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Theodorakis with Peter Tiboris (Photo: Maria Tolios)
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(I) - The great opera "Electra" by Mikis Theodorakis was first performed in USA at Carnegy Hall on Sunday 11 June 2000 at 2 p.m.
The Cast:
Reveka Evangelia Mavrovitis, Electra
Tassis Christoyannis, Orestes
Ioanna Forti, Clytemnestra
Medea Iassonidi, Chrysothemis
Yannis Christopoulos, Aegisthus
Angelo Simos, Pylades
Pavlos Maropoulos, Tutor
Choir and Manhattan Philharmonic
Music Director: Peter Tiboris
The famous concert hall was sold out and the composer was cheered with standing ovations.
(II) - MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCY NEWS IN ENGLISH announced on 7 June, 2000
"ARCHBISHOP OF AMERICA HONORS THEODORAKIS"
The Archbishop of America Dimitrios is to host a luncheon in honor of Greece's world renowned composer Mikis Theodorakis, on the occasion of the opening of his opera "Electra" at Carnegie Hall.
(III) - Here some excerpts of the REVIEW in the "New York Times" (13.06.)
"Oracular And Talky, An 'Electra' By a Greek"
By ALLAN KOZINN
(...) In the 1980's Mr. Theodorakis's interest in classical forms was rekindled, and (...) he has been fairly prolific. Among his recent projects was a trilogy of operas based on ancient Greek drama, and on Sunday afternoon Peter Tiboris led the American premiere of the second in the series, ''Electra'' (1995), in a concert version at Carnegie Hall.
(...) Mr. Theodorakis's score seeks to evoke the spirit of Greek antiquity -- or at least a cinematic version of that spirit. The vocal writing is generally slow and stately, with melodies that convey the character of grand pronouncements. The orchestration is large and lush, with percussion writing that often gives the music a ritualistic solemnity. And a chorus comments on what has been said, or on what the character who has just finished singing actually feels, adding a slightly oracular touch to the proceedings.
(...) The work was sung in Greek, with supertitles, and for the occasion, Mr. Tiboris imported a cast of Greek singers. The most powerful of the singers were Reveka Evangelia Mavrovitis, the mezzo-soprano who sang the title role, and Tassis Christoyannis, the baritone who sang Orestes. Both projected well over the full-throttle orchestration, and did much to create a sense of their strong-willed characters.
(...) There were also fine contributions in the smaller roles.
(...) There were a few orchestral mishaps, but for the most part he drew a polished and unflaggingly energetic performance from the Manhattan Philharmonic.
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Very nice pictures to the event are provided by OMOGENIA'S Photographer Maria Tolios at OMOGENIA-Photogallery
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