CULTURE IN THE SERVICE OF PEOPLE. PROMETHEUS BOUND BY PANAGIOTIS KAROUSOS IN CORINTH GREECE

THE MUNICIPALITY OF CORINTH PRESENT UNDER THE AUSPICES OF UNESCO PANAGIOTIS KAROUSOS' OPERA PROMETHEUS BOUND

PANAGIOTIS KAROUSOS

PROMETHEUS BOUND

20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA (MONTREAL 1994 – CORINTH 2004)

Starring:

Prometheus: Vasileios Asimakopoulos, bass

Io/Goddess Athena: Irene Konsta, soprano

Ocean/Hermes: Anastasios Stellas, tenor

Via/Oceanide: Maria Lyberakou, soprano

Goddess Hera: Vanessa Kalkani, soprano

Musicians: Rania Zetta, viola – Vivi Kleisoura, piano

Artistic director: Vasilis Asimakopoulos

Presentation: Panagiotis Karousos

Coordination: Rena Papastefanou

Guest of honor: Mayor of Corinth Alexandros Pnevmatikos 

Greetings: Mr. Ioannis Maronitis, president of the Club for UNESCO of the Department of Piraeus and Islands and Vice-President of UNESCO (WFUCA) 

MUNICIPAL THEATER OF CORINTH

Saturday 15^th November 2014 at 8pm

Damaskinou Street, Korinthos, 20003 Greece

FREE ADMISSION

Few words about the opera “Prometheus Bound” by Panagiotis Karousos

Based on Aeschylus tragedy “Prometheus Bound” by Panagiotis Karousos first premiered in Montreal, Canada in 1994 and played in French until 2000.  In 1998 the work presented in Los Angeles at Beverly Hills City Hall with a great success. In 2008 represented in New York andWashington in English under the direction of maestro Grant Gilman, and American soloists from the opera of New York. The opera impressed with the high lyricism and characterized as a divine music composition work. In Greece Prometheus Bound presented at the Municipal Theatres of Athens, Salamina, Argostoli, Lixouri, Ithaca, Cholargos, Chalkis, at the Concert Hall of the Greek Writers, in “Parnassos” Concert Hall, in the Old Parliament House, at the Theatre Veakeio, and the Theatre “Jenny Karezi”. In 2013 bass Vasileios Asimakopoulos did unforgettable presentations of the opera as a director and leading role at the Little Theatre of Ancient Epidaurus, the Ancient Theatre Ekklesiasterion (Odeon) in Ancient Messene, the Ancient Agora at the Ancient Site of Acropolis, and the National Archeological Museum of Greece, and performed the main arias of the opera at “Parnassos” Concert Hall conducted by E. Kalkanis.

Panagiotis Karousos is a renowned Greek-Canadian composer who brings to his music the philosophy and spiritualism of the Greek classics. He successfully presented all his operas (Prometheus, Olympic Flame, Alexander the Great, Light of Christianity) around major North American cities. His Symphony No.1 “Liberty” presented in New York with the Astoria Symphony and maestro Silas Nathaniel Huff. His Piano Concerto No.1 performed in Montreal Canada under the auspices of UNESCO in 2000. Also his Symphony No.2 “Olympic” performed in Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal with the OSJL-L Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Andre Gauthier. In February 2014 the Symphony Orchestra of the City of Athens conducted by E. Kalkanis premiered his Symphony No.4 “Earth”.

Recently the opera Prometheus Bound represented in New York, Queens and United Nations Headquarters, Manhattan.