Panagiotis Karousos Concert in Dubai UAE with soprano Hlín Leifsdóttir and pianist Benjamin Chatzikoubaroglou

 

P. Karousos Concert in Dubai UAE

Tuesday May 14th 2024 - Dubai Villa Falcon UAE | 9TH INTERNATIONAL ACTION ART SYMPOSIUM, DUBAI – 13TH-18TH MAY 2024. IOANNIS MARONITIS GENERAL PRESIDENT AND CEO OF INTERNATIONAL ACTION ART. SULTANA KAZIM PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL ACTION ART UAE CHAPTER AND WORLDWIDE AMBASSADOR International Action Art and the Club for UNESCO of Piraeus and Islands successfully presented a Concert in Dubai with works of the internationally acclaimed composer Panagiotis Karousos, featuring renowned soprano Hlín Leifsdóttir and pianist Benjamin Chatzikoubaroglou. PANAGIOTIS KAROUSOS, COMPOSER HLÍN LEIFSDÓTTIR, SOPRANO BENJAMIN CHATZIKOUBAROGLOU, PIANO 9th International Action Art Symposium, Dubai UAE 13th-18th May 2024 Honorary VIP Sultana Kazim Presentation: Ioannis Maronitis, President of International Action Art and the Club for UNESCO of Piraeus and Islands Program Aria of Deianira from the opera Olympic Flame Aria of Oceanid from the opera Prometheus Bound Aria of Helen from the opera Iliad Mother Earth by Hlín Leifsdóttir Pour les enfants de Palestine by Olivia Elias "Sonnet 109" by William Shakespeare "Maid of Athens, ere we part" by Lord Byron Caryatids by Ioannis Polemis Song "Maria Callas of our hearts" Islandic great soprano Hlín Leifsdóttir did a marvelous performance accompanied by the Greek virtuoso pianist Benjamin Chatzikoubaroglou. Audience much loved the concert and gave continuous applauses. Sultana Kazim and Ioannis Maronitis President of the UNESCO Pireaus & Islands thanked the artists and the composer Panagiotis Karousos of the excellent concert. The event was captured by Zaahirah Zabeen Muthy for the ZEE TV Middle-East.

The Great Maria Callas in London's Royal Festival Hall on 31 May 1963

 

Anch'io dischiuso un giorno...

After recording her second 'Callas a Paris' disc in May 1963, Callas embarked on a brief European tour of Berlin, Dusseldorf, Stuttgart, London, Paris and Copenhagen. Her performances since 1959 had been much curtailed and these were her only public appearances that year. She returned to London's Royal Festival Hall on 31 May 1963, her third concert there since 1959.

Critic Harold Rosenthal, reviewing the London concert, found her voice under greater control and sounding better than at any time since her last appearance at Covent Garden (in a televised concert in 1961). The scene from Nabucco - probably the most difficult of all the concert items - was considered by the critics to have been the outstanding moment of the evening.

A week later she appeared in Paris in a slightly modified programme to include French arias, which was broadcast on radio, and is an example of her voice and art at that time. There she seems to be in slightly less secure voice, but displaying moments of great beauty and insight and superb in her first public performance of 'Les lettres' scene from Massenet's 'Werther'.

The Great Maria Callas

The Great Maria Callas

AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT ATHENS (ASCSA) GALA 2024 at GOTHAM HALL in Manhattan

 

10\5\2024 - A great and memorable evening. -

Yesterday evening’s AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT ATHENS (ASCSA) GALA 2024 at GOTHAM HALL in Manhattan was an AMAZING EVENT and the institution’s Executive Director George Orfanakos is to be Congratulated !! . We had a great and fantastic time with good friends at our table which included Marina Belessis Casoria, Peter Stavrianidis, Dr. Daniskas, Stamati Ghikas, Agni Zotis , James Gerkis, Emily Spratt, Yanna Katsageorgi, Pantelis Panos the School’s General Manager, and Takis Karkanas the School’s Wiener Laboratory Director among others. This year they honored MARY R. LEFKOWITZ an American scholar of Classics & the Professor Emerita of Classical Studies at Wellesley College, for her outstanding contributions to the advancement of knowledge of Ancient Greece.

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA), the oldest and largest U.S. overseas research center, has left a profound and enduring legacy on the advanced study of of all aspects of Hellenic culture from Ancient Hellas to the present day, shaping scholarship, education, and cultural exchange for over a century. Founded in 1881, its impact extends far beyond its original mandate, influencing diverse fields such as archaeology, history, art, literature and beyond. Its research facilities include the Gennadius Library is one of the most important libraries in Hellas, the Blegen Library is one of the world's premier research libraries for classical studies and archaeology, Archives and Personal Papers an active and innovative research center encompassing a wide range of scholarly fields, as well as the latest state of the art Wiener Laboratory serving the interests of archaeological scholars both in the Hellenic Republic and abroad through research and cutting-edge scientific analysis with over 150 sponsored projects to date.

At its core, ASCSA serves as a bridge between American graduate students and scholars from nearly 200 North American colleges and universities and the rich cultural heritage of Greece. Through its programs, including fellowships, excavations, and publications, it has facilitated groundbreaking research and fostered a deep understanding of Greek civilization. Scholars from around the world have benefited from its resources, contributing to a global network of academic collaboration.

Ilias I. Katsos with artist and ARCAthens Founder and Executive Director Aristides Logothetis

Concert of Panagiotis Karousos for Europe Day 2024

 

Concert of Panagiotis Karousos for Europe Day Concert for Europe Day, May 9, 2024 Thursday, May 9, 2024. Celebration concert of the Hellenic Literary Society for Europe Day, May 9, 2024, with works by music composer Panagiotis Karousos. The President of the Hellenic Literary Society, Kostas Karousos, Poet, Literary Critic, Visual Artist, addressed a greeting. The "Rhapsodes" Choir and soloists of the music composer Panagiotis Karousos participated: Rhea Voudouris, Irini Konsta, Giannos Kotzias, Giannis Darreios. Christiana Manou (piano). Coordination: Rea Voudouri (soprano). Artistic Direction: Panagiotis Karousos (composer). Poems were recited by Efi Hantzoulis, actress, writer, Spring Symphony (Yiannis Ritsos), Papatheodorou Yiannis, poet, Parthenon (Kostis Palamas) and Katerina Kalampaliki "Peace". Attendees were: The baritone Petros Salatas, protagonist of the National Opera, the sculptor Georgios Roussis, Conservator of Public Works of Art, Dr. Stamatis Georgoulis, Yiannis Karakasidis, president of the Cultural Center of Zakynthos Athens "Dionysios Romas" , the lyricist Avra ​​Tsalamaniou, the writer Katerina Douga-Kotopoulou and members of the Hellenic Literary Society. Program - Poetry set to music: Parthenon (Costis Palamas), Caryatides (Ioannis Polemis), Spring Symphony (Yiannis Ritsos), Daughter of Athens (Lord Byron), Peace (Katerina Kalampaliki), In an old temple (Miltiadis Malakasis), arias of Helen the Fair from the opera "The Homer's Iliad", aria of Hermes from the opera "Prometheus Bound", Melina (song dedicated to Melina Mercouri). Every year on 9 May we celebrate peace, unity and cooperation in Europe, as well as the European principles and values ​​that unite us in the European Union. May 9th is the anniversary of the historic "Shuman Declaration". In a speech in Paris in 1950, Robert Schumann, then the French foreign minister, proposed a new form of political cooperation in Europe, which would prevent any possibility of war between European peoples. His vision was to create a European entity that would centrally manage coal and steel production. The treaty establishing this body was signed just one year later. The Schuman proposal is considered the beginning of today's European Union. The 74th anniversary of Europe Day also marks 50 years since the restoration of Democracy in Greece.