THE
FEDERATION OF CEPHALONIAN & ITHACIAN SOCIETIES "ODYSSEUS"
THE
CEPHALONIAN BROTHERHOOD OF NY
THE
CEPHALONIAN BROTHERHOOD YOUTH OF NY
HELLENIC
PAIDEIA OF AMERICA
ORGANIZATION
FEDERATION
OF GREEK AMERICAN EDUCATORS
UNDER
THE AUSPICES OF UNESCO PRESENT
PANAGIOTIS
KAROUSOS' OPERA
PROMETHEUS BOUND
IN
SOLIDARITY-LOVE & SUPPORT FOR EARTHQUAKE STRICKEN KEFALONIA
VIDEO
FROM KEFALONIA'S EARTHQUAKE WILL BE SHOWN
Guests
of Honour: Guy Djoken and Ioannis Maronitis (UNESCO
Directed
by Vasileios Asimakopoulos
Starring:
Prometheus: Vasileios
Asimakopoulos, bass
Io/Goddess Athena:
Irene Konsta, soprano
Ocean/Hermes:
Anastasios Stellas, tenor
Via/Oceanide: Maria
Lyberakou, soprano
Musicians:
Danae Kioupouroglou,
flute
Dimitris Sideris, oboe
YinJia Lin, piano
MAMIE
FAY AUDITORIUM
Sunday
9th March at 5:00pm
21-21 DITMARS BOULEVARD, QUEENS, NY
11105
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 and Washington
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. Recently
the Symphony Orchestra of the City of Athens
conducted by E. Kalkanis premiered his Symphony No.4 “Earth”.
