The Municipality of Markopoulo Mesogeas
presents a contemporary masterpiece opera.
The first Greek opera that presented in Lincoln Center of New York now will be heard in Greece with an exclusive cast
OLYMPIC FLAME
Music: Panagiotis Karousos
Direction: Irene Konsta
Wednesday 12 July 2017. Time 9pm
Open-Air Theatre “Sarah”
Theatre Saras Markopoulou, Attikis, Greece
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
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)
