Sunday, August 25, 2019.
Sophocles's opera "Trachinies" directed by Irini Konsta and music by
Panagiotis Karousos at the crowded Stadium of Ancient Sikyon
in Ancient Sikyon Archaeological Site was presented with
great success.
Organized and presented by the "Lysippos"
Association of Friends of the Arts & Letters and the School Activities
Department of the Department of Secondary Education of Corinthia in
collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Corinth.
Starring in the opera: the great soprano Irini Konsta where
she performed with a huge vocal range Dianira's tragic role, the unique bass
Vasilis Asimakopoulos performed the role of Heracles, the dramatic tenor Theodoros
Birakos interpreted the role of Eurystheus, the exquisite mezzo Katerina Botoni
performed the role of Alkmini, the lyric soprano Mariza Kioseoglou performed
the role of Ioli, and pianist Pantelis Legakis had excellent musical direction
and accompaniment.
Among with the lyric artists were participated the
Theatrical Stage of the Friends of Letters and Arts "Lysippos" under
the direction of Panagiotis Megaritis and Lighting by George Terzis.
Starring: Maria Fagra as Pythia, Jenny Barlaoura as
Prothieria, Maria Georgiadou as Priestess, George Farmakis as Hyllos,
Panagiotis Salonitis as Angelos, Makis Arvanitakis as Lyhas. Athletes;
Panagiotis Liveris as Kratinos and Spyros Partalis as Nicomachos also
participated in the event for the wrestling race "Pagkratio"
(Gymnastics "OLYMPION", CAPE TIM).
The Greek-Canadian composer of the opera Panagiotis Karousos
thanked the artists for their wonderful performances, the organizers and the
large crowd who attended the opera.
The audience was thrilled by the great voices and theatrical
performance of the lyric artists and applauded the performance. At the end of
the applause all the singers, musicians, organizers and composers bowed to a
prolonged applause that lasted for over twenty minutes. It was an unforgettable
experience for everyone, artists and the public.
