2012 Festival of the Aegean
Peter Tiboris, Founder
General Director and Aristic Director
Symphony Orchestra of the National Theater of Opera and Ballet, Tirana, Albania (Festival Debut)
Zhani Ciko, General Director, National Theater of Opera and Ballet, Tirana, Albania
Greek National Opera Ballet (Festival Debut)
Featuring choirs from the U.S.A., Canada, France, and Greece
New Zealand Chamber Soloists, Special Guests (Debut)
Lara Hall, Violin; James Tennant, Cello; Katherine Austin, Piano
  
Saturday, June 30, 2012
7:30 p.m.
Festival Kickoff
Old City Hall, Possidonia (Della Grazia)
The Festival Kickoff will include a wine tasting featuring Cycladian wineries, the introduction of Festival artists and directors, and a performance of Arias by the Greek Opera Studio.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Festival Opening Concert
Apollo Theater ("La piccola scala")
Presentation by Mayor Yannis Dekavallas to Peter Tiboris and the people of Syros, of the "Festival of the Year Award in Greater Greece" for July 2011 Festival of the Aegean, given by the National Music and Theater Critics Association of Athens. The award was first given to Mayor Dekavallas on December 12, 2011, at Megaron Musikis in Athens.
"The Epic and Historic Genius of Beethoven"
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (“Choral”)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 (“Emperor”)
Peter Tiboris, Conductor
Dimitris Sgouros, Piano (Festival Debut)
Erica Muller, Soprano
Maria Ratkova, Mezzo-soprano
Keith Ikaia-Purdy, Tenor
Dimitri Kavrakos, Bass
Choruses from the USA, Canada, and Greece
Symphony Orchestra of the National Theater of Opera and Ballet, Tirana, Albania
 Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday,
July 10, 12, 14, 2012
Apollo Theater ("La piccola scala")
"The December 9, 1905, Dresden controversial opera by Richard Strauss that changed the course of music in the 20th Century"
Richard Strauss: Salome
An opera in one act
Wiktor Bockman, Guest Conductor (Greek Conducting Debut)
Dirk Schattner, Stage Director
Jens Huebner, Lighting
Salome: Eilana Lappalainen, Soprano
Herod: Peter Svensson, Tenor
Herodias: Graciela Araya, Mezzo-soprano
Jochanaan: Anooshah Golesorkhi, Baritone
Narraboth: Keith Ikaia-Purdy, Tenor
A Page of Herodias: Maria Ratkova, Soprano
First Jew: Riad Ymeri, Tenor
Second Jew: Gilmond Miftari, Tenor
Third Jew: Klodjan Kacani, Tenor
Fourth Jew: Julian Gjojdeshi, Tenor
Fifth Jew: Edvin Kastrati, Bass
First Nazarena: Théo Gavaliatsis, Tenor
Second Nazarena: Dimitri Kavrakos, Bass
First soldier: Nikolaos Karagiaouris, Bass
Second soldier: Augusto Garcia Vázquez, Bass
A Cappadocian: Thanos Foskolos, Baritone
A slave: Chen Laks, Soprano
Symphony Orchestra of the National Theater of Opera and Ballet, Tirana, Albania
100 minutes, no intermission
With grateful appreciation to the Greek National Opera for assistance in
this production
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Apollo Theater ("La piccola scala")
"Pergolesi's Voices from Heaven & the Lyric Elegance of Schubert"
Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in D-flat major, D. 485
Peter Tiboris, Conductor
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
Eleni Panagiotopoulou, Soprano
Fotini Athanasaki,
Mezzo-soprano
Francis Bardot, Conductor
Choeur d'Enfants d'Ile-de-France, Francis Bardot, Music Director
Symphony Orchestra of the National Theater of Opera and Ballet, Tirana, Albania
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Apollo Theater ("La piccola scala")
Strauss: Salome
Same as July 10
With grateful appreciation to the Greek National Opera for assistance in
this production
Friday, July 13, 2012
St. Nicholas Church - 6 p.m.
"Sunset a cappella choral concert—Sacred Music in a
Sacred Place"
Gary L. Mabry, Director
Yellow Rose Singers, San Antonio, TX
Francis Bardot, Director
Choeur d'Enfants d'Ile-de-France, Paris, France
Katerina Vasilikou, Director
Ambitus Choir, Athens, Greece
Christina Kalliaridou, Director
Corfu Island Children's Choir & Corfu Mixed Chorus, Greece
Free Admission
Friday, July, 13, 2012
Apollo Theater ("La piccola scala")
"Beethoven's Triple Concerto & the Sweeping Power of Symphony No. 7"
Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56
New Zealand Chamber Soloists
Lara Hall, Violin; James Tennant, Cello; Katherine Austin, Piano
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Peter Tiboris, Conductor
Symphony Orchestra of the National Theater of Opera and Ballet, Tirana, Albania
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Apollo Theater ("La piccola scala")
"Family
One-hour Rush Concert: Getting to Know the New Zealand Trio from Down Under"
Mozart: Trio in B-flat major, K.502
Kalomiri: Violin Sonata (In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of his death)
Psathas: Three Island Songs
New Zealand Chamber Soloists
Free Admission
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Apollo Theater ("La piccola scala")
Strauss: Salome
Same as July 10
With grateful appreciation to the Greek National Opera for assistance in
this production
Sunday, July 15, 2012 - 10 p.m.
A Concert for Syros
"Under the Stars" in Miaoulli Plateia
John Rutter: Magnificat (Greek Premiere)
John Rutter, Conductor (Greek Debut)
Liliana Del Conde, Soprano
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Nikola Zoraqi: Festival Overture
Thoma Gaqi: Albanian Dance (with tambour)
Zhani Ciko, Conductor
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Ravel: Bolero
Maria Kousouni, Principal Dancer of the Greek National Opera
Renato Zanella, Choreographer
Beethoven: “Choral Finale” from Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
Erica Muller, Soprano
Maria Ratkova, Mezzo-soprano
Keith Ikaia-Purdy, Tenor
Dimitri Kavrakos, Bass
Peter Tiboris, Conductor
Symphony Orchestra of the National Theater of Opera and Ballet, Tirana, Albania
Lighting: Vinicio Chielli
Sound: Nikos Kontizas
Bring a chair, come early.
Free admission
Monday, July 16, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Pnevmatiko Kentro
Lieder Abend
An hour of art songs performed by Greek Opera Studio participants
Carlos Vazquez, Piano
Monday, July 16, 2012
Apollo Theater ("La piccola scala")
"Stylistic Variations on a Song by Mikis Theodorakis"
(Festival Premiere)
Christos Papageorgiou, Piano (Festival Debut)
Past, present, and the future of piano music are combined in this piece, which posits that music always arises from what people want to sing. The core of this work is a Greek melody from a song titled ''Denial'' or "At the Secret Shore," written by composer Mikis Theodorakis and Nobel Prize-winning poet George Seferis.
“Stylistic Variations for piano on a song by Mikis Theodorakis” is a set of 32 variations, each of which references the style of a composer or epoch starting with Couperin and and traveling through the history of music to Mozart, Webern, Debussy, Chopin, Keith Jarret, pop music, and the electronic sounds made by computers and heard through speakers in the concert hall (thus representing the future of piano music).
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Apollo Theater ("La piccola scala")
Euripides: Heracles (Festival Premiere)
Aquila Theatre of New York
Peter Meineck, Artistic Director
(Performed in English with Greek Surtitles)
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
No Performance
Thursday, Friday, Sunday, July 19, 20, 22, 2012
Apollo Theater ("La piccola scala")
“Everybody’s Waltzing”
J. Strauss II: Alles Walzer (“Everybody’s Waltzing”)
Brian Eno, Laurie Anderson, John Hassel: “Empty Places”
Minkus: Don Quixote pas de deux
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet pas de deux
J. Strauss II: Blue Danube pas de deux
Featuring Principals, Soloists and Chorus dancers of the
Greek National Opera Ballet
Choreographed by Renato Zanella
Friday, July 20, 2012
Apollo Theater ("La piccola scala")
“Everybody’s Waltzing”
Same as July 19
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Apollo Theater ("La piccola scala")
Greek Opera Studio
Eilana Lappalainen, Founder and Artistic Director=
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Apollo Theater ("La piccola scala")
“Everybody’s Waltzing”
Same as July 19
Choirs from the US, Canada, France, and Greece
Anita Cyrier
Johnson County Chorus, Overland Park, Kansas, USA
Gary L. Mabry
Yellow Rose Singers, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Gary Miller
Indian River Charter High School Choir, Vero Beach, Florida, USA
Wendolin Pazitka Munroe
Canadian University College Choral Union, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada
Beth Richey
Towne Singers, La Cañada, California, USA
Francis Bardot
Choeur d'Enfants d'Ile-de-France, Paris, France
Stavros Beris
Choir of Emporiki Bank, Athens, Greece
Kostas Evangelatos
Choir of Employees of the Bank of Greece, Athens, Greece
Lina Geronikou
University of Patras Choir, Greece
Christina Kalliaridou
Corfu Island Children’s Choir and Corfu Mixed Choir, Greece
Spyros Klapsis
Members of National Conservatory's Choir (Ethniko Odeio), Athens, Greece
Thomas Louziotis
Scientists' Choir of Philothei, Athens, Greece
Nikos Maliaras
The Choir of the Department of Musicology of the University of Athens and The “Manolis Kalomoiris” Children’s Choir, Athens, Greece
Stavros Solomos
Polyphonic Choir of Patras, Patras, Greece
Katerina Vasilikou
Ambitus Choir, Athens, Greece
Marina Retskaklova
Choir of Filarmoniki Foundation Conservatory of Patras, Greece
Special Thanks to Thomas Louziotis, Hellenic Choirs Association
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