INTERNATIONAL
FESTIVAL OF PETRA 2017
OLYMPIC
FLAME
Music:
Panagiotis Karousos
Direction:
Irene Konsta
Opera "Olympic Flame"
based on the tragedy
"Trachiniae" by Sophocles
DEIANIRA
Irene Konsta, soprano
HERCULES
Vasilis Asimakopoulos, bass
EURYSTHEAS
Theodoros Birakos, tenor
ALCMENE
Dimitra Kamitsi, soprano
HYLLUS
Dimitris Papageorgiou, baritone
Stavroula
Menti, violin
Victoria-
Fjoralba Kiazimi, piano
Tuesday
18 July 2017. Time 9:30pm
Petra
Theater - "Peter Brook" Scene
Production:
Hellenic American Center of the Arts
Olympic
Flame Presented in NY, First Greek Opera at Lincoln Center.
The opera’s
composer Panagiotis Karousos was inspired by Sophocles’ “Women of Trachis” or
“Trachiniae,” the story of Heracles’ death and apotheosis. Deianira was tricked
into poisoning Heracles, leading to an excruciating death. In her grief stabs
and kills herself. It was a wonderful event. The singers were stupendous. They
sang the Greek well and were a good team. The composition was original and fit
the story well. It was innovative and charming, very dynamic and very exciting.
(The National Herald, April 2014)
