13th International Festival of the Aegean
14 - 30 July 2014
Syros, Cyclades
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13th INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE AEGEAN 2017
www.festivaloftheaegean.com
13th Annual International
Festival of the Aegean
July 16 - 30, 2017
Island of Syros, Greece
«Great Music in a Great Place»
(Since 2005).
Peter Tiboris
Founder, General & Music Director
Eilana Lappalainen
General Director and Artistic Director of Greek Opera Studio
Pan-European Philharmonia of Warsaw, Poland
Peter Tiboris, Music Director
Jakub Freibig, Executive Manager
Principal Sponsors of The Festival of the Aegean are Peter Tiboris
and Eilana Lappalainen-Tiboris of MidAm International, Inc. of New York City
in cooperation with the Municipality of Syros - Ermoupolis,
George Marangos, Mayor, and Thomai Mendrinou, Vice-Mayor.
The appearance of the Pan-European Philharmonia of Warsaw
is made possible due to the generous support
of the Schwarz Foundation of Munich, Germany.
This summer's company features
250 artists and production persons from 22 countries.
PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS
Friday, July 7 2017, 11.00am Evanthia Kairi Theater "Bravo, Brava" Children's music performance featuring artists from the Greek Opera Studio Eilana Lappalainen, General and Artistic Director of Greek Opera Studio Marios Kazas, Pianist
Saturday, July 8 2017, 7:30pm Tsiropina Mansion Gardens (Della Grazia) Festival of the Aegean «Kickoff» Supported by the Friends of the Festival. Concert performance of opera selections by Greek Opera Studio artists. Eilana Lappalainen, General and Artistic Director of Greek Opera Studio and Hostess of the Kickoff Marios Kazas and Spyros Souladakis, Pianists Refreshments served.
Friday, July 14 2017, 9.00pm Gennisi Theotokou Church (Church of the Virgin Mary), at Chroussa Performance by American Choirs: Kairos Youth Choir, Berkeley, CA, USA (Laura Kakis Serper, Director and Conductor) Camerata Singers, Pocatello, ID, USA (Scott Eric Anderson, Director and Conductor) The Yellow Rose Singers, San Antonio, TX, USA (Gary L. Mabry, Director and Conductor; Karli Anderson, Assistant Conductor) Hosted by Father Albescu Flavianos. Refreshments served.
Saturday, July 15, 2017 8.00pm Megaron Cafe Broadway Parade featuring music from American Musicals Eilana Lappalainen, General and Artistic Director of Greek Opera Studio Marios Kazas, Pianist
OPENING OF FESTIVAL
Sunday, July 16, 2017, 8:30pm Apollo Theater Welcome by Mayor George Marangos and General Music Director Peter Tiboris «A dramatic and robust concert opening to the Festival» MOZART: Overture to «The Impresario,» K.486 «A Mozart masterpiece performed the world over and now in glorious Syros» MOZART: Coronation Mass in C major, K.317 Camille Ortiz-Lafont, Soprano Miranda Makrynioti, Mezzo-soprano Mark Jurgenson, Tenor Nikos Karagiaouris, Bass-baritone Featuring a 100-voice choir from the U.S. and Greece Sun Valley Community Church Traditional Choir, Tempe, AZ, USA (Marlynn Rey, Director) Kairos Youth Choir, Berkeley, CA, USA (Laura Kakis Serper, Director) Camerata Singers, Pocatello, ID, USA (Scott Eric Anderson, Director) Proclamation Chorale, Fort Worth, TX, USA (Jonathan Peacock, Director) The Yellow Rose Singers, San Antonio, TX, USA (Gary L. Mabry, Director) Solartissimo Vocal Ensemble of Contemporary Conservatory of Larissa, Greece (Nikos Euthymiadis, Director) «The most difficult, dramatic, and searing of the Tchaikovsky symphonies-rarely performed. It will leave you breathless.» TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Peter Tiboris, Conductor
Monday, July 17 2017, 1:30pm St. Nicholas Church MOZART: Coronation Mass in C major, K.317 Marilena Striftobola, Soprano Miranda Makrynioti, Mezzo-soprano Mark Jurgenson, Tenor Benoit Pitre, Bass-baritone Featuring five American choirs Sun Valley Community Church Traditional Choir, Tempe, AZ, USA (Marlynn Rey, Director) Kairos Youth Choir, Berkeley, CA, USA (Laura Kakis Serper, Director) Camerata Singers, Pocatello, ID, USA (Scott Eric Anderson, Director) Proclamation Chorale, Fort Worth, TX, USA (Jonathan Peacock, Director) The Yellow Rose Singers, San Antonio, TX, USA (Gary L. Mabry, Director) SOLO PERFORMANCE by Solartissimo Vocal Ensemble of Contemporary Conservatory of Larissa, Greece, conducted by Nikos Euthymiadis
Monday, July 17 2017, 8.30pm Apollo Theater PUCCINI: Madama Butterfly (Premiere Performance) "Abandon yourself in this heart-breaking love story. A timeless masterpiece." Giovanni Pacor, Conductor Johannes Weigand, Stage Director Eilana Lappalainen, Madama Butterfly Alessio Borraggine, Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton, US Navy Jennifer Arnold, Suzuki Nikos Karagiaouris, Sharpless Walker J. Jackson, Goro Camille Ortiz-Lafont, Kate Pinkerton, Mezzo Benoit Pitre, The Bonze Vasko Zdravkov, Prince Yamadori Miguel Angel Vasquez, Imperial Commissioner Giorgos Voutsinos & Axilleas Ionaskou, Dolore Jens Huebner, Technical Director, Set and Lighting Design Daisuke Sogawa, Japanese Consultant and Choreography
Tuesday, July 18 2017, 8:30pm Apollo Theater «Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, and Brahms-three of the greatest composers in all of music. A night of herculean musical drama.» BRAHMS: Tragic Overture, Op. 81 «Among the most difficult, dramatic and celebrated concerti in all of music» DVORAK: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Nicholas Canellakis, Cellist Peter Tiboris, Conductor
Wednesday, July 19 2017, 1.00pm Pnvematiko Kendro MASTER CLASS Featuring Lydia Zervanos, Soprano, from Athens
Wednesday, July 19 2017, 8:30pm Apollo Theater PUCCINI: Madama Butterfly Giovanni Pacor, Conductor Johannes Weigand, Stage Director
Thursday, July 20, 2017, 11.00am Pnvematiko Kendro MASTER CLASS Featuring Jennifer Arnold, Mezzo-soprano
Thursday, July 20, 2017, 8.30pm Apollo Theater «Mozart and Tchaikovsky-epic music geniuses» MOZART: Overture to «The Magic Flute,» K.620 MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 19, K.459 Christos Papageorgiou, Pianist TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Peter Tiboris, Conductor
Friday, July 21 2017, 11.00am Pnvematiko Kendro MASTER CLASS Featuring Vassilis Kostopoulos, Bass
Friday, July 21 2017, 6.00pm St. Nicholas Church SUNSET CONCERT Featuring American choirs performing sacred music from four centuries Participating Choirs Kairos Youth Choir, Berkeley, CA (Laura Kakis Serper, Director) Camerata Singers, Pocatello, ID (Scott Anderson, Director) The Yellow Rose Singers, San Antonio, TX (Gary Mabry, Director)
Friday, July 21 2017, 8:30pm Apollo Theater PUCCINI: Madama Butterfly Giovanni Pacor, Conductor Johannes Weigand, Stage Director
Saturday, July 22 2017, 8:30pm Apollo Theater «The first Bach and Shostakovich works to be performed as part of the Festival of the Aegean by a great Greek-American cellist accompanied by the pianist Spyros Souladakis» BACH: Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 SHOSTAKOVICH: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Nicholas Canellakis, Cellist Spyros Souladakis, Pianist Peter Tiboris, Conductor
Sunday, July 23 2017, 8.30pm Apollo Theater PUCCINI: Madama Butterfly (Final Performance) Giovanni Pacor, Conductor Johannes Weigand, Stage Director
Monday, July 24 2017, 8:30pm Apollo Theater LIEDERABEND Featuring Greek Opera Studio Young Artists Eilana Lappalainen, General and Artistic Director of Greek Opera Studio Spyros Souladakis, Pianist Rogelio Riojas-Nolasco, Pianist and «BE MY LOVE - A Tribute to Mario Lanza: Selected Arias and Songs in Homage to a Star of the Golden Age of Hollywood» Konstantinos Latsos, Tenor Rogelio Riojas-Nolasco, Pianist Camille Ortiz-Lafont, Guest Artist
Tuesday, July 25 2017, 8:30pm Apollo Theater MOZART: Don Giovanni Presented by the Greek Opera Studio Eilana Lappalainen, General and Artistic Director of Greek Opera Studio Rogelio Riojas-Nolasco, Conductor Detlef Soelter, Stage Director Spyros Souladakis, Pianist
Wednesday, July 26 2017, 8:30pm Apollo Theater Quartetto "L'anima" SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 Jenia Manoussaki, Pianist MOZART: Piano Concerto no. 13, K.415 Christos Papageorgiou, Pianist And additional special works for strings.
Thursday, July 27 2017, 8.30pm Apollo Theater Greek Opera Studio «Gala» «Featuring great arias, duet, quartet and scenes from the great operas works of the 18th and 19th centuries - a cornucopia of sound and drama» Eilana Lappalainen, General and Artistic Director of Greek Opera Studio Eilana Lappalainen, Detlef Soelter and Kristina Franz, Stage Directors Spyros Souladakis, Pianist Rogelio Riojas-Nolasco, Pianist
Saturday, July 29 2017, 8:30pm Apollo Theater The ballet of the National Opera of Bucharest (Premiere) «Invitation to Dance: A Gala Night featuring the Stars from the Ballet of the National Opera of Bucharest» Featuring Selections from: Voyage Radio and Juliet Fraudulent Smile Anna Karenina Giselle Romeo and Juliet Corsaire Tango Black Swan Renato Zanella, Director and Choreographer
Sunday, July 30, 8:30pm Apollo Theater Festival Finale The ballet of the National Opera of Bucharest «Invitation to Dance: A Gala Night featuring the Stars from the Ballet of the National Opera of Bucharest» Featuring Selections from: Voyage Radio and Juliet Fraudulent Smile Anna Karenina Giselle Romeo and Juliet Corsaire Tango Black Swan Renato Zanella, Director and Choreographer
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