Sunday, April 20, 2008

Artists presented by Karousos

Complete operas


Prometheus Bound - Athens Greece
Literary Society Parnassos Concert Hall 27 March 2012
Prometheus: Ilias Tiliakos, baritone
Io: Alexandra Matthaioudaki, soprano
Ocean - Zeus: Vassilios Assimakopoulos, bass
Violence, Athena: Zoi Apiranthitou, mezzo-soprano
Gennadios Bykov, violin - Eugenios Bensis, cello -

Vivi kleisoura, piano

Prometheus Bound – Athens Greece
Hellenic Literary Society 30 January 2012
Prometheus: Giorgos Matthaiakakis, baritone
Io: Alexandra Matthaioudaki, soprano
Ocean: Vassilios Assimakopoulos, bass
Violence, Athena: Zoi Apiranthitou, mezzo-soprano
Andreas Haniotis, violin - Stavros Parginos, cello, Spyros Souladakis, piano

Prometheus – Kefalonia (Cephalonia) - Greece
Municipality Theater of Argostoli (Kefalos) 29 July 2011
Ilias Tiliakos, baritone: Prometheus
Alexandra Mattheoudaki, soprano: Io
Zafiris Koutelieris, Baritone-bass: Kratos, Ocean, Zeus
Victoria Mayfatova, mezzo: Via, Goddess Athena
George Tziouvaras, tenor: Hermes, Hephaestus
Andreas Haniotis, violin -Stavros Parginos, cello
Spyros Souladakis, piano
Sung in Greek

Prometheus – Athens, Greece
Cholargos Municipal Amphitheater
Monday November 29, 2010
Prometheus: Ilias Tiliakos, baritone
Io: Helen Bouki-Agiomirgianaki
Kratos – Ocean – Zeus: Sotiris Sideris, bass
Violance – Godess Athena: Tatiana Magina, mezzo
Hephaestus – Hermes: George Zografos, tenor
Musical direction: Petros Bouras, pianist
Sung in Greek

Alexander the Great - New York, NY
Stathakion Cultural Center
Sunday, June 28th 2009
Alexander the Great: Tytus Abrahamson, tenor
Queen Olympias: Elspeth Davis, mezzo
Roxana: Mary Mackenzie, soprano
King Philip: Eric Keller, bass-baritone
Astoria Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Grant Gilman
Sung in English

Alexander The Great – Toronto, ON
Toronto Cultural Center - 15 February 2009
Alexander the Great: Stewart Granger, tenor
Queen Olympias: Dolores Tjart, soprano
King Philip: Andrew Love, baritone
Roxana: Jennifer Razor, soprano
High Priest: Alastair Smyth, bass
Sneak Peak Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Victor Cheng
Sung in English

Alexander the Great – Greensboro, NC
THE CAROLINA THEATRE – 25 January 2009
Byron Singleton tenor: Alexander the Great
Elspeth Davis mezzo soprano: Olympias
Nathan Baer bass: King Philip, Aristotle
Mary Mackenzie soprano: Cleopatra, Roxana
East Coast Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Grant Gilman - Sung in English

Prometheus – Washington DC
(Grand Hall – Bethesda) - 8 November 2008
Robert Maril baritone: Prometheus
Mary Elizabeth Mackenzie soprano: Io
Nathan Baer bass: God’s Voice, Ocean, Zeus
Elspeth Davis mezzo: Bia (Violance), Goddess Athena, Amphitriti
District of Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Grant Gilman - Sung in English

Alexander the Great – Chicago
St Martha's Auditorium – 17 May 2008
Heath Harris tenor: Alexander the Great
Francesca Lunghi mezzo soprano: Olympias
Brad Jungwirth baritone: King Philip, Ptolemeus, Apelis
Michael Cavalieri bass: Parmenion, Aristotle, High Priest
Micah Dingler tenor: Hephaistion
Kristina Pappademos contralto: Sisygambis, Ada:
Susan Nelson soprano: Cleopatra, Roxane:
American Symphony Orchestra of Chicago conducting by David Stech - Sung in English

Prometheus – New York
Stathakeion Center Queens – 30 March 2008
Martin Fisher baritone: Prometheus
Mary Elizabeth Mackenzie soprano: Io
Nathan Baer bass: God’s Voice, Ocean, Zeus
Abby Powell mezzo: Bia (Violance), Goddess Athena
The Astoria Symphony directed by Grant Gilman
Sung in English

Alexandre le Grand – Montreal
Notre Dame Basilica 20 October 2007
Donald Lavergne ténor: Alexandre le Grand
Sophie Laganière mezzo-soprano: Olympias
Aldéo Jean ténor: Hephaistion
Chantal Parent soprano: Roxane, Cleopatra
Johanne Patry Alto: Sisygambis, Thessalonique, Barsine
Jacques Corman basse : Antipatros, Isocrate, Psamon
Réal Robitaille baryton: Philippe, Démosthène, Ptolémée, Aristote
Pierre Dufourd basse: Aeschine, Jadduas, Porus
Orchestre Symphonique des Jeunes Laval-Laurentides diriger par André Gauthier - Sung in French

La Flamme Olympique - Montreal
Basilique Notre Dame de Montréal - 6 Mai 2005
Aldeo Jean tenor : Herakles
Natalie Petrarca soprano: Deianeira
Yve Lortie baritone: Prométhée
Chantal Parent soprano : Macaria, Ioly
Anne Julien mezzo – soprano: Alcmena
Gaetan Sauvageau tenor : Hyllus
Pierre Dufourd basse : Rois Evristheas, Iolaos
Sylvie Berthiaume mezzo – soprano: Pythia
Orchestre Symphonique des Jeunes Laval-Laurentides dirigé par André Gauthier - Sung in French

Prométhée (Prometheus) – Montreal
Place des Arts 17 Juin 1996
Panayoti Karousos baritone: Prométhée
Jean Clément Bergeron basse: Zeus, Océan, Kratos
Julie Beaulieu mezzo soprano: Coryphée
Lorraine Fontaine soprano: Io
Michel Corbeil tenor: Hermès & Hephaestus
Anna Mizera mezzo: Via
Océanides / Sopranos/Altos: Solange Lessard, Louise Beaudry, Angele Trudeau, Madeleine Soucy, Marie Arpin, Francoise Tardif, Celine Chaput, Marie Dugal
Stephane Aubin piano & direction - Sung in French

Prométhée (Prometheus) – Montreal - Canada
Place des Arts 16 Juin 1994
Panayoti Karousos baritone: Prométhée
Joseph Rouleau basse: Zeus, Océan, Kratos
Maria Popescu mezzo: Via
Leila Chalfoun soprano: Io
John Jay Hebert tenor: Hermes & Hephaestus
Pénélope Dale soprano colorature: Coryphée
Océanides / Sopranos: Andreanne De Repentigny, Solange Lessard, Louise Beaudry Altos: Madeleine Soucy, Francoise Tardif, Celine Chaput
Voices / Tenors: Micheal Weber, Pierre Latour
Basses: Alain major, Jimmy Miron
Claudette Denys piano & direction - Sung in Greek

Major Concerts


Panayoti Karousos in Loyola Campus Chapel
13 May 2011 Concordia University MontrealCanada
Divertimento for Cello and Piano
Songs in the poems of President Barack Obama,
Lord Byron, Apollinaire, and Queen Elizabeth I
Johanne Patry, mezzo-soprano
David Bouchard, violoncello
Claudette Denys, piano

Panayoti Karousos concert in Montreal
6 May 2011-05-03 – Downtown Montreal
Underground song on a poem of Barack Obama
Maid of Athens song on a poem of Lord Byron
Veronica Navarro, mezzo-soprano
Claudette Denys, piano
Hilario Yanez, guitar

Panayoti Karousos in Loyola Campus Chapel
29 April 2010 Concordia University Montreal – Canada
The Light of Christianity
Lamentation of Mariam
Johanne Patry, mezzo-soprano
Karine Bouchard, violin - William Larivière, violoncello
Hugh Cawker, piano

Panayoti Karousos in Chalkida
20 January 2010 – Greece
Prometheus
The Light of Christianity
Songs of Greek poets Kavafis and Seferis
Piano trio d’amour
Divertimento for Violin and piano
Romance for Cello and Piano
Elias Tiliakos, baritone (Prometheus – Jesus)
Theodore Moraitis, bass-baritone (Ocean – songs)
Athena Dimitrakopoulou, soprano (Mariam – Maria Magdalena)
Klarita Loli, violin
Ria Anastasiou, cello
Alexandros Makris, piano
Municipal Theater of Chalcis City
(Theater Papadimitriou) - Euboea

The Spirit of Liberty - New York
Long Island Auditorium 30 March 2006
Symphony Orchestra of Astoria - Silas Nathaniel Huff, director
Queensborough Chorus – Dr. Sheila Schonbrun, chorus master
Gregory Briggler solo trombone

The Song of the Nations Oratorio & Olympic Symphony
Montreal Notre Dame Basilica 23 February 2003
Lambroula Maria Pappas soprano and Daniel Bonato bass
L’Ensemble Choral St-Eustache – Pierre Turcotte, chorus master
OSJL-L Symphony Orchestra directed by André Gauthier
De l'Olympe au Mont Athos - Festival Montréal en lumière

The Spirit of Liberty & Democracy – Montreal
Place des Arts 25 March 2002
OSJL-L Symphony Orchestra directed by André Gauthier
Chœur Chanterelle du College Laval Inc. – Frederic Vogel, chorus master

'Esprit De Liberté
Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Laval-Laurentides
dirigé par André Gauthier
17 Mars 2001 Collège Regina Assumpta
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Suite Montrealaise - Montreal 1 October 2000
Highlights from the operas Prometheus and The Olympic Flame
Orchestre Symphonique de la Monteregie dirigé par Luc Chaput
Chantal Parent soprano - Canadian Millennium Concert

Piano Concerto «for Peace» under the auspices of UNESCO
Arena Maurice Richard in Montreal 15 July 2000
OSJL-L Symphony Orchestra directed by André Gauthier
Nathalie Joncas pianist - Les Concerts populaires de Montréal

Esprit de Liberté Symphonic Poem & Eternal Parthenon
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Montréal - 29 March 2000
OSJL-L Symphony Orchestra directed by André Gauthier

Prometheus – Los Angeles
Beverly Hills City Hall 1 May 1998
Panayoti Karousos baritone: Prometheus, Marti Pia soprano: Io
Natalie Dalschaert pianist, Manon Shaw Trent cello, Robin Lorentz violin

Symphony orchestras
East Coast Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Grant Gilman
Sneak Peak Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Cheng
American Symphony Orchestra of Chicago - David Stech, director
District of Columbia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Grant Gilman
Orchestre Symphonique des Jeunes Laval-Laurentides - André Gauthier, director
Symphony Orchestra of Astoria - Silas Nathaniel Huff, director
Orchestre Symphonique de la Monteregie - Luc Chaput, director
FACE Symphony Orchestra - Theodora Stathopoulou, director
American Symphony Orchestra – Grant Gilman, director
Gunst wat’n Kunst Symphony Orchestra – Rafael Pylarinos, director
Astoria Symphony Orchestra – Grant Gilman, director

Chorals
Queensborough Chorus – Dr. Sheila Schonbrun, chorus master
Choeur du Tres Saint Redempteur – Aldeo Jean, chorus master
Chœur Chanterelle du College Laval Inc. – Frederic Vogel, chorus master
Montreal Hellenic Community Choir – Petros Plarinos, chorus master
Byzantin Choir of Montreal – Constantin Lagouros, chorus master
Russian choir of Montreal – Olena Ilvakhina, chorus Master
L’Ensemble Choral St-Eustache – Pierre Turcotte, chorus master
McGill Faculty Medieval Choir - Voix Médiévales – Dr. John Baboukis, director
Apollon Choir – Hara Spiratos mandolin, Peter Brakoulias bouzouki, Maro Litra voice
Ensemble Vocal Redemptor, Chorus Master: Aldéo Jean
Gunst wat’n Kunst Choir – Rafael Pylarinos, director

Conductors
Silas Nathaniel Huff: The Spirit of Liberty (New York)
Andre Gauthier: Alexandre le Grand, La Flamme Olympique, Olympic Symphony, Parthenon Eternele, Time Melody, Democracy, The Song of the Nations, Piano concerto, Esprit de Liberte (Montreal)
Luc Chaput: Souite Montrealaise, Parthenon Eternele (Montreal)
Theodora Stathopoulou: Time Melody, Orchestral Songs (Montreal)
Grant Gilman: Prometheus, The Olympic Flame, Violin Concerto, The Spirit of Liberty,
Bouzouki Concerto (New York)
Rafael Pylarinos: The Olympic Flame (Hague)
David Stech: Alexander the Great (Chicago)

Musiciens
Klarita Loli: (violin) Divertimento - Piano Trio d'amour
Ria Anastasiou: (cello) Cello Romance - Piano Trio d'amour
Alexandros Makris: (piano) Prometheus - The Light of Christianity - Chamber music
Karine Bouchard: (violin) Lamentation of Mariam
William Larivière: (violoncello) Lamentation of Mariam
Hugh Cawker: (piano) Lamentation of Mariam
Claudette Denys: (Piano) Prométhée, La Flamme Olympique, Alexandre le Grand
Veronica Parrales: (cello) Violoncello Concerto
Philippe Prevost: (Violin) Piano Trio No 1, Violin romance
Leo Adamov: (Violin) Violin Concerto
Jean-Luc Clauzier: Cello sonatas No 1 & No 2, Piano trio, Violin and Cello romances
James Moore: (Bouzouki) Bouzouki Concerto
Philippe Fleming: (Cello) Cello sonatas No1 & No2, Piano trio, Intermezzo
Pierre Mclean: (Piano) Prométhée
Gregory Briggler (trombone) The Spirit of Liberty
Olivier Gaudin: (Piano) Prométhée, Violon Sonata « Beverly Hills », Cello Sonata «Transfiguration», Piano trio « d’Amour », Cello romance « 5th Avenue ».
Nathalie Joncas: (Piano) Piano Concerto « pour la Paix »
Eunjin Choi: (Piano) The Spirit of Liberty
Stephane Aubin: (Piano) Prométhée
Aldo Shllaku: (piano, keyboards and trumpet) Alexander the Great & Songs
Natalie Dalschaert: (Piano) Prometheus, Piano trio, Violin Sonata – Los Angeles
Manon Shaw Trent: (cello) Piano trio, Cello Sonata, Cello romance – Los Angeles
Robin Lorentz: (violin) Piano trio, Violin Sonata, Beverly Hills romance – Los Angeles
Benoit Loiselle: (Violoncelle) Piano trio, Cello sonata, Cello romance
Alexandre Dugué: (Violin) Piano trio, Violin sonata, Violin romance

Concerts and Highlights from operas
Johanne Patry, mezzo-soprano: Lamentation of Mariam, Songs
Elias Tiliakos, baritone (Prometheus – Jesus-Christ)
Theodore Moraitis, bass-baritone (Ocean – songs)
Athena Dimitrakopoulou, soprano (Mariam – Maria Magdalena)
Panayoti Karousos baritone: Prometheus, Alexander the Great
Chantal Parent soprano : Io, Deianeira
Susan Eyton Jones soprano: Io, Deianeira
Lambroula Maria Pappas soprano: Oratorio - The Song of the Nations
Daniel Bonato basse: Oratorio - The Song of the Nations
Marti Pia soprano: Io (Beverly Hills City Hall – Los Angeles)
Mary Elizabeth Mackenzie soprano: (New York) Deianeira
Jessica Klein mezzo: (New York) Alcmena
Dr. Sheila Schonbrun soprano: The Spirit of Liberty
Lina Orfanos soprano: Religious Freedom, Hellenic Eros (Iatropoulos)

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