Triumph of the opera Iliad by Panagiotis Karousos at the Municipal Theater of Piraeus directed by Vanessa Kalkanis and conducted by Glykeria Moraitakis

 

Wednesday 25 May. Triumph of the opera Iliad by Panagiotis Karousos at the Municipal Theater of Piraeus, organized by the Club for UNESCO of Piraeus & Islands, the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Municipality of Corinth, the Municipality of Piraeus, and the Directorate of Secondary Education of the Ministry of Education.

More than 1000 students and teachers of the High Schools of Piraeus of Secondary Education of the Ministry of Education applauded the amazing lyric singers with the Philharmonic of the Municipality of Corinth under the direction of the chief musician Glykeria Moraitaki.

The Club for UNESCO Piraeus & Islands under the auspices of the Municipality of Piraeus, with the support of the Youth Sports and Culture Organization (OPAN) of the Municipality of Piraeus and the international organization INTERNATIONAL ACTION ART, presented the Opera "ILIAS" of Homer by Panagiotis Karousos and directed by Vanessa Kalkanis at the Municipal Theater of Piraeus.

This unprecedented triumphant performance was presented by Ioannis Maronitis, President of the Club for UNESCO Piraeus & Islands and President of INTERNATIONAL ACTION ART in a pandemonium of enthusiasm to over 1000 students and teachers of secondary education of the Ministry of Education.

The Philharmonic Orchestra of the Municipality of Corinth participated under the direction of the chief musician Glykeria Moraitakis, and excellent soloist opera singers led by the incredible soprano Vanessa Kalkanis who played the role of Helen. The role of Andromache was played by the lyric soprano Rea Voudouri, the role of Achilles by the tenor Costas Thanellas, the role of Paris by the baritone George Housakos, the role of Chryseis by the soprano Nina Giatra, the role of Priam the baritone Panagiotis Diplaros, the role of Hector the tenor Dionysis Milidakis, the roles of Ekavi and Thetis the soprano/mezzo-soprano Vivian Ioannou, the role of Briseis a the soprano Maria Kioroglou, the role of Odysseus the baritone Alexandros Piskioulis, and the role of Patroclus the tenor Argyris Kontonikolaou. The excellent soloists of the opera were accompanied on the piano by Nikolaos Dedes. Also soprano Vanessa Kalkanis did an amazing work as a stage director of the opera, to combine all those school groups with the opera singers.  

Also participated the School Choir "Apostolos Pavlos" under the direction of Grigoris Kontis, the Theatrical Group of "Apostolos Pavlos" Schools under the direction of Andreas Koutsopoulos and Matsouka Maria-Christina, and the "School Theater Group" of the 1st High School of Piraeus in dramatization of Rhapsody P of the Iliad in adaptation - cureted by the philologist Skotidakis Georgia.

The participating schools attended were:

1st HIGH SCHOOL PIRAEUS: Tsofopoulou Loukia, Director

7th HIGH SCHOOL PIRAEUS: Bananopoulou Maria, Director

10th HIGH SCHOOL PIRAEUS: Konidari Eleni, Director

1st HIGH SCHOOL NIKEA: Antoniadou Niki, Director

PIRAEUS GIRL GEL RALLY: Vlachakou Konstantina, Director

6th PIRAEUS HIGH SCHOOL Director: Vlachos Nektarios, Deputy Director: Maria Karydi

SAINT-PAUL DU PIREE GREEK-FRENCH SCHOOL PIRAEUS "O AGIOS PAVLOS" Eikosipentaki Aphrodite: High School Principal

13th HIGH SCHOOL PIRAEUS: Theodoros Tarantilis, Director

"APOSTOLOS PAVLOS" SCHOOLS OF CORINTH: Matsouka Maria-Christina, Director

8th HIGH SCHOOL OF KORYDALLOS: Director: Apostolos Manoloudis, Nikolaos Papadimitropoulos, Deputy Director

The presentation of Homer's opera "Iliad" in music and libretto by Panagiotis Karousos was presented in the context of the "Sea Days 2022" festival events of the Municipality of Piraeus.

The training certificates of the Ministry of Education were awarded by the former School Counselor Dr. Chrysoula Tsigri, that she congratulated the president of UNESCO Piraeus & Islands Mr. Ioannis Maronitis, and the composer Mr. Panagiotis Karousos for their contribution to education and culture of Greece.

Honorary plaques were awarded by Ioannis Maronitis, President of the Club for UNESCO Piraeus & Islands and President of INTERNATIONAL ACTION ART.

The Opera / Oratorio "ILIAD" of Homer in music and libretto by Panagiotis Karousos has been approved to be presented in the context of the Approval of the Educational Program-Festival entitled: "NEOI OMIRIDES 2022" for the school year 2021-2022 for schools in Greece and abroad. The first presentation of the opera was made on the World Poetry Day 2022 at the Alexandreio Conference Center of the Municipality of Loutraki - Perachora - Agioi Theodoroi by the Department of School Activities of the Secondary Education Department of the Prefecture of Corinth and in the Amphitheater of the 4^th High School of Corinth.

The Director of the Secondary Education Department of Corinth Mr. Asvestopoulos Dimitrios was represented by the head of the School Activities of Corinth Mrs. Tsapalou Annita that she said: "The presentation of the opera" Iliad "by Homer in music and libretto by Panagiotis Karousos aims to contribute dynamically to the cultural promotion of an important Greek melodrama on the heroic epic poem of Homer. As a musician, I judge the work of Mr. Karousos as an important station of unattainable music of artistic creation. Finally, nowadays, a great work is being born, and we are especially honored by the fact that it is born through education".