FESTIVAL VERDI '83

 

GIUSEPPE VERDI

Excerpts from the TRILOGY

RIGOLETTO – IL TROVATORE – LA TRAVIATA

 

 

RIGOLETTO

 

CHARACTERS

Rigoletto…...…………………………………………………………….John Modinos

Duca di Mantova………………….………………………………….Thanos Petrakis

Gilda…………………………..…………..……Jenny Drivalla Modinou / Ioli Mousteri

Sparafucile…………………………………………………………..Periklis Marcoulis

Mandalena ………………………...………………………………...Jolanda Di Tasso

Giovanna………………………………….……………………Maria P. Lefkonitziatou

 

 

IL TROVATORE

 

CHARACTERS

Ferrando……………………………………………………………..Periclis Marcoulis

Azulena……………………………………………………………….Jolanda Di Tasso

Manrico………………………………………………………………..Stavros Vourgos

A Gipsy...…………..…………………………………………………...Totis Mandalios

 

 

LA TRAVIATA

 

CHARACTERS

Violetta Valery……….……………….…………………………………....Ioli Mousteri

Flora Bervoix……………………………………………….…Maria P. Lefkonitziatou

Alfredo Germont…...…………………..……………….……..Giannos Constantinou

Giorgio Germont…………………………………..Periklis Marcoulis / Tom Williams

Gaston de Leftorieres……………………..…....……………………Stavros Vourgos

Barone Douphol..……………………………………………………Andreas Andreou

Marchese D’Obigny………………………………Totis Mandalios / Andonis Lysiotis

Dottore Grenvil..…………...…………………….………………Giannakis Tserkezos

A Servant…………………………….....…………………………..Michalis Mandalios

Soloists of Gipsies’Ballet...........................................................................................

Giorgia Thiri Fasouliotis/Nicos Giorgis/Costas Eligmitis/Evangelos Sideris

Violetta’s friends and guests, servants, masquerades, gypsies……………..C.O.S

  

 

Conductor: Andreas Charalambous

 

Staged by: Fotos Fotiades / Vlaidimiros Kafarides

Scenery: Costas Kafkarides

Choreography: Giorgia Fasouliotis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECTIVE PRESS REVIEW

 

"I SIMERINI" - NORA MICHAELIDOU

 

“The Lyrical Stage gave a battle and won……New horizons are opening for the cultural life of the island.  Well done to the organisers and those who contributed to this remarkable effort and especially to the soprano Ioli Mousteri, a pioneer of the Lyrical movement, who was burdened with the preparation of the event and swept away the public with her magnificent interpretation…the event was enriched with Mr. John Modino’s participation, of the excellent soprano of the Athens Lyrical Stage Tzeni Drival-Modinou, of Yioland Di-Tasso as well as of the rest of the artists……The revelation of the evening Yiannos Konstantinou, gave a marvellous interpretation as Alfredo Zermon if Traviata like a true professional and surprised the public with his vocal abilities……”

 

 

"TA NEA"

 

“……The opera in Cyprus revives thanks to the Organisation of the Cyprus Lyrical Stage…….”

 

“Cyprus puts under the test its strength in the classical musical spectacle, following the recent efforts of S. Michaelides and D. Tirimou……”

 

 

"FILELEUTHEROS"

 

“Following the recent appearance of the Organisation of the Lyrical Stage of Cyprus, we can see that there potentials for the creation of opera in Cyprus…..”