Successfully presented the opera "Prometheus Bound" at Cinema "Calypso"

Vasilis Asimakopoulos, Irene Konsta, Panagiotis Karousos, Maria Lyberakou, Anastasios Stellas

Monday, May 25th 2015. The Municipality of Kallithea in collaboration with the Group for UNESCO Arts, Literature and Science of Greece presented successfully the Greek opera "Prometheus Bound" in the Municipal Cinema "Calypso".
"With great pleasure we present the lyrical tragedy" Prometheus Bound " by Panagiotis Karousos starring the highly acclaimed opera performers Vassilis Asimakopoulos, Irene Konsta, Anastasios Stellas, Maria Lyberakou, accompanied by Victoria Kiazimi in the piano and Rania Zetta in viola.

Said Mrs Nina Diakovasili, President for Group of UNESCO Arts, Literature and Science of Greece, welcoming the distinguished audience.

Maria Lyberakou - Vassilis Asimakopoulos

Not only the high lyricism of Aeschylus and the symbolism the Titan Prometheus excites audiences but also is Panagiotis Karousos the inspired musical creation that waking up the stem of unusual feelings to the listeners.

The work has created a unique history in modern Greek opera. The Rebel Prometheus brings the fire of knowledge and the universal message of resistance to tyrannical powers. In today's violent and turbulent times Prometheus hero brings a message of hope. The kind of opera has global reach and visibility is type teaching, spiritual uplifting and mental progress.

Irene Konsta

The stage direction of Vassilis Asimakopoulos brought the work to current time with a masterful way that could identify anyone with the heroes of the tragedy.

Vasilis Asimakopoulos

Mr. Asimakopoulos he performed the leading role of Prometheus perfectly and consubstantial was like a modern Prometheus, Not only he interprets perfectly the role but seems to live on the stage.
Soprano Irene Konsta in the role of Io was the whole ancient Greek tragic personalized all Greece from ancient times until today in the face of the heroine. She simply was great.
Tenor Anastasios Stellas enchanted with a wonderful voice in the roles of Hermes and Ocean.
Soprano Maria Lyberakou impressed with an excellent vocal technique in the arias with most difficult vocal acrobatics as Oceanida and Goddess Hera.

Anastasios Stellas - Vassilis Asimakopoulos

Fine pianist Victoria Kiazimi was a maestro in the piano, and Rania Zetta was in viola.
At the opera attended the Board of directors of the Group for UNESCO Arts, Literature and Sciences of Greece, and many people of letters arts and arts among them the writer Mr. Pissanos.
It was a memorable evening in the opera and all felt proud of Greek opera and culture.

Maria Lyberakou, Vasilis Asimakopoulos, Irene Konsta, Rania Zetta, Anastasios Stellas, Panagiotis Karousos, Nina Diakovasili, victoria Kiazimi

All artists on stage with the Board of directors of the Group for UNESCO Arts, Literature and Sciences of Greece

PETRAS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2015 - PROMETHEUS BOUND

                  PETRAS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2015
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF UNESCO PRESENT 

                                      THE GREEK OPERA OF PANAGIOTIS KAROUSOS
                                                   PROMETHEUS BOUND
                                                         SUNDAY 19 JULY 2015 9P.M.
                                                Theatre Petras Festival “Minos Volanakis”
                                                             Petroupoli, Athens, Greece
                                                     Prometheus: Vasilis Asimakopoulos
                                                              Io/Athena: Irene Konsta
                                                              Via/Amfitriti: Vagia Kofou
                                                         Ocean/Hermes: Anastasios Stellas
                                                          Oceanide/Hera: Maria Lyberakou
                                                                      Rania Zetta, viola
                                                    Musical direction: Victoria Kiazimi, piano
                                                      Stage direction: Vasilis Asimakopoulos
Based on Aeschylus tragedy “Prometheus Bound” by Panagiotis Karousos first premiered inMontreal, 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 andWashington 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”. In 2014 the opera Prometheus Bound represented in New York, Queens and United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan with Vasilis Asimakopoulos in the leading role with great success.
Recently maestro Eleftherios Kalkanis conducted the opera with Hellenic Orchestra and soloists at the Concert Hall "Parnassos" and at the live broadcast concert of the composer in the National Radio "Trito Program" NERIT.

GALATSI SUMMER FESTIVAL 2015 - PROMETHEUS

GALATSI SUMMER FESTIVAL 2015
Unesco Art- Literature and Science of Greece
PANAGIOTIS KAROUSOS
                     PROMETHEUS BOUND                     
AESCHYLUS
MONDAY 13 JULY 9PM 2015
Alsos Veikou Open Air Theatre
Veikou av. & Anagenniseos str., Galatsi, 11146, Athens
Prometheus: Vasilis Asimakopoulos
Io/Athena: Irene Konsta  

Via/Amfitriti: Vagia Kofou
Ocean/Hermes: Anastasios Stellas 

Oceanide/Hera: Maria Lyberakou 
Rania Zetta, viola - Victoria Kiazimi, piano  

Artistic direction: Vassilis Asimakopoulos

Few words about the opera “Prometheus Bound” by Panagiotis Karousos

Based on Aeschylus tragedy “Prometheus Bound” by Panagiotis Karousos first premiered inMontreal, 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 andWashington 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”. In 2014 the opera Prometheus Bound represented in New York, Queens and United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan with Vasilis Asimakopoulos in the leading role with great success. 

Recently maestro Eleftherios Kalkanis conducted the opera with Hellenic Orchestra and soloists at the Concert Hall "Parnassos" and at the live broadcast concert of the composer in the National Radio "Trito Program" NERIT.

THE OPERA "PROMETHEUS BOUND" AT CINEMA "CALYPSO"

The Municipality of Kallithea present 

under the auspices of the Club for UNESCO 

Art-Literature and Science of Greece

PANAGIOTIS KAROUSOS

PROMETHEUS BOUND

Starring:

Prometheus: Vasileios Asimakopoulos, bass

Io/Goddess Athena: Irene Konsta, soprano

Ocean/Hermes: Anastasios Stellas, tenor

Via/Amfitrite: Vagia Kofou, mezzo-soprano

Oceanide: Maria Lyberakou, soprano

Musicians:

Rania Zetta, viola

Victoria Kiazimi, piano

Musical direction: Victoria Kiazimi

Stage and artistic direction: Vassilis Asimakopoulos

Greetings: Dimitrios Karnavos, Mayor of Kallithea

Nina Diakovasili, president of the Club for UNESCO A.L.S.G.

MUNICIPAL THEATER.CINEMA "CALYPSO"

Tuesday 17th June at 7pm

Lambraki & Kalypsous, Kallithea, Greece

FREE ADMISSION

Few words about the opera “Prometheus Bound” by Panagiotis Karousos

Based on Aeschylus tragedy “Prometheus Bound” by Panagiotis Karousos first premiered inMontreal, 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 andWashington 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”. In 2014 the opera Prometheus Bound represented in New York, Queens and United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan with Vasilis Asimakopoulos in the leading role with great success. 

Recently maestro Eleftherios Kalkanis conducted the opera with Hellenic Orchestra and soloists at the Concert Hall "Parnassos" and at the live broadcast concert of the composer in the National Radio "Trito Program" NERIT. 

The Hellenic American Center of the Arts successfully presented Porphyra, A Grecian Rock Opera by Billy Chrissochos at Carnegie Hall

Porphyra, A Grecian Rock Opera is based on the record Faith, Struggle, Victory 
and features Dena Stevens’s Shazadi Dance Project. Set in the year AD 988, the Age 
of Basil II: Emperor of Byzantium, the story chronicles Princess Anna Porphyrogenita 
and her marriage to Grand Prince Vladimir of the Kievan Rus’. This story of love, war, 
and peace features hard rock and Greek folk music, belly dancing, actors, and a 
12-piece rock orchestra. Ellopia Media Group EMG

Porphyra by Billy Chrissochos along with Dena Stevens' Shazadi Dance Project 
have teamed up to create the first Greek Inspired Rock Opera of its kind. And the 
first debuted at Carnegie Hall's renowned Zankel Theater on Sunday, May 3rd, 2015

Set in the year 988AD, the Heroic Age of Basil II Emperor of Byzantium, the story 
chronicles Princess Anna Porphyrogenita and her marriage to Grand Prince Vladimir 
of the Kievan Rus. An incredible story of Love, War and Peace brought to life through 
Hard Rock and Greek Folk music, belly dancing, actors, and a twelve piece rock orchestra. 
Special guests the Greek-American Folklore Society (GAFS).

Porphyra, A Grecian Rock Opera by Billy Chrissochos at Carnegie Hall 
http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2015/5/3/0800/PM/Porphyra-A-Grecian-Rock-Opera/

This is a first step towards taking the opera to the Broadway stage.
Zankel Theater at Carnegie Hall - Porphyra, a Grecian Rock Opera 
Sunday, May 3rd, 2015
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A great step for Billy Chrissochos' Porphyra at Carnegie Hall

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Tuba Concerto “the Mountain” by Panagiotis Karousos - Dedicated to the International Mountain Day

Tuba Concerto “the Mountain” 

Panagiotis Kamvisidis, soloist

Tuba Concerto “the Mountain” 

by Panagiotis Karousos
World Premiere
Dedicated to the International Mountain Day 
Hellenic Orchestra Ensemble

conducted by Eleftherios Kalkanis

Panagiotis Kamvisidis, tuba
Parnassos Concert Hall Athens, Greece 
International Mountain Day - 11 December 2014
Violins: Efi Christodoulou, Stavroula Menti, Christina Valder, Paraskevi Kourkoumeli,
Stella Ziopoulou, Maria Orfanou-Heimariou - Violas: Eleni Liggri, Rania Zetta
Cello: Spyros Heimarios - Contrabass: Anastasia Siachou
Flutes: Nadia Lidiridi, Zacharias Tarpagos - Oboe: Georgia Kostantopoulou 
Horn: Christos Kaloudis - Clarinets: Thanasis Katerinakis, Panagiotis Markou 
Tuba: Panagiotis Kamvisidis

Porphyra, a Grecian Rock Opera Anna and Vladimir: the love that ROCKED the world, to receive world premiere at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 8 pm

Porphyra Presents

 

Porphyra, a Grecian Rock Opera

Anna and Vladimir: the love that ROCKED the world,

to receive world premiere

at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 8 pm

April 17, 2015 - New York, NY -Porphyra, a Grecian Rock Opera arose out of the simple concept : to combine the story of one of the most compelling moments in Greek and World History with Folk Music, Hard Rock and Melodic Metal.

 

Porphyra will take the audience on an epic musical journey from the triumphs of Alexander the Great to the glories of Byzantium. The electric guitar in joyous harmony with bouzouki and violin sings the lives of the dreams and ambitions of two lovers who made their own fate and altered the course of history. The opera tells the story of Grand Prince Vladimir of Kievan Rus, the first Russian Empire, and Princess Anna Porphyrogenita of Constantinople, princess of Byzantium, the cultural beacon of the Mediterranean during Western Europe’s Dark Ages.

 

They meet and fall in love in the tumultuous year of 988 AD. Byzantium is powerful but vulnerable. Vladimir’s conversion led his nation to Greek Orthodox Christianity, and after his alliance with Constantinople, the balance of power shifts, ushering in a second Golden Age for Byzantium and a new civilization for young Russia. Our hero, Vladimir was the first King of the Rus, ancestors of the Belorussians, Ukrainians and Russians, and Princess Anna was instrumental in making Kiev a great center of Orthodox spirituality and Byzantine civilization.

The rock opera is directed by Donna McLaughlin Wyant, a critically-acclaimed director and an Emmy and CLIO award-winning writer and producer. Her songwriting has earned her a Grammy Certificate, as well as numerous other industry awards.

 

The cast includes George Tsalikis (Vladimir/Lead vocals), Elaine Tuttle (Anna/Lead vocals), Christos Alexandrou (Narrator/Lead and Greek vocals),Demetrios John Tsinopoulos, (Operatic tenor/backup vocals), Billy Chrissochos (Guitar), Mike Savvas (Guitar, Tzoura), Paul Cerni (Bass), Frank Pace(Drums), Richard S. Khuzami (Percussion), Meredith Bogacz (Violin), Dimitris Lambrianos (Music Director, Keyboards, and various instruments), Dena Stevens (Choreographer/Principal Dancer), Peishan Lo (Principal Dancer), Mia Stevens (Lead Dancer), Carola Gremlich (Dancer), Andrea Martinez(Dancer), Carly Warcholik (Dancer), Marilyn Burgos (Dancer), Michelle Desilets (Dancer), Sonya Scaglione (Dancer), Janet Gencarelli (Dancer), Sheela Subramanian (Dancer)

Musical Director: Dimitris Lambrianos, Choreographer: Dena Stevens, Production Design/Photography: Jeffrey R. Wyant, 3-D Animation/Projection Design: Robert Hura, Lighting Consultation: Patrick Eagleton.

Porphyra, a Grecian Rock Opera, is based on Billy Chrissochos’ band Porphyra’s epic album “Faith, Struggle, Victory”. It also features new musical compositions by Donna McLaughlin Wyant, Dimitris Lambrianos, Christos Alexandrou and Billy Chrissochos and belly dancing numbers choreographed by the Dena Stevens Shazadi Dance Project.

 

The world premiere is on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall at 8 pm. Tickets are $45, $55 & $65 and can be purchased at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, 154 West 57th Street, or can be charged to major credit card by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-2470-7800 or by visiting the Carnegie Hall website, carnegiehall.org.

 

For more information please visit www.porphyrarockopera.com
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