cho- worked with conductors such as Valery Gergiev, ral Director) is the Di- Marc Minkowski, Carlo Montanaro, Stefan Soltesz, rector of Music and Fine Jacek Kaspszyk, and Gabriel Chmura. She was also Arts at Second Presby- an assistant conductor in Teatro Municipal de terian Church where she Santiago (Chile). She has performed with orches- conducts the 80-voice tras including Sinfonia Varsovia, Polish National Sanctuary Choir, profes- Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Orchestra sional chamber choir and of Kraków Opera House, 27 Orchestra of Wrocław Orchestra, and oversees the fine arts minis- Opera House and the Polish Radio Orchestra. try. Her choirs have performed Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy with André Watts, Johannes Giorgios Kolios (Tech- Passion with Tenor Alan Bennett as the Evan- nical Director) is current- gelist and have toured Germany and the Czech ly a Production Manager/ Republic. Ms. Louer is an active clinician and Free Set Designer/Painter educator, and serves on the board of the Na- with the Oldenburgisches tional Opera Association. Staatstheater in Bremen, Germany. During his ca- Alessandro Lucia- by Angelin Preljocaj, Carmina Burana by Youri no (Tenor, Stabat Mater) Vamos and The Miraculous Mandarin by David started piano, composition Mikloh Kerenyi. He has also professionally cho- and conducting before he reographed and/or danced on Dancing with the began voice studies under Stars Albania and the comedy show, Al Pazar, and the tutelage of Romualdo created three contemporary dance pieces of his Savastano. His repertoire own: Power of the Chair, Upside Down and Be Dif- includes Ecclitico (Haydn’s ferent. He has toured Italy and China with Antho- Il Mondo della Luna), Prokofiev’s Prince The( Love ny Heinl’s eVolution dance theater; performed, for Three Oranges) and Alexei (The Gambler), the choreographed and taught at the Padua Dance title role in Paisiello/Henze’s Don Chisciotte, Mo- Company where he participated in the dance fes- zart’s Don Basilio (Le nozze di Figaro), Tamino tival in Turin; and danced with Compagnia CDG (Die Zauberflöte) and Bastien (Bastien und Bas- Danza in The Divine Company. tienne), Nemorino (Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore), Rossini’s Don Ramiro (La Cenerentola), Alberto Uwe Niesig (Light De- (L’occasione fa il ladro), Belfiore and Liebenskof sign / Elektra) was the first () and Almaviva (Il barbiere di theatre designer to realize Siviglia), (Gounod’s ) and an entire lighting concept Alfredo (Verdi’s La traviata). He has performed exclusively with the then at Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Teatro still new moving lights alla Scala, Teatro Regio (Turin), Teatro Real (Ma- (clay paky) at the Struw- drid), Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and many welpeter production with other renowned opera houses. texts by Friedrich Nietzsche in Munich in 1991. Since 1995, he has worked as a director with lead- David Malis (Baritone: ing German-speaking actors. In 2001, he made his Alidoro La Cenerentola, Gi- debut as an opera director in Vienna. Overall, Mr. anni Schicchi / GOS Staff) Niesig has taken part in over 100 productions in- is the first American to cluding working with Achim Freyer in his famous win the prestigious Car- production of Philip Glass’ Einstein on the Beach. He made his debut as a director with Thornton 30 diff Singer of the World Competition. As a leading Wilders’ Our Town with Siegfried Lowitz in the baritone at the Metropol- lead role in Cordula Trantow’s Weilheimer The- itan Opera for twelve seasons, he sang Belcore ater Sommer. As an opera director, he directed in L’elisir d’amore, Marcello and Schaunard in La the Austrian premiere of Nino Rota’s Il Capello di Bohème, Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Harlekin Paglia di Firenze at the Vienna Chamber Opera. in Ariadne auf Naxos, Ned Keene in Peter Grimes, Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus, and Papageno in Die Camille Ortiz (Sopra- Zauberflöte. His acclaimed interpretation of Ford no/ Vivaldi Gloria Soloist in Verdi’s has taken him to the Teatro / Schubert Mass Soloist / alla Scala, Covent Garden, the Teatro Colòn, the GOS Staff), a native of Vega Thêàtre des Champs-Elysées, the Welsh National Baja, Puerto Rico, has been Opera, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, in internationally recognized a command performance for Diana, Princess of for her compelling perfor- Wales. Mr. Malis has performed Figaro in Il bar- mances of baroque and con- biere di Siviglia, his debut role at the Vienna Sta- cert repertoire and is quickly establishing herself as atsoper, over one hundred times, thirty of those a leading artist in standard operatic roles. Recent performances under the baton of renowned Ros- 2018 season appearances include Gilda in Rigoletto, sini maestro, Alberto Zedda Micaela in Carmen, Valencienne in The Merry Wid- ow, Marguerite in Faust, Christine in The Phantom Eltion Merja (Dancer/ of the Opera, and Maria in as the Orestes in Elektra) joined resident soprano with Gulfshore Opera in Naples, the National Theatre of FL. Upcoming concert performances include ap- Opera and Ballet of Alba- pearances in Florence, Paris, Leipzig, and Syros, nia in Tirana (TKOB) in Greece, including Vivaldi’s Gloria with the Interna- December 2005, where he tional Festival of the Aegean. The fall sees a return is both soloist and mem- to San Francisco for the «Mozart Magnified» series ber of the ballet troupe. with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra under Mae- His dance styles include classical, contemporary stro Nicholas McGegan›s baton featuring Exsultate, and neoclassical ballet, as well as modern jazz. jubilate, Coronation Mass in C major, and Litaniae TKOB performance highlights include: Impact Lauretanae; and a Houston debut as Poppea in by Daniel Cardoso, Noces and La Stravaganza Handel’s Agrippina with Ars Lyrica Houston. Manolis Papasifakis Solo-DVD/CD with Sony Classical from Vienna (Pianist / St. Nicholas Con- and Sweden, consisting of 15 “Heroic Songs.” cert / GOS Staff) was born (Dir. John Cameron / KS Jose Carreras). Parallel in Athens, Greece, but his to his active performances and concerts, he is a musical schooling began respected and popular singing teacher and voice in the United States. While coach. in pre-school, he was en- rolled at the Drexel Hill Sofia Pintzou (Dancer/ Conservatory of Music and began piano lessons Title Role of Elektra) is a with the school’s director. Upon his family’s re- dancer, actress and chore- turn to Athens, he began private musical studies ographer from Athens who and then enrolled at the Athens Conservatory. has studied at the Greek He returned to the U.S. to attend the Oberlin State School of Dance, College Conservatory of Music, from which he Rallou Manou Profession- received his Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano al Dance School and De- Performance. In 1989 he was a finalist in the New partment of Sports & Science of Kapodistrian York International Chopin Competition. Now Athens University. Her working engagements based in Greece, Mr. Papasifakis has continued include the Hellenic Dance Company, Greek Na- his career as a teacher, accompanist, coach, solo tional Opera, Athens and Epidaurus Festival, Sta- pianist and recital partner. atstheater Kassel, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Renato Zanella, Marco Santi, Theater Lüneburg, Satu Gian Luca Pasolini Tuomisto+Comp; NOW dance company Seoul, (Tenor, Opera Gala) de- Yossi Berg & Oded Graf Dance Theatre, Analysis buted in 1999 in Bologna as Dance Company and Jasmin Vardimon. Recent Count Almaviva in the Bar- performances include the Vincent Boussard-di- ber of Seville by Paisiello. rected Otello at the Salzburg Easter Festival Rise In 2007, he performed as (Black Angel) and Fall of the City of Mahagonny at the main character in the the Berlin State Opera. Her first choreographed new opera by Fabio Vacchi, work, “For example, a productive day. Solo II,” was presented at Lucky Trimmer Series#18 in Teneke, at Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Mr. Pasolini 31 is presently singing and co-acting on a regular Berlin and 3rd Arc for Dance Festival in Athens. basis at major theatres worldwide. He has had Movies include Smile, Mirror by Carlos Vin Lopes the pleasure and the honor of being conducted (2014 Cannes Film Festival). by Maestros such as Daniele and Roberto Abba- do, Daniel Barenboim, SemynBychkov, Cristina Jolanta Radek (Vocal Comencini, Richard Jones, Jannis Kokkos, Zubin teacher / GOS staff) was Mehta, Einuntas Necrosius, Ermanno Olmi, Ka- born in Warsaw, where zushi Ono, Donato Renzetti, Emilio Sagi, Dmitri she completed her flute Tcherniakov, Alberto Zedda and many more. and vocal studies at the National Music Academy. Carry Persson (Bari- After winning first prize tone, Opera Gala) is a at the 1st International heroic, blond, Swedish Stanislaw Moniuszko Vocal Competition, she opera singer with studies joined the Warsaw Chamber Opera as a soloist. in violin, piano, conduct- After being named a finalist in the Belvedere ing, church organ and Singing Competition, she became a soloist at mainly opera singing. He Vienna’s Volksoper, where roles included Pamina, is a graduate of the Music the Countess, Fiordiligi, Donna Anna, Mimì, Academy in Malmoe, Sweden, and the Opera Lauretta, Gretel, Saffi and Kluge. She also sang Academy in Stockholm. He has more than 60 in Smetanas’ The Bartered Bride and Kálmán’s roles in his repertoire and has achieved great The Gypsy Princess. She made numerous guest recognition in different opera roles, such as Mo- performances at international opera houses and zart (Leporello, Figaro, Conte, Papageno), Puccini appeared with noted conductors like Nicolaus (Marcello, Scarpia), Strauss (Jochanaan), Bizet Harnoncourt. More recently as a soloist with (Escamillo), Donizetti (Enrico, Gaudenzio) und the Opera in Wiesbaden, she has sung the roles Verdi (Posa, Conte, Germont, Rigoletto, , of , Undine, Madama Butterfly, Carlo V). Mr. Persson’s beautiful and volumi- Marguérite (Faust), Countess Maritza, Eva, Freia nous Nordic-Italian baritone has brought him and Desdemona. Since 2007, she has taught in international acknowledgement and acclaim, the Music Department at Kassel University. and he has recorded eight music productions with famous conductors and colleagues and a Katerina Roussou nying. In Greece he won second prize in the inter- (Mezzo-Soprano, Stabat national piano competition “Konzerteum” (2002), Mater) studied singing at as well as a distinction in the pan-Hellenic piano the Athens Conservatory competition “Maria Chairogiorgou-Sigara.” He of Music and Drama, the graduated from the Royal College of Music, where Royal Academy of Music in he studied with John Blakely and Nigel Clayton. In London and the Academy 2018, he made his Carnegie Hall debut playing in of Music of Ljubljana with the orchestra, and also worked as a staff pianist the support of the “” and “A. Onas- with MidAmerica Productions. sis Foundation” scholarships. On the operatic stage, she has sung Carmen, Marcellina (Le nozze Valentin Stoica (Danc- di Figaro), one of the six girls of Mahagonny (The er / Aigisthos in Elektra) Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny), the Third was named a soloist of Lady (), one of the Flower Maidens the Bucharest Nation- (Parsifal), Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro), Vava al Opera in September (Cheryomushki) and Il Destino and Furia II (La 2009 and is currently the Calisto). As a soloist, she has sung with the Ath- company’s first soloist. ens State Orchestra, the Symphonic Orchestra of He has also danced with the Croatian National the Greek Television, the Ljubljana Philharmon- Ballet. His repertoire consists of both classical ic Orchestra, the International Bachakademie, and modern arrangements and includes roles Blåsarsymfonikerna. such as in Romeo and Juliet, Prince Désiré in Sleeping Beauty, Prince in The Nut- Sonja Sepúlveda (Cho- cracker, Prince in Coppelia, Serpukhovskoy ral Director) is the Director in Anna Karenina, The Caterpillar in Alice in of Choral Activities and Wonderland, Siegfried in Swan Lake and Al- professor of music theory brecht in Giselle. From 2015-2016, he lived at Salem College in Win- in Taiwan, Taipei, where he danced with the ston-Salem, NC and con- Taipei Formosa Ballet Company and taught at ducts the Salem College the Chinese Cultural University, Taiwan Na- tional University of Arts and National Taiwan- 32 Chamber Choir, Chorale and SuperTonix. Graduating from Winthrop Uni- ese University of Arts. He has participated in versity with a Bachelor of Music Education and numerous arts, galas, festivals and organiza- Master of Music degrees, she earned a Doctor of tions including the UNACOR (Choreographic Musical Arts degree from the University of South Union) and UNICEF Galas, the Monte Carlo Carolina where she directed the Renaissance Dance Congress and the International Dance Singers and Carolina Alive. In 2006, she founded Festival. the Palmetto Voices, a professional choir of alum- ni and current students. Her choirs have sung for Daniel Sutton (Pianist the National American Choral Directors Asso- / GOS Staff) has written ciation, the Music Educators National Confer- more than 30 symphon- ence, toured 12 other countries and performed ic, chamber, solo and in America’s major concert halls. Dr. Sepúlveda vocal works. As a pianist, sang with the Robert Shaw Festival Chorus for he regularly performs eight years. She is currently the Artistic Director this own works as well of the Winston-Salem Youth Chorus and a Con- as works of the standard ductor in Residence with MidAmerica Produc- repertoire. He made his Carnegie Hall debut tions, which is partnered with Carnegie Hall. at Weil Recital Hall in 1996, and has performed as a soloist, chamber musician, vocal accom- Spyros Souladakis panist and soloist with various orchestras. He (Principle Festival Pianist attended The Juilliard School as a scholarship / La Cenerentola, Gianni student of Josef Raieff and teaching assis- Schicchi, GOS Gala / GOS tant. While at Juilliard he debuted as a com- Staff) has given many con- poser with chamber works including Homage certs in Greece and abroad. to Machaut, The Magic Theatre, and Golden He has performed in Lon- Pears of the Earth. He received his doctorate don (Wigmore Hall, the from the Manhattan School of Music in 1995. National Gallery), Rome, Paris, Milan, and Weimar, in the Athens Concert Hall, in Thessalonica, Crete, Rhodes, and Cyprus. In Great Britain, he won the first prize in “Kathleen Ferrier Bursary” and “Rob- ert Sutherland” competitions for piano accompa- David R. Thye (Cho- taught Italian at a private language school in rus Master / Festival Athens from 1994-99 and in Syros from 1997 Staff) has conducted to 2010. Since 2010, she has worked as a free- and managed numerous lance teacher and interpreter for European music organizations, training programs. from elementary-age to professional-based en- The Stratos Vougas sembles—encompassing JAZZ Quintet returns such varied genres as jazz, choral and sym- to FOTA for a concert in- phonic works, musical theatre, opera and or- spired by the enchanting atorio. In addition to his work with MidAmer- sound of traditional jazz ica Productions and MidAm International as quintet with trumpet - conductor-in-residence, Dr. Thye is also very saxophone on the wind. active as a conductor of music festivals across It is the composition of the U.S. and abroad. As a professor he was which the soundtrack left a time in the histo- the Robert L. Burton chair of graduate con- ry of bebop, with unforgettable performances ducting at Southwestern Graduate School of by legendary quintets such as Miles Davis, Art Music and music director and conductor of Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Horace Silver the Master Chorale (the principal chorus of and many others. The group is flanked by the the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra), direc- elite of Greek jazz, musicians who have writ- tor of choral activities at Southwestern Col- ten their own history in Greek jazz, namely: lege in Phoenix, the University of Montana in Stratos Vougas on saxophone; Dimitris Pa- Missoula, and the University of Sioux Falls in padopoulos on trumpet; Giotis Samaras on South Dakota. guitar, Kostas Konstantinou on bass and John Papadoulis on drums. Costas Tsourakis (Bass, Don Magnifico,La Damir Zakirov (Ten- Cenerentola, GOS Staff) is or, Prince Don Ramiro, La a proud Greek-American Cenerentola / GOS Staff) is a soloist with The St. bass-baritone with roots 33 from the islands of Four- Petersburg Mussorg- ni Ikarias and Nisyros. sky State Academic Op- Recent credits include era and Ballet Theatre (Geronte) and Carmen as part (Mikhailovsky Opera). of Sarasota Opera’s 2018-winter season and A 2010 cum laude graduate from the Kazan the role of Don Magnifico in Rossini’sLa Cen- Conservatoire, his repertoire includes: Alma- erentola with Theater Rudolstadt in Germany. viva in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Duke in Rigoletto, Musical theatre credits include Jud in Oklaho- Alfred in La traviata, Lensky in , ma!, Big Jule in Guys and Dolls and a Collegiate Ferrando in Così fan tutte, Vaudémont in Io- Chorale production of Knickerbocker Holiday lanta, Berendey in Snow Maiden, the Young recorded at Alice Tully Hall and later released Gypsy in Aleko, Vladimir in Borodin’s Prince by Albany Records. He has sung in Lincoln Igor, Elisey in Pleshak’s Tale of the Dead Prin- Center, Carnegie Hall, St. Patrick’s Cathe- cess and the Seven Knights, Beppo in Leonca- dral, Symphony Space and the Archdiocesan vallo’s Pagliacci, the Yurodivy in Boris Godun- Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York ov, Prince Alexis in Giordano’s Siberia, and the City, where he also serves as Associate Music tenor parts in Mozart’s Requiem and masses Director. He is a graduate of Teachers Col- by Mozart and Saint-Saëns. He has toured lege, Columbia University (EdM), Manhattan with governmental delegations of Tatarstan School of Music (MMus) and SUNY Purchase to Brussels, London, Bangkok, Istanbul, Baku (BMus). and Moscow.

Maria Vassilopoulos (Italian language / GOS Staff) studied Italian lan- guage and culture at the University of Perugia in Italy and received her Di- ploma in Teaching Italian as a foreign language in 1994. She obtained a degree in European cul- ture from the Open University of Greece and Greek Opera Studio Artists

Harry Anastaso- Susanne Burgess (So- poulos (Tenor, Pinel- prano, Anna in Le Villi, lino in Gianni Schicchi) Lauretta in Gianni Schic- began piano studies at chi, Supporting soloist in the Conservatorium of the Opera Gala, Vivaldi Pyrgos in 2004 with Tze- Gloria soloist) has been ni Lagiou and Dora Rozi. hailed by Opera Seabrook He began classical voice as “sophisticated and full studies in 2014 with soprano Mata Katsoulis of intention” and Opera Manhattan School of and bass Hubert Weller in Paris. Since 2016 Music as “a talent that promises to be incred- he continues his studies with bass-baritone ibly important.” A full lyric/spinto soprano Nikos Spyropoulos. He has sung in the chorus from the United Kingdom, Ms. Burgess has of Carmen for the Mediterranean Festival of received acclaim for her remarkably warm Kallithea, Madama Butterfly for the Interna- voice with a unique penchant for movement tional Festival of the Aegean, and Don Giovan- and emotional expression, as well as stage ni for the Greek Opera Studio. presence. In her young career, she has per- formed with several companies in Europe and Antonis Batsakis the USA including Des Moines Metro Opera, (Tenor / Gherardo in Gi- MidAmerica Productions, Opera Seabrook, anni Schicchi / Roberto in Tuscia Opera Festival, Dicapo Opera, Opera Le Villi / Schubert Mass So- in the Ozarks, and New York Lyric Opera. She loist / Russian Language has also earned many professional grants and 34 Coach) graduated from awards for operatic merit from competitions the Athens Musical Col- such as the National lege in both faculties of Council, Opera Theater Pittsburgh, and the classical singing and violoncello. He contin- Denver Lyric Opera Guild. Her recent engage- ued his studies at Moscow State Tchaikovsky ments include Violetta in La Traviata, Nedda Conservatory from where he graduated with in Pagliacci, Liú in Turandot, Lady Billows in great honors. Mr. Batsakis also studied in Albert Herring, Musetta in La Bohéme, Antonia/ Moscow at the Russian Academy of Theatre Giulietta in Les Contes d’Hoffman, Contessa in Arts (RATI-GITIS), in the department of Musi- Le Nozze di Figaro and Gerhilde in Die Walküre. cal Theatre. He studied with Gavakou, Osipov, Terzakis, Goldberg, Beris and had master Marilena Chrisohoidi classes with Irina Arkhipova and Bruna Bagli- (Soprano/Clorinda in La oni. In cello, he studied with Chatzigeorgiou, Cenerentola Children’s Fidetzis and the famous Maria Tchaikovskaya Performance/Gherardi- (M. Rostropovich’s pupil). Mr. Batsakis has no in Gianni Schicchi) was traveled throughout the world, giving per- born in Athens and stud- formances in countries such as Germany, ied acting at the Greek England, Russia, Italy, Georgia, Ukraine, Fin- Art Theatre “Karolos land, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Latvia, France, Koun” and opera singing at the Piraeus Con- etc. He has successfully sung in places such servatory where she graduated with honours. as Moscow Opera Studio Conservatory, GITIS Her vocal studies were under the guidance of Institute’s Opera Studio, Athens Megaron of great sopranos such as Marina Krilovici, Cel- Music, in Herodion, in Parnassos Hall and in lia Costea and Mirsini Margariti. She had also other Opera Houses in Europe. In Moscow, he participated in masterclasses held by Cheryl has given recitals at Pushkin Museum, in the Studer, Sonia Theodoridou and Antonis Koro- Greek Embassy, in​​ the Embassy of European naios. Her debut as a soloist was in the role Union, in Richter International Music Festival of Pamina in the opera The Magic Flute from and in Conservatory’s Great Hall. the art group “Quore Per Arte.” Then she per- formed Gaia in the Lifeline/Hymn of Gaia by the Gaia Art Group, Olga in the Merry Widow at the Athens Music Hall and the Athens State Orchestra as well as a concert with the Athens Caitlin Redding (Mez- Youth Symphonic Orchestra for the presenta- zo-Soprano, Angelina in tion of the opera Helen by Antonis Karatzikis, La Cenerentola Children’s where she held the lead role. Her career be- Performance, Vivaldi Glo- gan as a member of the choir of the Greek ria Alto Soloist, Opera National Opera, followed by partnerships Gala supporting soloist) with Camerata and concerts at the Athenaum is a graduate of The Juil- Maria Callas Conservatory. As an actress she lard School with a Master worked with the Greek Art Theater as well as of Music in Vocal Performance. She made her the theater group Sunny–T and she has taken New York debut at Alice Tully Hall with the Juil- part in featurettes and movies. She also plays liard Percussion Ensemble, performing George and teaches piano and santur. Her last santur Crumb’s River of Life Songbook in April 2015. performance was with the Mobile Orchestra The spring and summer seasons of both 2016 in Aksion Esti. and 2017 found her in St. Louis, Missouri, as a member of the Gerdine Young Artist Program Jake Preston Hem- of the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, where she minger (Tenor / Rinuc- both sang and covered roles in their mainstage cio in Gianni Schicchi) productions. She has appeared in concert with made his Carnegie Hall the North Czech Philharmonic and was named debut in 2018 as the Ten- a finalist in the 2017 Pustina International or Soloist in Mozart’s Re- Vocal Competition. Recent performances in- gina Coeli in C and Bee- clude the title role in Bizet’s Carmen, Zweite thoven’s Choral Fantasy. Dame (Die Zauberflöte), Cherubino (Le nozze In 2016, he made his international debut as di Figaro) and La Marchande (Les mamelles de the Tenor Soloist in Mozart’s Missa Brevis in Tirésias). F and Schubert’s Mass in G in Florence, Ita- ly. Recent roles include Anthony in Sweeney Elizabeth Stanworth Todd, Henrik in A Little Night Music, Fracasso (Soprano / Nella in Gianni in La finta semplice, and Count Danilo in The Schicchi) is currently in Merry Widow. Hemminger received a Master preparation to study for 35 of Music from The University of North Caroli- her Master’s degree in na at Greensboro and a Bachelor of Arts from Berlin. She has been in- The University of Alabama at Birmingham. volved with every aspect of production since she Miranda Makrynioti was very young, and is very excited to be a (Mezzo-Soprano / Tisbe part of the Greek Opera Studio. Her favorite in La Cenerentola / Nar- roles include Rosalinda (Die Fledermaus), Eve rator #2 in the children’s (Children of Eden), Lady Billows (Albert Her- performance) was born in ring) and Woman 2 (Songs for a New World). Athens. A graduate of the Ms. Stanworth has just finished performing National Conservatoire of her first Countess in Mozart’sLe nozze di Figa- Greece, she continued her ro in Thessaloniki and her first Donna Elvira studies at London’s Royal Academy of Music, ob- in the 2017 Greek Opera Studio production at taining a Diploma of Postgraduate Performance the Apollo Theater. in Opera with Distinction. She has performed for the RAM Opera: Destiny and Fury (La Calisto, Eleni Stratigos (Mez- Cavalli), Sleep Fairy (Hänsel und Gretel, Humper- zo-Soprano / La Ciesca in dinck); the Rafi Opera Company: Armelinde Gianni Schicchi) studies (Cendrillion, Viardot), (Alcina, Handel); voice at Pepperdine Uni- the Greek National Opera: Annina (La traviata, versity in Malibu, Cali- Verdi), Zweiter Knabe (Die Zauberflöte, Mozart), fornia, with Dr. Louise Spirito (The Legend of The Ancient Mariner-world Lofquist and is pursuing premiere, Sofianopulo), Aricie (La Délivrance de two Bachelor of Arts de- Thésée, Milhaud), Attendant (Beware! The Prince grees in Music and Italian. At Pepperdine, Ms. is Messy, Kypourgos), Myrsouda (The Murderess, Stratigos participates in the touring Chamber Koumendakis), Frantík (The Cunning Little Vix- Choir, Concert Choir, and the Flora L. Thorn- en, Janáček), Poklízečka and Komorná (The Mak- ton Opera Program, where she has performed ropulos Case, Janáček). She has also performed as part of the ensemble in Mozart’s Die Zau- for the Camerata Armonia Atenea/Athens Festi- berflöte and Don Giovanni, and recently played val and the Festival of the Aegean in Syros. the part of Isabel in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance. She has attended various music intensives and festivals, most notably Vasko Zdravkov (Bari- the Interlochen Arts Camp in 2014 and the tone / Solo Recitalist / Brancaleoni International Music Festival in Schubert Mass Soloist / 2017. Marco in Gianni Schicchi) was born in Radoviš, Marilena Striftombola Macedonia, in 1989. In (Soprano / Clorinda La 2004, he enrolled at Cenerentola / Narrator #1 DMUC Sergej Mihajlov in the Cenerentola Chil- High School where his talent was immedi- dren’s performance), was ately recognized. In a state competition for recently described as “A solo singing, he won first prize and came in young singer that un- second in both the International Jeunesses doubtedly has the ability Musicales Competition Belgrade and the Ars and talent to become one of the greatest stars Kosova Music Competition. After graduation, of our National Opera (Greece).” She made her he pursued his vocal studies at the Faculty of Carnegie Hall debut in May 2018 as a soprano Music Arts. His performances with the Mace- soloist in Mozart’s Regina Coeli, Beethoven’s donian Opera and Ballet Company include Choral Fantasy, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms Enrico (Lucia di Lammermoor), Masetto (Don and Vaughn Williams’ Serenade to Music. She Giovanni), Monterone and Marullo (Rigolet- has also performed as Konstanze in Die Ent- to), Sagrestano (Tosca), Mandarin (Turandot) führung aus dem Serail, Rosina in Il barbiere and the Marchese d’Obigny (La Traviata). As a di Siviglia and Papagena in Die Zauberflöte - a Greek Opera Studio Young Artist, he sang the Komische Oper Berlin production. Other roles roles of Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni), Prince include Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, La prin- Yamadori (Madama Butterfly) and Maestro cesse in L’enfant et les sortilèges and the so- Spinelloccio (Gianni Schicchi) at the 2017 Fes- prano soloist in Handel’s Messiah, Pergolesi’s tival of the Aegeanm and was a soloist under Stabat Mater, Mozart’s Coronation Mass and the baton of Composer/Conductor John Rut- Bruckner’s Te deum. Ms. Striftombola was ter for Mass of the Children. awarded the prize of Singer of the Future in the Maria Kraja International Singing Com- 36 petition and the Prize of Excellence in the Hariclea Darclée International Voice Compe- tition.

Iuliia Tarasova (Mez- zo-Soprano / Zita in Gi- anni Schicchi / Tisbe in Greek Opera La Cenerentola Children’s Performance) is a mem- Studio Guest ber of the International Opera Elite Studio at the Artists Lübeck Theatre. Upcom- ing roles include the Second Lady in Mozart’s Thanos Karakasis Zauberflöte, Seeschlange in Kothe and Pe- (Bass-Baritone, Sim- zold’s Drachenreiter and Fyodor in Mussorg- one in Gianni Schicchi / sky’s Boris Godunov. At the Mecklenburg State Roberto in Le Villi) was Theatre, she performed the roles of the Sand- born in Toronto, Canada männchen and Taumännchen in Humper- in 1969. He has been fea- dinck’s Hänsel und Gretel and four Christmas tured in over 700 perfor- gala concerts with the Mecklenburg State mances from a variety of Orchestra. During her Masters at the Acade- genres, such as: OPERA FOR CHILDREN: The my of Music and Theatre in Rostock, she per- Magic Flute (Mozart ) – Sarastro; Der Freischutz formed the role of the Third Lady in Mozart`s (Weber) – Hermit; Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Ros- Zauberflöte and had a guest contract for two sini) - Bartolo & Don Basilio; Elisir d’ amore seasons as Mercedes in Bizet’s Carmen at the (Donizetti) - Dulcamara; Bastien und Bastienne Theater Vorpommern. While completing her (Mozart) - Colas. OPERA: La Serva Padrona Diploma at the Tchaikovsky National Academy (Pergolesi) - Uberto; Don Giovanni (Mozart) of Music in Kiev, she sang the roles of Olga - Leporello; Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Dorabella in - Alfio; li Trovatore (Verdi) - Conte di Luna. Mozart`s Cosi fan Tutte and Cherubino in Mo- OPERETTA: The Apaches of Athens (Hatziapos- zart`s Le nozze di Figaro. tolou) - Caroumbas. MUSICAL: The Phantom of the Opera (A. L. Weber) - Phantom. BAR-THE- Andreas Marku (Bari- ATER: The match-making (Gogol) - Potcaliosin; tone / La Cenerentola Who is Hamlet? (Casler) - Stanley. THEATER Chorus / Ser Amantio di OF PROSE: Crazy for you (Margarita Kon- Nicolao & Maestro Spi- stantopoulou) - Petros; Proposal of marriage nelloccio in Gianni Schic- (Tsechof) - Lomof; The Bear (Tsechof) - Grig- chi) was born in Korça, ori. TV SERIES: Family Stories (Alpha Channel). Albania, in 1995. He be- gan his music education Markos Kotsias (Fes- in Athens, Greece, where he excelled in mu- tival pianist / GOS Staff) sic theory and piano. As a young pianist, his was born in 1986 in Ath- talent was recognized by the European Piano ens, taking first pia- Teachers Association (EPTA), who awarded no lessons in 1999 with him three prizes in contests held from 2007 George Ioannidis and to 2009. In 2014, Mr. Marku continued his ed- completing his musical ucation at the School of Music of the Aristotle and piano studies with University of Thessaloniki, where he studies honors in Phillippos Nakas Conservatory (A. classic singing (monody) as a High Baritone Papastefanou’s class) and Musikhochschule in the Conservatory of Toumba, Thessaloniki. Stuttgart, Germany (class of prof. A. March- An experienced choral singer, he is a member and). He won First Prize on Yamaha’s YMFE of Solartissimo Vocal Ensemble and Coro An- piano competition 2008. He participated in pi- tico. ano masterclasses (K.Gerstein, P.Nagy, F. Nico- losi), performed in series of recitals and cham- Vangelis Paramanis ber music concerts in Germany and Greece and (Guccio in Gianni Schic- is distinguished as a soloist and singer accom- chi) was born in Syros. panist with both classical and modern Greek He is an amateur with a music repertoire, having played alongside nu- huge love for the Choral merous acclaimed artists. From time to time Music. He is a member he is playing and recording with various Greek of the Mixted Choir of modern music and world music ensembles. He the Music Association 37 collaborated with soprano Sonia Theodoridou in Syros and a member of the Saint Nicolas’s appearing by her side in concert halls through- Church choir. out Greece and Eastern Europe. He participat- ed in the recordings of K.P.Kavafy’s symphonic songs by A. Simoglou. From 2015 and for two years he worked as a full time pianist for the National Opera of Greece.

Christoforos Kout- sodimos (Bass / La Ce- nerentola Chorus / Betto di Signa in Gianni Schic- chi) was born in 1996 in Athens, Greece. He stud- ied Musicology at the School of Music of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and con- tinued his studies at the Samaras Conservato- ry where he pursued studies in Harmony and Music Theory. As an experienced session choir bass singer performing in Greece and abroad for the past six years, he specializes in both classical and contemporary music. Addition- ally, he is also a film music composer.

Special Thanks to all those who support the Young Artists! PAN-EUROPEAN PHILHARMONIA of WARSAW

Peter Tiboris, Founder and Music Director Jakub Fiebig, Executive Manager

Violin I Flute Olga Winkowska Greta Poceviviute Aleksandra Lesner Ausrine Laimikyte Aleksandra Kaczmarek Marta Płomińska Daria Galubińska Olga Kotelczuk Oboe Agata Francuz Paulina Kończal Daria Krzysztoń Linas Salna Agnieszka Ściążko Clarinet Justyna Bidler Vytautas Giedraitis Rugilė Šilalytė Stanisław Kochaniec Violin II Bassoon Alicja Baranowska 38 Julius Klimavicius Agata Muchalska Anna Bownik Maja Wojciechowska Paulina Bujok Trumpet Martyna Kochaniec Kristijonas Sakalauskas Magdalena Ksiądzyna Gytis Vatieskunas Małgorzata Musidlak Konrad Rudowicz Trombone Radosław Gduła Viola Wojciech Zwolski Aleksandra Gargol Dawid Mżyk Jakub Fiebig Tomas Krejbich Horn Tomasz Karwan Tadas Butkus Maja Wachnik Gediminas Abaris Małgorzata Szczepanowska Jadwiga Surtel Katarzyna Sułkowska Cello Zofia Elwart Tuba Julia Sompolińska Krzysztof Piaszczyk Agata Maruszczak Klara Świdrów Harp Anna Marszałek Joanna Kamińska Barbara Misiewicz Percussion Doublebass Małgorzata Koperska Piotr Hetman Kamil Karmelita Jacek Karwan Sandra Mika Marcel Niedźwiecki Mateusz Wiczyński Aleksander Górny Participating Choirs

From the USA

RINCON/UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT CHOIR, TUCSON, AZ Mareena Boosamra Ball, Director Soprano: Sophie Bingham, Rhiannon Cajero, Jennavie Coronado, Sedona Diazzi, Dayanara Estrella, Scarlett Garcia, Leilani Hoguin, Julia Jarrett, Elizabeth Kraft, Kathryn Levin, Kayla Powers, Scout Riley, Loraya Rocha, Hayleigh Rockenback, Naomi Simpson, Emma Teece, Kayla Toner, Kimberly Vance; Alto: Melissa Andrade, Paloma Bernardo, Cristina Castellanos, Carmen Choza, Isabella Glenn, Polett Hurtado, Carol Lu, Sarah McDuffie, Stephanie Orchard, Maricruz Pedroza, Sunny Reilly, Wenday Reuter, Karla Bautista Sanchez, Madeline Schmit, Anupama Sethurama, Amanda Stickles, Lindsey Tong, Jocabed Vargas; Tenor: Kaitlyn Adkins, Ruhie Bakshi, Cassidy Brunton, Lissa Dominguez-Rascon, Tatyanna Freeman, Andrew Gooden, Danerys (Shawn) Gravley, Napoleon King, Britney Kovrig, Benjamin Metcalf, Brock Nehls, Alison Paul, Andrew Shipley, Sydney Tran, Benjamin Weaver, Alicia Witt; Bass: Evan Braun, Veneranda Hakizimana, Dante Jackson, Roje Lennon, Max Michaud, Geva Ozeri, Berry Robert, Luis Rocha Jr., Andrew Stout-Marshall, Bushell Sullivan

BETHEL COLLEGE VOICES OF TRIUMPH, MISHAWAKA, IN Jeshua Franklin, Director Soprano: Bay Cope, Heather Kennedy, Michaela Love, Hope Nofziger; Alto: Leah Jordan, Emily Kinsman, Bethany Mullet, Sidney Sprunger, Alyssa Stair; Tenor: Malachi Adcock, Jeshua Franklin, Wesley Lantz; Bass: Samuel Hernandez, Joel Lininger, Joshua Maurer

SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SANCTUARY CHOIR, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 39 Michelle L. Louer, Director Soprano: Lyn Cangany, Jackie Clency, Stephanie Courter, Leah Crane, Christie Crockett, Ying Hickey, Brianna Holt, Barbara Applegate-Jones, Penny Kidder, Sally McGuffey, Mary Ann Meshberger, Karen Palmer, Kay Phelps, Caitlin Stewart, Ruth Twenty, Dee Westrate; Alto: Erin Benedict, Janet Blank, Laura Crockett, Carolyn Dederer, Jackie Donnelly, Lynda Hinson, Linnea Holt, Rebecca Holt, Brenda Howard, Judi Morrel, Barbara Parker, Anna Ratliff, Freda Taylor, Mitzi Westra; Tenor: John Allegar, John Brewer, Dale Caldwell, Dennis Donnelly, Nathaniel Knoblock, David Smolokoff, Karl Snider, Ron Westrate; Bass: Brian Boak, Marshall Bryans, Ron Creager, David Crockett, Steve Lambert, Fred Parker, Keith Phelps, Gary Powell, Sam Spade, Chris Seefeldt, Tom Woo

NORTHEAST LOUISIANA CHORUS, MONROE, LA Deborah Chandler, Director WINSTON-SALEM YOUTH CHORUS / SALEM COLLEGE CHOIRS AND PALMETTO VOICES, WINSTON-SALEM, NC Sonja Sepúlveda, Director Soprano: Kathy Cordova, Christian Miller, John Mmanywa, Naomi Naquin, Ali Owens, Sonja Sepúlveda, Caitlin Struth; Alto: Daniel Espenilla- Bochert, Deborah Chandler, Emma Dull, Sophia Espenilla-Bochert, Allison Friloux, Teresa Gonzalez, Kyle Gregory, Kelsey Gunter, LaTressa Hagans, Jennifer Patterson, Laura Smith, Christina Trowell, Donna Vaccaro-Pollins; Tenor: Christopher Gorsuch, Herbert Johnson, Michael Lopez; Bass: Fernando Cordova, Stephen Gunter, Erik Hogue, Tyler Schweinefus, Scott Williams

From Greece

SOLARTISSIMO CHOIR OF CONSERVATORY K. MATSIGOS, THESSALONIKI, GREECE Nikos Efthimiadis, Director Tenor: Nikos Efthimiadis, Anastasios Gkekas, Andrea Marku, Alexandros Pourloukakis, Ioannis Tompazidis, Stavros Tsolakis; Baritone: Markos Gianniotis, Eleftherios Gkouventas, Apostolis Grampsas; Bass: Kyriakos Kalogeras, Alexandros Karagiorgis, Christoforos Koutsodimos HISTORY of the FESTIVAL of the AEGEAN 13 Years and Counting

he Festival of the Aegean was founded by the Greek-American conductor Peter Tiboris and was presented under the auspices of his company, MidAmerica Productions, the world’s foremost independent producer of classical music concerts in New York’s Carnegie Hall, through 2012. Since 2013, The Festival of the Ae- T th gean, which is celebrating its 14 anniversary, has been presented by MidAm International, a company founded by Maestro Tiboris to produce his European concerts. In addition to the Festival of the Aegean, MidAm Interna- tional is presenting concerts in Austria, Germany, Portugal, Czech Republic and Poland. Highlights of the first thirteen years of the Festival of the Aegean:

First International Festival of the Aegean | July 14 – 16, 2005 | Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia Second International Festival of the Aegean | July 6 – 13, 2006 | Mozart: Don Giovanni | All-Mozart: Overture to Le nozze di Figaro, K.492; Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K.467; Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550 | “Broad- way Comes to Syros”: Selections from West Side Story, Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, Candide, South Pacific, Carousel, The King and I, Porgy and Bess | “Broadway Comes to Paros” Third International Festival of the Aegean | July 11 – 22, 2007 | Gala Opening: Verdi: Overture to La forza del destino; Beethoven: “Ah, Perfido! ”; Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 | Mascagni: Zanetto | Opera highlights by Verdi, Ponchielli, Bellini, Cilèa, Rossini, Donizetti | “Vienna Night in Syros”: Selections by Johann Strauss, Lehár, Stolz, Kálmán | Gala Recital for Voice and Piano | “Shakespeare at the Apollo”: Romeo and Juliet | Stratos Vougas Jazz Quartet | Taximi | Rebetika from Sweden | Human Touch Fourth International Festival of the Aegean | July 9 – 19, 2008 | Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K.299; Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana (concertante) | Haydn: Te Deum; Handel: Overture to Royal Fireworks; Rimsky-Korsakov: Procession of the Nobles from Mlada Suite; Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 (“Italian”), Finale; Smetana: Dance of the Comedians from The Bartered Bride; John Rutter: Feel the Spirit (selections); Concerto movements by Bruch, Haydn, Telemann, Vivaldi, Weber | Mozart: Requiem; Vivaldi: Gloria | Opera Gala: Masca- gni: Cavalleria rusticana (concertante); Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major | Aquila Theatre of New York: The Iliad, Book 1 | Taximi, Rebetika from Sweden Fifth International Festival of the Aegean | July 1 – 11, 2009 | Puccini: Tosca | Schubert: Mass in G major, No. 2, D.167; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Mozart: Overture to La clemenza di Tito, K.621 | Shake- speare: As You Like It | Stars of Vienna State Opera Ballet: Zorba 40 Sixth International Festival of the Aegean | July 14 – 25, 2010 | Bizet: Carmen | Fauré: Requiem; Works by Ariaga, von Weber, Krommer | Sunset Concert at St. Nicholas Church | Greek Opera Studio Gala Performance | Maria Farantouri: “Songs without Borders” | “Mythos and Pathos in Dance” Seventh International Festival of the Aegean | July 12 – 25, 2011 | Verdi: La traviata | Choral Gala: Music for Wom- en’s Chorus; John Rutter: Requiem | Sunset Concert at St. Nicholas Church | Schubert: Symphony No. 8 | Orff: Carmina Burana| Under the Stars, Theodorakis: Selections from Zorba Suite, Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man | Sherman: Rose | Two Films about Mikis Theodorakis | Theodorakis: Medea’s Choice ballet | Greek Opera Studio Gala Eighth International Festival of the Aegean | July 9 – 22, 2012 | Beethoven: “Emperor” Concerto, “Choral” Sym- phony | Strauss: Salome | Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, Schubert: Symphony No. 5 | Sunset Concert at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church | Beethoven: “Triple” Concerto, Symphony No. 7 | Family Rush Concert, Mozart, Kalo- miris, Psathas | Under the Stars – Rutter: Magnificat, Ravel:Bolero , Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 | Theodorakis Variations | Euripides: Herakles | Everybody’s Waltzing! | Greek Opera Studio Gala Ninth International Festival of the Aegean | July 6 – 19, 2013 | Verdi: Messa da Requiem | Mozart: Così fan tutte | Gonzalez: Misa Azteca | Beethoven: Fidelio Overture, Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”) | Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 | “Under the Stars” Tribute to Verdi | Stravinsky: L’Histoire du Soldat | Mozart: Impresario | Greek National Opera Ballet “Journey to Eternity” | Spyros Anemis & Yiorgos Fakanas jazz groups | Greek Opera Studio Gala Tenth International Festival of the Aegean | July 6 – 19, 2014 | Verdi: Rigoletto | John Rutter: Mass of the Children | Brahms: Symphony No. 1, Dvořák: Cello Concerto | Schumann: Piano Concerto No. 1, Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”) | Puccini in the Plateia, including scenes from Madama Butterfly, Tosca, La bohème, Turandot | Ensemble MidtVest | Liederabend | Puccini: Gianni Schicchi | Kent Sangster’s Obsessions Octet, Dimitri Vassilakis Jazz Quartet, Stratos Vougas Jazz Quartet | Greek Opera Studio Gala Eleventh International Festival of the Aegean | July 12 – 24, 2015 | Cherubini: Medea, Fauré: Requiem, Beetho- ven: Triple Concerto, Symphony No. 6, Choral Fantasy | Mozart: Symphony No. 40 | St. Nicholas Church Sunset Concert | Trio 92, ACTE II Opera Duo, Mediterra | Boccherini: Stabat Mater, Mozart: Coronation Mass| Dough- erty: Many Moons, Prokofiev:Peter and the Wolf, Puccini: Suor Angelica | Prelude for a Saxophone and Piano | Liederabend, Greek Art Song, Greek Opera Studio Gala Twelfth International Festival of the Aegean | July 10 – 23, 2016 | Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Haydn: Mass in Time of War | Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci | Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Haydn: Cello Concerto, Beethoven: Violin Concerto | Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 | Sunset Concert | Brahms: Tragic Overture, Berlioz: Le morte de Cléo- patre | Mollicone: Starbird | Liederabend, Great Oratorio Arias | Mozart’s Marriage Madness | Academica Athens Orchestra | Greek Opera Studio Gala Thirteenth International Festival of the Aegean | July 16 – 30, 2017 | Mozart: Der Schauspieldirektor, Coronation Mass; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 | Puccini: Madama Butterfly | Brahms: Tragic Overture, Dvořák: Cello Con- certo in B minor | Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute, Piano Concerto No. 19 | Sunset Concert | Bach: Cello Suite No. 1, Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor | Liederabend, A Tribute to Mario Lanza | Mozart: Don Giovanni | Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 13 | Greek Opera Studio’s Grand Finale Gala | Ballet of the National Opera of Bucharest Nicholas Canellakis, Cellist, 2016, 2017 ARTISTS WHO HAVE Deanna Carter, Movement, Dancer, 2013 Carol Castel, Staging Director, 2000, 2001, 2007 APPEARED AT THE Rosario Castro, Dancer, 2010 Ricardo Castro, Dancer, 2010 FESTIVAL OF THE Anais Chalendard, Dancer, 2010 Deborah Chandler, Choral Director, 2018 AEGEAN SINCE 2000 Lena Chatzigrigoriou, Production Manager, 2010-2013 Artists participating before 2005 Elena Chavdarova-Isa, Mezzo-soprano, 2013 were part of Opera Aegean Vera Cheknova, Soprano, 2014 Stanislav Chernenkov, Bass, 2016 Vinicio Chieli, Lighting Designer, 2010, 2011 Acte II: Olanna Goudeau & Ashley Renée Watkins, Evita Chioti, Soprano, 2015 Sopranos, 2015 Won Whi Choi, Tenor, GOS Resident Artist, 2014 Ray Adams, Choral Director, 2012 Joanna Ciapka-Sangster, Violinist, Obsessions Agapios Agapiadis, Dancer, 2013 Octet, 2014 Luise Breyer Aiton, Soprano/GOS, 2017 Zhani Ciko, Conductor, 2012 Marina Alexander, Choral Director, 2011 Liliana Del Conde, Soprano, 2012 Dimitris Alexandridis, Tenor, GOS, 2016 Ivan Conrad, Baritone, GOS Young Artist, 2016 Voula Amiradaki, Soprano, 2017 Philip Copeland, Choral Director, 2010 Giada Amparan, Mezzo-soprano, 2006 Raffaele Costantini, Bass-baritone, 2005 Scott Anderson, Choral Director, 2017 Graham Cox, Pianist, 2013-2015 Seija Anderson, Choral Director/GOS, 2013 Stanley Curtis, Choral Director, 2011 Konstantin Andreiev, Tenor, 2015 Anita Cyrier, Choral Director, 2012 Chris Andrew, Piano, Obsessions Octet, 2014 Brent Davis, Baritone, 2011 Spyros Anemis, Bassist, 2013 Damian Davis, Actor, 2009 Katarina Angelopoulou, Sets/Costumes, 2013 Eleni Davou, Mezzo-sopano, 2014 Stefano Anselmi, Baritone, 2006 Benjamin Dawkins, Bass, 2011 Andreou Antonios, Trombonist, 2013 Kenneth De Boer, Choral Director, 2011 Tassos Apostolou, Bass-baritone, 2009, 2010 Sharon DeBoer, Accompanist, 2011 Graciela Araya, Mezzo-soprano, 2012 Brian Delate, Actor, 2012 Jennifer Arnold, Mezzo-soprano, 2017 Josephine Delledera, Soprano, 2011 Luk Artois, Timpanist, Percussionist, 2013 41 Luc De Meulenaere, Actor, 2013 Leandra Ashton, Actor, 2009 Chris De Moor, Actor, 2013 Richard Aslanian, Artistic Staff, 2002 Mimi Denissi, Actress, 2011 Fotini Athanasaki, Mezzo-soprano, 2012, 2013, 2015 Shannon DeVine, Baritone, 2009 Katherine Austin, Pianist, 2012 Christos Diakoumis, Drums, 2013 Mariella Baier, Soprano, 2017 Dangelo Fernando Diaz, GOS Young Artist, 2014 Mareena Boosamra Ball, Guest Conductor and Bruce Dickerson, Choral Director, 2014 Choral Director, 2018 Raymond Dils, Clarinetist, 2013 Daniel Borowski, Bass, 2018 Athena Dimitrakopoulou, Soprano, 2015 Francis Bardot, Guest Conductor and Choral Elton Dimrotchi, Dancer, 2013 Director, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 Carla Dirlikov, Mezzo-soprano, 2010 Stavros Beris, Choral Director, 2012, 2013 Nicolas Di Virgilio, Master Teacher, Coach, 2000 Esteban Berlanga, Dancer, 2010 Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, Cinematographer, 2012 Yiannis Benetos, Dancer, 2013 Naomi Drucker, Clarinetist, 2010 Simona Bertini, Soprano, 2006 Stanley Drucker, Clarinetist, 2010 Linda Mack Berven, Choral Director, 2011 Olympia Dukakis, Actress, 2011, 2015 Vangelis Bikos, Dancer, 2012, 2013 Norman Dunfee, Pianist, 2007 Maria Bildea, Harpist, 2008 Reda El Wakil, Bass-baritone, 2010 James Bingham, Choral Director, 2008 Olga Esina, Dancer, 2010 Lucy Black, Actor, 2009 Nikos Efthimiadis, Choral Director, 2017 Richard Block, Bass-baritone, GOS Young Artist, Constantine Th. Evangelatos, Choral Director, 2011 2011, 2013 Kostas Evangelatos, Choral Director, 2012 Wiktor Bockman, Conductor, 2012 Yiorgos Fakanas, Bassist, 2013 Dirk Boiy, Conductor, 2013, 2015, 2016 Maria Farantouri, Folk Singer, 2010 Alessio Borraggine, Tenor, 2017 Massimiliano Fichera, Baritone, 2016 Jonathan Boudevin, Baritone, 2015 Jakub Fiebig, Orchestra Executive Manager, 2009- Vicky Bourcha, Dancer, 2013 2011, 2015-2018 Jerome Boutillier, Baritone, 2018 Giannis Filias, Tenor, 2010 Jessica Boyd, Soprano 2015 W. Patrick Flannagan, Choral Director, 2010, 2014 Joseph Brent, Tenor, 2011 Athanasios Foskolos, Choral Director, 2013 Margaret Brown, Choral Director, 2010 Stephen Fox, Conductor, 2011 Frederick Burchinal, Baritone, 2011 Maria Fragkogiani, Mezzo-soprano, 2015 Florient Cador, Dancer, 2018 Anna Fragou, Dancer, 2013 Io Calochristos, Asst. to Mr. Zanella, 2011-2013 Jeshua Franklin, Choral Director, 2018 Konstantinos Klironomos, Tenor, 2009 Carroll Freeman, Teacher GOS, 2002, 2011 Marta Kluczyńska, Conducting Associate, 2017, 2018 Niki Rosa Frei, Mezzo-soprano, GOS Young Artist, 2014 Wolfgang Kluge, Pianist/Assistant Conductor/GOS, 2017 Abbie Furmansky, Voice Teacher GOS, 2011-2017 Taryn Knerr, Soprano, 2013 Janet Galván, Guest Conductor, 2011 Beatrice Knop, Dancer, 2010 Augusto Garcia, Bass, 2013 Giorgos Kolios, Set Design Concept, 2010 Amilia Gaspari, Dancer, 2012, 2013 George Kontrafouris, Piano, Stratos Vougas Theo Gavaliatsis, Tenor, 2012 Quartet, 2014 Todd Geer, Tenor, 2007 Dimitris Kontizas, Sound & Light, 2014 Filli Georgiadou, Soprano, 2010 Nikos Kontzias, Sound & Light, 2012, 2014 Lina Geronikou, Choral Director, 2012, 2013,, 2015 Asiya Korepanova, Pianist, 2016 Christina Giannapoulou, Teacher, 2011 Anton Koruti, Dancer, 2012, 2013 Piero Giuliacci, Tenor, 2016 Vassilis Kostopoulos, Bass, 2013-2015, 2017 Julian Gjojdeshi, Tenor, 2012 Vanessa Kourkoulou, Dancer, 2013 Anooshah Golesorki, Baritone, 2012, 2014 Kirill Kourlaev, Dancer, 2009 Benito Gonzales, Piano, Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet, 2014 Adonis Kourutis, Dancer, 2013 Tabea Graser, Soprano/GOS, 2017 Maria Koussouni, Dancer, 2010- 2013 Alexandra Gravilescu, Dancer, 2018 Zafris Koutelieris, Bass, 2010, 2013 Tamara Gura, Mezzo-soprano, 2018 Rainer Krenstetter, Dancer, 2010 Danielle Halbwachs, Soprano, 2013 Alex Drakos Ktistakis, Drummer, 2013 Lara Hall, Violinist, 2012 Edyta Kulczak, Mezzo-soprano, 2008 Michael Hayden, Choral Director, 2010 Asteris Kutulas, Filmmaker, 2011 Tina Johns Heidrich, Choral Director, 2011 Dimitris Kyriazis, Electric Bass, Spyros Anemis, 2013 Robby Hellyn, Bassist, 2013 Chen Laks, Soprano, 2012 Christin-Marie Hill, Mezzo-soprano, 2013 Akis Lalousis, Baritone, 2009 Daniel Holstro, GOS Composer, 2014 Iris Lamanna, Guest Conductor, 2011 Takako Horaguchi, Mezzo-soprano, 2005 Robert E. Lamb, Conductor, 2011 Jens Huebner, Lighting, Set Design, 2012, 2013, David Lander, Lighting Design, 2011 2015-2018 Eilana Lappalainen, Soprano, Artistic Director, Raymond Hughes, Conductor, Pianist, 2007, 2009 GOS, 2005-2018 Fortino Ibarra, Conductor/Pianist/GOS, 2017 Jennifer Larmore, Mezzo-soprano, 2007 Keith Ikaia-Purdy, Tenor, Voice Teacher, 2012-2014 Kostantinos Latsos, Tenor, 2017 42 Antonino Interisano, Tenor, 2009 Gérard Lavalle, Actor, 2013 Evrydiki Issaakidou, Dancer, 2012, 2013 James Lavender, Actor, 2009 Antoniy Ivanov, Choral Director, 2011, 2016 Anastasios Lazarou, Baritone, GOS Young Artist, 2013 Walker J. Jackson, Tenor/GOS, 2017 Michael Wade Lee, Tenor, 214 Louise Jardine, Choral Director, 2011 Mikaela Leivadaara, 2015 Terre Johnson, Guest Conductor, 2010 Joseph Lim, Baritone, 2016 Matthew Jones, Violin, Ensemble MidtVest, 2014 Dimitris Livadiotis, Drums, Stratos Vougas Quartet, 2014 Shayna Jones, Soprano, GOS Young Artist, 2014 Tommaso Longquich, Clarinet, Ensemble MidtVest, 2014 Mark Jurgenson, Tenor/GOS, 2017 Michelle L. Louer, Guest Conductor and Choral Stavroula Kaburakis, Dancer, 2012 Director, 2018 Klodjan Kacani, Tenor, 2012 Manos Loutas, Bass, Dimitri Vassilakis Quartet, 2014 Michael Kalentzis, Choral Dirctor, 2014 Thomas Louziotis, Choral Director, 2011-2013 Christina Kalliaridou, Choral Director, 2012 Israel Lozano, Tenor, 2011 Stella Kaltsou, Lighting Designer, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 Alessandro Luciano, Tenor, 2018 Nikolaos Karagiaouris, Bass, GOS Student, 2012- David Lynch with Human Touch, 2007 2014, 2016, 2017 Gary L. Mabry, Choral Director, 2012, 2017 Kimon Karoutzos, Bass, Stratos Vougas Quartet, 2014 Lianne Maitland, Viola, Obsessions Octet, 2014 Eleni Karaindrou, Composer, 2013 Christina Makridou, Dancer, 2013 Mania Karavassili, Dancer, 2013 Eustathios Makris, Choral Director, 2013 Dimitrios Karavelis, Choral Director, 2013 Miranda Makrynioti, Mezzo-soprano, 2017, 2018 Lefki Karpodini, Pianist, 2018 Nikos Maliaras, Choral Director, 2011-2013, 2015 Edvin Kastrati, Bass, 2012 David Malis, Baritone, Director, 2013, 2018 Afroditi Kasouta, Soprano, 2015 Jenia Manoussaki, Pianist, 2006, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 Ioannis Kavouras, Tenor, 2016 Myrsini Margariti, Soprano, 2010, 2011 Dimitri Kavrakos, Bass, 2012, 2013 Thomas Massey, Tenor, 2013 Marios Kazas, Pianist/GOS, 2017 Pietro Masi, Baritone, 2005 Theodoros Kerkezos, Saxophone, 2015 Maria Francesca Mazzara, Soprano, 2005 Viktoria horoshunova, Soprano, GOS Young Artist, 2016 Nancy Meckler, Director, 2011 Richard Kidd, Actor, 2009 Peter Meineck, Artistic Director Aquila, 2009, 2012 Melody Kielisch, Soprano, 2006, 2007 Sofia Meineck, Actor, 2012 Sergej Kiselev, Tenor, 2006 Manu Melaerts, Trumpet, 2013 Jeffrey Kitson, Choral Director, 2015 Maria Emma Meligopoulou, Choral Director, 2011 Spyros Klapsis, Choral Director, 2010, 2011, 2013 Deborah A. Mello, Choral Director, 2015 Natalia Melnik, Mezzo-soprano, 2015 Mina Polychronou, Soprano, 2013 Raul Melo, Tenor, 2010 Pantelis Polichronidis, Pianist, 2015, 2016 Eltion Merja, Dancer, 2018 George Polyhronakos, Drums, Dimitri Vassilakis Irene Messoloras, Conductor, 2011 Quartet, 2014 Ronda Metszies, Cello, Obsessions Octet, 2014 Andreas Post, Baritone, 2015, 2016 Lissa Meyvis, Soprano, 2015, 2016 Rosa Poulimenou, Soprano and Choral Director, Georgios Michalakis, Actor/Narrator, 2015, 2016 2008, 2010 Gilmond Miftari, Tenor, 2012 Christina Poupalou, Soprano, 2015, 2016 Giorgio Aristo Mikroutsikos, Tenor, 2006, 2007 William Powers, Bass-baritone, 2007 Gary Miller, Choral Director, 2012 Maria Prinz, Pianist, 2014 Kailey Miller, Mezzo-soprano, GOS Apprentice, 2014 Rafail Pylarinos, Conductor, 2016 Sherrill Milnes, Artistic Director, 2000 Quartetto L’Anima, String Quartet, 2017 Igor Milos, Dancer, 2010 Ellen Rabiner, Contralto, 2008 Ricardo Mirabelli, Tenor, 2013 Nikoleta Rallis, Soprano/GOS Young Artist, 2013 Ann Moeller, Conductor, 2011 Kostas Rassidakis, Baritone, 2010 Carmine Monaco, Bass, 2005 Maria Ratkova, Mezzo-soprano, 2012 Paco Montalvo, Violinist, 2013 Marina Rechkalova, Choral Director, 2012-2014 Armando Mora, Baritone, 2006 Liat Lidor Reich, Soprano/GOS, 2017 Theodore Moraitis, Bass, 2011 Marlynn Rey, Choral Director, 2017 Amedeo Moretti, Tenor, 2005 Beth Richey, Choral Director, 2012 Jane DeLoach Morison, Choral Direcctor, 2014 Rogelio Riojas-Nolasco, Assistant Conductor, 2011-2013 Erica Muller, Soprano, 2012, 2014 Renato Ripo, Cellist, 2014 Wendolin Pazitka Munroe, Choral Director, 2012 Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse, Conductor, 2008 Katrien Nauwelaerts, Soprano, 2013 Earl Rivers, Guest Conductor, 2011 Carol Nelson, Choral Director, 2014 Mitchell Roe, Tenor, 2013 Karl Nelson, Choral Director, 2013 Gianni Romangiolli, Director, 2005, 2006 Karl Nelwelsen, Sprano, GOS Apprentice, 2014 Katerina Roussou, Mezzo-soprano, 2016, 2018 Mary-Ellen Nesi, Mezzo-soprano, 2013 Veoniki Roussou, Pianist, 2013 Alexander Neskov, Dancer, 2012, 2013 Yiorgos Roussos, Master of Ceremonies, 2013 Lisa Newill-Smith, Soprano, 2015 Terry Russell, Choral Director, 2009, 2013 Russi Nikoff, Bass, 2010 John Rutter, Composer, Conductor, 2012, 2014 Lloyd Notice, Actor, 2009 Klaus Salge, Filmmaker, 2011 43 Jiři Novak, Assistant Stage Director, 2010, 2011 Alessandra Salmieri, Movement, Dance, 2013 Cian O’Mahony, Bassoonist, 2013 David Samuel, Viola, Ensemble MidtVest, 2014 Michael O’Neal, Choral Director, 2010 Desiree Sanchez, Director & Production Designer, Camille Ortiz, Soprano, GOS Resident Artist, 2014, 2009, 2012 2017 Kent Sangster, Jazz Director, 2014 George Pachos, Stage Director, GOS, 2013 Craig Sanphy, Tenor, 2015 Pier Paolo Pacini, Director, GOS, 2011 Manos Saridakis, Pianist, 2013 Giovanni Pacor, Conductor, 2016-2018 Karina Sarkissova, Dancer, 2009 Grigor Palikarov, Conductor, 2013, 2014 Alicia Saunders, Flutist, 2008 Giovanni Battista Palmieri, Tenor, 2008 Dirk Schattner, Stage Director, 2012-2016 Eleni Panagiotopoulou, Soprano, 2012 Katherin Schwessinger, Soprano, GOS Young Artist, 2016 Tania Panayanopoulou, Pianist, 2005 Sonja Sepúlveda, Choral Director, 2013, 2018 Sergio Panajia, Tenor, 2005 Alexandra Sesenton, Soprano, GOS, 2016 Emmanuel Papadopoulos, Baritone, 2015 Anastasia Serdsev, Apprentice conductor, 2015 Manos Papadopoulos, Bass, 2014 Arkady Serper, Accompanist, 2011, 2017 Christos Papageorgiou, Pianist, 2012, 2013, 2015, Laura Kakis Serper, Choral Director/Guest 2016, 2017 Conductor, 2011, 2017 Elia Papaioannou, Pianist, 2013 Dimitris Sgouros, Pianist, 2012 Marissia Papalexiou, Mezzo-soprano, 2010, 2011 Vaishnavi Sharma, Actor, 2009 Stratos Papanoussis, Dancer, 2013 Tim Sharp, Principal Guest Conductor, 2011 Manolis Papasifakis, Coach, Accompanist, 2000, Martin Sherman, Playwright, 2011 2011-2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 Igor Siatzko, Dancer, 2013 Dimitris Papatheodorou, Choral Director, 2013 Angeliki Sigourou, Choreographer GOS, 2011-2013, 2015 Michalis Pappas, Dancer, 2013 Selena Siri, Soprano, GOS Young Apprentice, 2016 Gian Luca Pasolini, Tenor, 2018 Karina Skreszewska-Trapezanidou, Soprano, 2009 Alessandra Pasquali, Assistant Choreographer, 2011 Jan Snmets, Trombonist, 2013 Takis Paterelis, Saxophonist, 2013 Detlef Soelter, Stage Director, 2016, 2017, 2018 Jonathan Peacock, Choral Director, 2017 Daisuke Sogawa, Assistant Stage Director, Japanese Eno Peci, Dancer, 2009, 2010, 2011 Consultant, 2017 Galen Dean Peiskee, Accompanist, 2011 Stavros Solomos, Choral Director, 2012, 2013 Carry Persson, Bass-baritone, 2018 Thanassis Solomos, Dancer, 2013 Sofia Pintzou, Dancer, 2011, 2018 Femke Sonnen, Violinist, 2013 Benoit Pitre, Bass-baritone/GOS, 2017 Mikhail Sosnovsky, Dancer, 2009 Spyros Souladkis, Pianist, 2015-2018 Karolina Weltrowska, Violinist, Ensemble MidtVest, 2014 Lena Sourmeli, Conductor, 2011 Brent Werzner, Actor, 2012 Tamara Alves Dornelas Souza, Dancer, 2018 Nadine Whitney, Choral Director, 2011 Randall Speer, Choral Director, 2013 Kathryn Wieckhorst, Soprano/Stage Manager, 2013, Pavel Sporcl, Violinist, 2016 2015, 2016 Mark Stamper, Choral Director, 2011 Richard Sheridan Willis, Actor, 2012 Elizabeth Stanworth, Soprano, GOS YoungArtist, Alexander Winn, Baritone, GOS Young Artist, 2014 2016, 2017 David Wishart, Pianist, 2015 Valentin Stefanov, Choral Director, 2011, 2013-2014 William Wyman, Conductor, 2015 Aneliya Stefanova, Choral Director, 2014 Yannis Xylas, Pianist, Cembalist, 2005, 2006, 2011 Alina Stergianou, Dancer, 2013 Maria Yakovleva, Dancer, 2009 Chen Stern, Mezzo-soprano, 2013 Neda Yamach, Violinist, Obsessions Octet, 2014 Rita Stinner, Choral Director, 2015 Lifan Yang, Tenor, 2015 Valentin Stoica, Dancer, 2018 Stella Yiaglou, Pianist, 2013 Antonio Stragapede, Bass, 2006, 2008 Yasmin Yitzhak-van der Hall, Mezzo-soprano, 2014 Marilena Striftombola, Soprano, 2014-2018 Paul Zachariades, Male mezzo-soprano, 2011 Daniel Sutton, Pianist, GOS, 2011-2017 Damir Zakirov, Tenor, 2018 Peter Svensson, Tenor, 2012 Renato Zanella, Festival Dance Director, Aliya Tanikpaev, Dancer, 2009 Choreographer, Director, 2009-2013, 2017, 2018 Iuliia Tarasova, Soprano, GOS, 2016 Vasko Zdravkov, Baritone, GOS Young Artist, 2014, 2017 Taximi, 2007, 2008 Danilo Zeka, Dancer, 2011-2013 John Taylor, Bassist, Obsessions Octet, 2014 Zoe Zeniodi, Conductor, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Foskolos Tchanos, Bass, 2012 Lydia Zervanos, Soprano, 2015, 2016, 2017 James Tennant, Cellist, 2012 Konstantinos Zervos, Baritone, 2013 Mikis Theodorakis, Composer, 2011, 2018 Michalis Zouloufos, Actor, 2013 Charalambos Theotokatos, Choral Director, 2015 Maria Zouves, Artist-in-Residence, 2000 David R. Thye, Chorus Master, 2018 ZZ Trio: Myrsini Margariti, Soprano; Natalia Peter Tiboris, Festival Founder and Conductor, Gerakis, Flutist; Zoe Zeniodi, Pianist, 2015 2005-2018 Roger Tilley, Choral Director, 2015 Bradley Trammel, Tenor, 2011 Sotiris Triantis, Baritone, GOS, 2014 VOCAL ENSEMBLES 44 Marilena Trikoglou, Mezzo-soprano, 2015 THAT HAVE APPEARED Trio 92: Maciej Skarbek, Pianist; Nadja Kalmyova, Violinist; Loukia Loulaki, Cellist, 2015 AT FESTIVAL OF THE Lisa Tsikoudis, Movement, Dance/GOS, 2013, 2015 Irini Tsirakidis, Soprano, 2007, 2013 AEGEAN SINCE 2005 Costas, Tsourakis, Bass, 2018 Canada Christina Gourgoura Tsourounaki, Mezzo-soprano, Canadian University College Choral Union, Alberta, 2012 GOS, 2015, 2016 Kamloops Choristers, British Columbia, 2010 Randal Turner, Baritone, 2013 Etobicoke Youth Choir, Ontario, 2011 Natalia Ushakova, Soprano, 2011 Danielle Vaillancourt, Mezzo-soprano, GOS Young France Artist, 2014, 2016 Choeur d’Enfants d’Ile-de-France, Paris, 2010, 2012, Veronika Vakondiou, Pianist/GOS, 2013, 2015 2014, 2016, 2018 Nicky Vanoppen, Dancer, 2011 Katerina Vasilikou, Choral Director, 2012, 2013 Greece Ambitus Choir, Athens Miguel Angel Vasquez, Baritone/GOS, 2017 Dimitri Vassilakis, Saxophonist, Composer, 2014 Athens Choir Ensemble, 2013 Argiris Vassileiou, Bass, 2014 Athens Singers, 2015 Maria Vassilopoulos, GOS Italian Coach, 2011, 2013-2017 Members of the University of Athens Chorus, 2015 Augusto Garcia Vazquez, Bass, 2012 Byzantine Traditional Choir, 2015 Carlos Vazquez, Pianist, GOS, 2012, 2013 City of Athens Choir, 2013 Katrien Verbeke, Pianist, 2013 Choir of the National Conservatory of Athens Dimitris Vezyroglou, Pianist, GOS, 2013, 2016 (Ethnikon Odeio), 2009-2013 Diego Alvaez Vilches, Baitone, GOS Young Artist, 2014 Choir of Emporiki Bank, Athens, 2012 Stefano Viti, Baritone, 2005, 2006 Choir “Synchroni Ekfrasi”, Athens, 2013 Stratos Vougas , Tenor Saxophone, Stratos Vougas Athens Singers and Nakas Conservatory, Athens, Quartet, 2007, 2014, 2018 2006, 2009 Elizabeth Wakehouse, Actor, 2012 Choir of the Employees’ Union of the Bank of Michael Brownlee Walker, Pianist, GOS Faculty, Greece, Athens, 2011, 2012 2013-2015 Choir of University of Athens, 2011-2013 Franziska Wallner-Hollinek, Dancer, 2011 “Manolis Kalomoiris”Children’s Choir, 2011- 2013 Heather Watson, Soprano, GOS Young Apprentice, 2016 Camerata Vocalis, Corfu, 2010 Johannes Weigand, Stage Director, 2017 Corfu Municipal Choir “San Giacomo,” Corfu, 2016 Ionian University Department of Musical Studies, Chorale, Scottsbluff, NE, 2015 Corfu, 2009 Children’s Chorus of Sussex County, NJ, 2015 Ionian Harmony Men’s Choir of Corfu, 2013 The Arcadian Chorale of New Jersey, Matawan, NJ Corfu Island Children’s Choir and Mixed Choir, 2012 and Richmond Choral Society, NY, 2011 Choir of Lykeion Ellinidwn Ioanninon, Ioannia, Warwick Valley Chorale, NY, 2011 2013-2014 The Taghkanic Chorale, Yorktown Heights, NY, 2011 Members of Solartissimo of Larissa Conservatory, Sardis Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, Larissa, Greece, 2017, 2018 Charlotte, NC, 2011 The Choir of Eptanisii of Patras, 2011 Salem College Choir, Winston-Salem, NC, 2013, 2018 Polyphonic Choir of Patras, 2012, 2013 Winston-Salem Youth Chorus and Palmetto Voices, Choir of Filarmoniki Conservatory of Patras, 2012-2014 Winston-Salem, NC, 2018 University of Patras Choir, 2012, 2013 Knox Choir of Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, OH, 2011 Scientists’ Choir of Philothei, 2011, 2012 Edmond Community Chorale, OK, 2013 Youth & Children’s Choir Armonia Preveza, 2011, 2014 Tulsa Oratorio Chorus, OK, 2011 Municipal Choir of Rhodes, 2014 Heart of the Valley Children’s Choir, Corvallis, OR, 2014 St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Syros Men’s Highlands Youth Enseble, Bristol, TN, 2014 Chorus, Syros, 2010 King College Symphonic Choir, TN, 2010, 2014 Chorus of Syros Musical Club, 2013 Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Austin, TX, 2011 Syros Opera Chorus, Syros, 2006 Proclamation Chorale, Fort Worth, TX Choir Coro Antico of Conservatory K.Matsigos, Yellow Rose Singers, San Antonio, TX, 2012, 2017 Thessaloniki, Greece Fort Worth Academy Choir, TX, 2011 Italy Randolph College Chorale, Lynchburg, VA, 2013 The Rome Philharmonic Orchestra Soloists, 2005 Poland ORCHESTRAS THAT The Choir of the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic, HAVE APPEARED AT Bialystok, 2008 THE FESTIVAL OF THE United States Birmingham Concert Chorale, AL, 2010 AEGEAN SINCE 2005 Sun Valley Community Church Traditional Choir, Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic, Czech Republic, 2007 45 Tempe, AZ, 2017 New England Symphonic Orchestra, 2006 Rincon/University High School Concert Choir, Pan-European Philharmonia, Poland, 2009-2011, Tucson, AZ, 2018 2015-2018 Kairos Youth Choir, Berkeley, CA, 2011, 2017 Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra, 2013, 2014 Southwestern College Concert Choir, Chula Vista, Rome Philharmonic, 2005 CA, 2009, 2013 Soloists of the National Opera House of Brussels, 2013 Towne Singers, La Cañada, CA, 2012 Symphony Orchestra of the National Theatre of Nova Voce, Los Angeles, CA, 2011 Opera and Ballet, Tirana, Albania, 2012 Vocal Ensemble of Mira Costa High School, Manhattan Beach, CA, 2010 Contra Costa Youth Choir, Walnut Creek, CA, 2011 DANCE ENSEMBLES Durango Choral Society, CO, 2011 SINCE 2005 Connecticut Master Chorale, Danbury, CT, 2011 Akropoditi Dance Theater of Syros, Greece Brevard Community Chorus, Cocoa, FL, 2011 Ballet of the National Opera of Bucharest, 2017 Indian River Charter High School Choir, Vero Beach, Greek National Opera Ballet, 2011-2013 FL, 2012 The Michael O’Neal Singers, GA, 2010 Wesleyan Concert Chorus, Macon, GA, 2011 THEATER COMPANY Camerata Singers, Pocatello, ID, 2017 SINCE 2005 Second Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, Aquila Theatre Company Indianapolis, IN, 2018 Bethel College Voices of Triumph, Mishawaka, IN, 2018 Johnson County Chorus, Overland Park, KS, 2012 Northeast Louisiana Chorus, Monroe, LA, 2018 Columbia Collegiate Chorale of Maryland, MD, 2008 The Barstow School Chamber Singers, Kansas City, MO, 2014 Lincoln Choral Artists, Lincoln, NE, 2015 Nebraska Wesleyan University Choir, Lincoln, NE, 2015 St. Paul United Methodist Church Chancel Choir, Lincoln, NE, 2015 Western Nebraska Community College Collegiate Honorary Artists of Note

Francis Bardot, Conductor Lukas Foss, Composer/Conductor France (1922-2009) USA

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Olympia Dukakis, Actor Maria Farantouri, Singer USA Greece

Peter Meineck, Stage Director Sherrill Milnes, Baritone/Stage Director United Kingdom & USA USA Honorary Artists of Note

Grigor Palikarov, Conductor John Rutter, Composer/Conductor Bulgaria United Kingdom

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Mikis Theodorakis, Composer/Conductor Jennifer Larmore, Mezzo-soprano Greece France & USA

Dimitri Sgouros, Pianist Stanley Drucker, Clarinetist Greece USA FRIENDS of the FESTIVAL

he Friends of the Festival celebrates its eighth year, joining the Greek community to the classical arts on the Island of Syros, through the Greek Opera Studio and the TInternational Festival of the Aegean. 2018 marks many years of numerous contributions to our artistic events and the support f many wonderful people who simply love music and feel it is important. With our growing organization ready to expand to a Festival support group this next year in New York City, we encourage all of you to continue your participation and spread the news to friends and family around the world. We thank all international supporters who have made our Festival and the music ring throughout the world. We appreciate your attendance and efforts made to keep the Festival alive each year. Our organization has sponsored Greek Young Vocal Artists to s tudy abroad after participating in the Greek Opera Studio. We have also subsidized studies and awarded scholarships to deserving and talented vocal artists. The result of the work and the support is now shown through the professional performing jobs, and acceptance of our participants to major universities and musical schools internationally. We are now proud to present many Alumni from GOS who are working in the Vocal Arts field as professionals. Each year we present performances for the children of the community. The combination of the new professional carriers and the fits of music to the children and the community is the foundation of our mission. In 2018 we are proud to support the Carnegie Hall NY Debut for Greek Young Artist Marilena Striftombola. The growth of such young artists are a perfect example of our mission. Thank you for all of those who have contributed efforts to make our organization and Festival what it is today. Please join us by supporting this 2018 Festival Season and the future projects to come. 48 Art needs friends, and we need you! Sincerely, Eilana Lappalainen President of Friends of the Festival

FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL SPONSORS

ZEUS SPONSOR Eilana and Peter Tiboris, The City of Hermoupolis, Nicky & John Conti, Eleni & Yiannis Rotas, Jens Huebner, Hotel Ploes, Schwarz Foundation

ATHENA SPONSOR FOUNDING MEMBERS Johnson Brent, Michalis & Andriana Charos, Laura and George Mendakis Eilana Lappalainen, Maxine Ipiotis, Stavros Kois, Michalis Makroulakis, Heleni Armakola, Purcy HERMES SPONSOR Raines, Chara Kalomiri Seailles, Dimitris Tsitouras, Stavros Kois Ioannis Toumpas, Nicholas Moore, Kalliopi Yatrakou, Yannis Rotas, Maria Rota, Yorgos Kritsinis, Anna APOLLO SPONSOR Kagani, Petros Metaxas, Marylin Pomerank, Nancy Zaugg Stefan & Sylvia, Elli Theodosiadou, Whitney, Lilliane Rigouzzo - Arabis, Alexander Konstantina Riga, Christos Polykratis, Phylactopoulos, Janis Klapsis Anais Eyripioti, Markos Dounavis, Friends of the Festival Island Assistant: Demetres Stayrakopoulos, Janice Klapsis, Emma Mendakis Andrea Dexheimer

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THE FOLLOWING SYROS RESTAURANTS FOR THEIR GENEROUS COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE: Ono, Mammo, Allou Yalou, Petrino, Sta Vaporia, Peri… Tinos, Ta Yiannena, Iliovasilema, Peri Ousias, Avant Garden, Ousyra, Mazi, Tasty Pizza, Markos Tavern, Maritsa, Amvix, Ithaki tou Ai, I Striggla pou efage Arnaki, Anchor Pizza, O Kontos stou Rafoyianni THE FOLLOWING SHOPS FOR THEIR GENEROUS COOPERATION AND DISCOUNTS: Stavros Kois Optics, ONO, Lithos, Cosmos, Kriari, Terra, Elikas, Symvolo, Jade Syros, Kycllada, Antonakakis Jewellery, Green Shirt, Chrisanthi Zarari Jewellery, Ioannis Salon, 1900

“Our dearest friends, founding member of the Friends of the Festival Kalliopi Yatrakou and Lucy Krystalis, who blessed us with positive support for many years, while vibrantly encouraging us to continue the Festival of the Aegean each year, have suddenly passed away. We thank you, from the bottom of our hearts for your love, time and dedicated interest in music and theater. You will be missed and always remembered for the contributions in spirit and action, to help us with our mission. Know that we love you. The memory of your service will be carved in our hearts forever... May you rest in peace.”

To the community of Syros, we thank you for embracing the Festival of the Aegean in such a positive manner and supporting our international cultural exchange. Festival of the Aegean Peter Tiboris General Director and Music Director Peter Tiboris Founder, General Eilana Lappalainen & Artistic Director Principal Artistic Administration, Eilana Lappalainen Director of Vocal Division Artistic Director of Opera Productions, General Director Joseph Bill of Greek Opera Studio, Festival Director of Administration Manager Joyce Howard - Brazel Director of Account Operations Giorgios Kolios Samuella Becker Technical Director Director of Public Relations & Publications Camille Ortiz James Redcay Administrative Assistant Director of Program Development Kristina Franz Stage Manager Kirk Naylor Director of Digital Social Media Sofia Chalkia Tickets and Administration, Syros Jeff Reynolds Zui Tao Director of MidAm International Executive Associate to the General Concert Operations Director

Eric Spiegel Mary Avgerinopoulou Public Relations / Athens Associate Director of Program Development Samuella Becker Cindy Zhang Director of Public Relations & Administrative Assistant in Music Production and Publications, NYC Associate to Director of Program Development Frederick Roussos/Syros Today Graphic Design Erika Chiu Administrative Assistant in Music Production Jeff Reynolds Principal Choral Associate Cheri Thye, David R. Thye, Joseph Stebbins, Yannis Xylas, Zui Tao, Sonja Sepúlveda, Drew Edwards, Cindy Zhang, Erika Chiu, Brian J. Bacon, Jr., Candace Wicke Drew Edwards, Nicole Lewin Concert Development Associates Festival Preparation Associates Zui Tao Emma Mendakis Program Director and Festival Intern Executive Associate to the General Director

Sherry Manokara Account Operations Associate

MIDAM INTERNATIONAL INC. 39 Broadway, Suite 3600 (36th floor) New York, NY 10006 Tel 1+ 212.736.1617 www.festivaloftheaegean.com www.midamerica-music.com Announcing the 15TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE AEGEAN “THE SALZBURG OF THE AEGEAN”

SUNDAY JULY 14 TO SUNDAY JULY 28, 2019

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Peter Tiboris General Director and Music Director MidAmerica Productions & MidAm International 39 Broadway, Suite 3600 (36th Floor) ∙ New York, NY 10006, U.S.A. Tel: 1+ 212-239-0205 www.midamerica-music.com | www.festivaloftheaegean.com | www.petertiboris.com [email protected]