On Tuesday, April 21, a classical music television concert was held at the Museum of the City of Athens for the show “Open Pages” by journalist Achilleas Papadionisiou on the television station “Acheloos TV”.
Works by the internationally renowned Greek-Canadian composer Panagiotis Karousos were presented, with exceptional lyrical artists. The presentation of the works was made by the well-known presenter Costas Venetsanos. The Director of the Museum of the City of Athens - Vouros-Euftaxias Foundation, Mr. Polykarpos Kominis, congratulated the composer and the artists.
Participants: Irini Konsta (soprano), Rea Voudouri (soprano), Athanasios Lianos (tenor), Vasilis Dimitrakakis (bass). Musical direction: Harry Giann (piano). Artistic direction: Panagiotis Carousos (composer).
Specifically, soprano Irini Konsta performed the lyrical songs “Spring Symphony” (Yannis Ritsos), “Daughter of Athens” (Lord Byron), "Love, unconquered in battle" (Greek: Ἔρως ἀνίκατε μάχαν / Eros anikate machan), The Hymn to Love: 3rd stop from Sophocles’ Antigone, “Axion Estin” from the Oratorio “The Light of Christianity”, and the arias of the Beautiful Helen “I will become a song that has been heard” and “Now everything is over” from the opera Iliad by Homer.
Soprano Rea Voudouri performed the lyrical songs “The Poet” (Dimitris Iatropoulos), “Evangelism – Hellenism” (Aristotle Valaoritis), “Saint Nektarios” Megalynario – Hymn of Saint Nektarios from the Oratorio “The Light of Christianity”, and the aria of Oceanid “The Pontus Thunders Deafly” from the opera Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus.
Tenor Athanasios Lianos performed the aria of Hermes “The Thief of Fire” from the opera Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus.
Bass-baritone Vasilis Dimitrakakis performed the aria of Prometheus “And now alone” from the opera Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus.
Also were performed the duets: "On the outstretched ridge" Helen & Paris, from the opera Iliad by Homer with Irini Konsta (soprano) and Vasilis Dimitrakakis (bass-baritone), "Glory to you who shows the light" from the Oratorio "The Light of Christianity" with Irini Konsta and Rea Voudouri, and the Trio Prometheus, Oceanus, Oceanid from the opera Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus with Vasilis Dimitrakakis, Athanasios Lianos and Rea Voudouri.
