Friday, April 20, 2018. The opera "Prometheus
Bound" of Aeschylus, directed by Vasilis Asimakopoulos, and set to music
by Panagiotis Karousos, was presented with great success at the Municipal
Theater of Corinth "Thomas Thomaidis", under the direction of the
renowned conductor Eleftherios Kalkanos.
The solid musical direction of Eleftherios Kalkanis has
highlighted the opera at the level of the classical repertoire works and the
public was much fascinated by the music.
The opera was presented in the framework of the approved
program of the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs (IEP) with
the Seminar: "The Prosody as a Connecting Ring of the Opera with the
Ancient Greek Tragedy".
The organization of this educational program was carried out
by the Directorate of Secondary Education of Corinth, the Regional Directorate
of Primary and Secondary Education of the Peloponnese, and the Department of
School Activities, with the support of the Municipality of Korinthia and the
ELME of Corinthia.
The excellent editing and organization of the event was
given by musician Tsapalou Anastasia, Music Director of the Corinth, which
presented the opera and spoke with the best words for the participating artists
and composer Panagiotis Karousos, and welcomed the great conductor Eleftherios
Kalkanis in the City of Corinth.
Greeting was made by Dr. Ioannis Pheidas, Director of
Secondary Education of Corinthia PA01 and congratulated the participating
artists for the excellent performance.
The opera "Prometheus Bound" was attended by great
opera singers, led by the unique bass Vasilis Asimakopoulos in the role of the
rebel Prometheus. The exceptional lyric bass Vasilis Asimakopoulos he developed
the heroic resistance aspects of the hero Prometheus against the tyrannical
power of Zeus, with a wide range of vocal hues, a theatrical interpretive
range, and an exciting filmmaking approach to the tragedy.
The marvelous lyric-dramatic soprano Irini Konsta in the
role of the tragic Io, moved with her interpretation and rocked the
music-loving audience. Particularly in the duet of Prometheus – Io, the opera
work introduces to the deep drama of human existence.
The unbelievable soprano-coloratura Vanessa Kalkanis
impressed in the role of Oceanid with her musicality and melodic precision of
her voice, and was discerned the audience of the theater when she interpreted
the elaborate aria of the Goddess Hera with her stratospheric perfect voice of
high arts singing!
Tenor Theodoros Birakos interpreted the role of the Ocean
with dramatic intensity and the melodious aria of Hermes with vigor and
momentum, conjuring the audience.
At the finale of the opera, the role of the Goddess Athena
was interpreted by soprano Irini Konsta with bass Vasilis Asimakopoulos as the
Titan Prometheus.
The outstanding musicians of the orchestra were: Flute:
Gerta Selmani. Clarinet: Lentina Georgantzi. 1st Violins: Brunilda -
Eugenia Malo, concertino, Yannis Skenderi, Charitini Anastasiadis, Antonis
Spyropoulos, Nikos Pilarinos.
2nd Violins: Panagiotis Mavrianos, Vangelis Mermigas, Alexia
Mavromatis, Vera Rizou, Konstantinos Kontos. Viola: Monica Damo. Cello: Mirella
Routsi. Contrabass: Michael Ergenis. Trombone: Yiannis Apostolidis.
The full hall of the Municipal Theater of Corinth, by
teachers and crowds, has prolonged a standing ovation of the opera, and flowers
were given to the protagonists and to the great conductor Eleftherios Kalkanis,
Conductor in Residence of the Symphony Orchestra of the Municipality of Athens,
for the quality presentation of the opera "Prometheus Bound "by
composer Panagiotis Karousos.
The Mayor of Xylokastro-Eustinian Ilias Andrikopoulos, the
Regional Vice-Head of the Primary Sector and Forestry Policy of the Region of
Peloponnese Mr. Athanasios Gikas, Mr. Vasilis Patronas of the 1st ELME of
Korinthia, Mrs. Glykeria Moraitaki, conductor of the Philharmonic of Corinth
City, Pagonas Tsalparas and Panopoulos of Corinth Theatrical Group
"Vasilis Rotas", Mr. Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos, Director of 2nd
Corinth’s Gymnasium, Mr. Antonios Stavropoulos, Director of the 3rd Lyceum of
Corinth and Cornelias Kountouri director of the 3rd Corinthian High
School.
