PANAGIOTIS
KAROUSOS
PROMETHEUS BOUND
(1994
– 2004) 20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
Starring:
Prometheus:
Vasileios Asimakopoulos, bass
Io/Goddess
Athena: Irene Konsta, soprano
Ocean/Hermes:
Anastasios Stellas, tenor
Via/Amfitrite:
Maria Lyberakou, soprano
Oceanide:
Vanessa Kalkani, soprano
Musicians:
Rania
Zetta, viola
Gulnora Tulyaganova, piano
MUNICIPAL
THEATER OF CORINTH
Tuesday
17th June at 7pm
Damaskinou Street, Korinthos, 20003 Greece
FREE
ADMISSION
Few words about the opera
“Prometheus Bound” by Panagiotis Karousos
Based on
Aeschylus tragedy “Prometheus Bound” by Panagiotis Karousos first premiered in Montreal, Canada
in 1994 and played in French until 2000.
In 1998 the work presented in Los Angeles
at Beverly Hills City Hall with a great success. In 2008
represented in New York and Washington
in English under the direction of maestro Grant Gilman, and American soloists
from the opera of New York.
The opera impressed with the high lyricism and characterized as a divine music
composition work. In Greece Prometheus Bound presented at the Municipal
Theatres of Athens, Salamina, Argostoli,
Lixouri, Ithaca,
Cholargos, Chalkis, at the Concert Hall of the Greek Writers, in “Parnassos”
Concert Hall, in the Old Parliament House, at the Theatre Veakeio, and the
Theatre “Jenny Karezi”. In 2013 bass Vasileios Asimakopoulos did unforgettable
presentations of the opera as a director and leading role at the Little Theatre
of Ancient Epidaurus, the Ancient Theatre Ekklesiasterion (Odeon) in Ancient
Messene, the Ancient Agora at the Ancient Site of Acropolis, and the National
Archeological Museum of Greece, and performed the main arias of the opera at
“Parnassos” Concert Hall conducted by E. Kalkanis.
Panagiotis
Karousos is a renowned Greek-Canadian composer who brings to his music the
philosophy and spiritualism of the Greek classics. He successfully presented
all his operas (Prometheus, Olympic Flame, Alexander the Great, Light of
Christianity) around major North American cities. His Symphony No.1 “Liberty” presented in New York with the Astoria Symphony and
maestro Silas Nathaniel Huff. His Piano Concerto No.1 performed in Montreal Canada
under the auspices of UNESCO in 2000. Also his Symphony No.2 “Olympic”
performed in Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal
with the OSJL-L Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Andre Gauthier. In February
2014 the Symphony Orchestra of the City of Athens conducted by E. Kalkanis premiered his
Symphony No.4 “Earth”.
Recently the
opera Prometheus Bound represented in New York,
Queens and United Nations Headquarters, Manhattan.
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