Theodorakis ELECTRA: The Ballet
RENATO ZANELLA, Director (Italy) 

Cast: 
ELECTRA – Sofia Pintzou, (Germany) 
CLYTEMNESTRA – Alexandra Gravilescu, (Romania) 
CHRYSOTHEMIS – Tamara Alves Dornelas Souza, (Austria) 
ORESTES – Eltion Merja, (Albania) 
AIGISTHOS – Valentin Stoica, (Romania) 
PYLADES – Florient Cador, (Austria) 

Plateia, first and second ring seating: €30
Third and fourth ring seating: €20
Tickets for this event are available starting May 1, 2018 at www.ticketservices.gr and at the Apollo Theater - +30 22810 85192

Theodorakis ELECTRA: The Ballet (World Premiere)
RENATO ZANELLA, Director (Italy) 

Cast: 
ELECTRA – Sofia Pintzou, (Germany) 
CLYTEMNESTRA – Alexandra Gravilescu, (Romania)
CHRYSOTHEMIS – Tamara Alves Dornelas Souza, (Austria) 
ORESTES – Eltion Merja, (Albania) 
AIGISTHOS – Valentin Stoica, (Romania) 
PYLADES – Florient Cador, (Vienna) 

Plateia, first and second ring seating: €30
Third and fourth ring seating: €20
Tickets for this event are available starting May 1, 2018 at www.ticketservices.gr and at the Apollo Theater - +30 22810 85192

The Stratos Vougas Jazz Quintet 
"Pure Jazz from Athens" 

Plateia, first and second ring seating: €24
Third and fourth ring seating: €16
Tickets for this event are available starting May 1, 2018 at www.ticketservices.gr and at the Apollo Theater - +30 22810 85192

Greek Opera Studio "Gala"
Featuring Greek Opera Studio Artists in opera arias, duets, and trios
SPYROS SOULADAKIS, Pianist (Greece) 
EILANA LAPPALAINEN, General & Artistic Director of Greek Opera Studio

Plateia, first and second ring seating: €18
Third and fourth ring seating: €12
Tickets for this event are available starting May 1, 2018 at www.ticketservices.gr and at the Apollo Theater - +30 22810 85192

"Liederabend" with Greek Opera Studio Participants Plus
PUCCINI: Gianni Schicchi
EILANA LAPPALAINEN, General & Artistic Director of Greek Opera Studio

Plateia, first and second ring seating: €18
Third and fourth ring seating: €12
Tickets for this event are available starting May 1, 2018 at www.ticketservices.gr and at the Apollo Theater - +30 22810 85192

No Performance

ROSSINI: La Cenerentola (1817) 
GIOVANNI PACOR, Conductor (Italy)
DETLEF SÖLTER, Stage Director (Germany) 
JENS HUEBNER, Lighting and Set Design (Germany) 

Plateia, first and second ring seating: €24
Third and fourth ring seating: €16
Tickets for this event are available starting May 1, 2018 at www.ticketservices.gr and at the Apollo Theater - +30 22810 85192

Pan-European Philharmonia (Warsaw) 
Apollo Theater
“Great Opera Moments from Great Operas – A Grand Evening” 
BIZET: “Au fond du temple saint” from Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers Duet)
BIZET: “La fleur que tu m’avais jetée” from Carmen (The Flower Song)
BIZET: “Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre” from Carmen (Toreador Song)
GIORDANO: “Vivino a te s’acquita” from Andrea Chenier
MASCAGNI: “Regina Coeli” from Cavalleria Rusticana
MOZART: Overture from La clemenza di Tito, K. 621
PUCCINI: “Nessun dorma” from Turandot
PUCCINI: “Recondita armonia” from Tosca
PUCCINI: “Te Deum” from Tosca
VERDI: Overture from La forza del destino
VERDI: “Di Provenza il mar” from La Traviata
VERDI: “Di quella pira” from Il Trovatore (with short introduction)
VERDI: “Ecco L’orrido campo” from Un Ballo in Maschera
VERDI: “Eri tu che macchiavi quell’anima” from Un Ballo in Maschera
VERDI: “La donna è mobile” from Rigoletto
VERDI: “Libiamo ne’ lieti calici” from La Traviata
VERDI: “Mira, di acerbe lagrime” and “Vivrà!...contende il giubilo” from Il Trovatore
VERDI: “Non m’inganno” and “Qual voce!” from Il Trovatore (Act I Trio)
VERDI: “Salce! Salce!” and “Ave Maria” from Otello
VERDI: “Va, Pensiero” from Nabucco

PETER TIBORIS, Conductor (United States)
GIOVANNI PACOR, Principal Guest Conductor (Italy)

EILANA LAPPALAINEN, Soprano (Canada) 
GIAN LUCA PASOLINI, Tenor (Italy) 
CARRY PERSSON, Bass-Baritone (Sweden) 

Participating Choruses
Chœur d'Enfants d'Île-de-France, Paris, France (Francis Bardot, Director) 
Rincon/University High School Concert Choir, Tucson, AZ (Mareena Boosamra Ball, Director)
Northeast Louisiana Chorus, Monroe, LA (Deborah Chandler, Director) 
Bethel College Voices of Triumph, Mishawaka, IN (Jeshua Franklin, Director) 
Second Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, Indianapolis, IN (Michelle L. Louer, Director) 
Winston-Salem Youth Chorus / Salem College Choirs and Palmetto Voices, Winston-Salem, NC (Sonja Sepulveda, Director) 
DAVID R. THYE, Chorus Master (United States) 

Plateia, first and second ring seating: €30
Third and fourth ring seating: €20
Tickets for this event are available starting May 1, 2018 at www.ticketservices.gr and at the Apollo Theater - +30 22810 85192

Mozart for Kids and their Families 
Pan-European Philharmonia (Warsaw) 
MOZART: Overture to Cosi Fan Tutte, K. 558
MOZART: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
LEFKI KARPODINIS, Pianist (Greece) 
MARTA KLUCZYŃSKA, Conductor (Poland) 

Free admission for children ages 10 and under
Tickets for parents, family members, and friends: €10
Tickets for this event are available starting May 1, 2018 at www.ticketservices.gr and at the Apollo Theater - +30 22810 85192

ROSSINI: La Cenerentola (1817) 
GIOVANNI PACOR, Conductor (Italy)
DETLEF SÖLTER, Stage Director (Germany) 
JENS HUEBNER, Lighting and Set Design (Germany) 


Plateia, first and second ring seating: €24
Third and fourth ring seating: €16
Tickets for this event are available starting May 1, 2018 at www.ticketservices.gr and at the Apollo Theater - +30 22810 85192

12th Annual Sunset Concert

Featuring visiting American a cappella choirs in sacred music performances 

Performing Choruses: 
Rincon/University High School Concert Choir, Tucson, AZ (Mareena Boosamra Ball, Director) 
Bethel College Voices of Triumph, Mishawaka, IN (Jeshua Franklin, Director) 
Second Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, Indianapolis, IN (Michelle L. Louer, Director) 
Northeast Louisiana Chorus, Monroe, LA (Deborah Chandler, Director) & Winston-Salem Youth Chorus / Salem College Choirs and Palmetto Voices, Winston-Salem, NC (Sonja Sepulveda, Director) 
Choir Coro Antico of Conservatory K.Matsigos, Thessaloniki, Greece (Nikos Efthymiadis, Director) 

Free and open to the public

A Herculean Symphonic Evening: Two Symphonies that Changed Music Forever 
Pan-European Philharmonia (Warsaw) 
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 (1937) 
PETER TIBORIS, Conductor (United States) 

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica” (1804) 
MARTA KLUCZYŃSKA, Conductor (Poland) 

Plateia, first and second ring seating: €24
Third and fourth ring seating: €16
Tickets for this event are available starting May 1, 2018 at www.ticketservices.gr and at the Apollo Theater - +30 22810 85192

Pan-European Philharmonia (Warsaw) 
HANDEL: Coronation Anthems, HWV 258-260 (1727) 
Zadok the Priest
Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened
The King Shall Rejoice
Second Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, Indianapolis, IN (Michelle L. Louer, Director) 
MICHELLE L. LOUER, Conductor (Festival Debut – United States) 

Chœur d'Enfants d'Île-de-France (Solo a cappella appearance) 
FRANCIS BARDOT, Conductor (France) 

Pan-European Philharmonia (Warsaw) 
VIVALDI: Gloria in D major, RV. 589 (1715) 
Rincon/University High School Concert Choir, Tucson, AZ (Mareena Boosamra Ball, Director) 
MAREENA BOOSAMRA BALL, Conductor (Festival Debut – United States) 

Free and open to the public

ROSSINI: La Cenerentola (1817) 
GIOVANNI PACOR, Conductor (Italy)
DETLEF SÖLTER, Stage Director (Germany) 
JENS HUEBNER, Lighting and Set Design (Germany) 

Plateia, first and second ring seating: €24
Third and fourth ring seating: €16
Tickets for this event are available starting May 1, 2018 at www.ticketservices.gr and at the Apollo Theater - +30 22810 85192

ROSSINI: La Cenerentola (1817) 

A special performance for children

MARTA KLUCZYŃSKA, Conductor (Poland) 
DETLEF SÖLTER, Stage Director (Germany) 
JENS HUEBNER, Lighting and Set Design (Germany) 

Featuring members of Greek Opera Studios

Free admission for children ages 10 and under
Tickets for parents, family members, and friends: €10
Tickets for this event are available starting May 1, 2018 at www.ticketservices.gr and at the Apollo Theater - +30 22810 85192

Pan-European Philharmonia (Warsaw) 
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica” (1804)
ROSSINI: Stabat Mater (1841) 

PETER TIBORIS, Conductor (United States)

EILANA LAPPALAINEN, Soprano (Canada) 
KATERINA ROUSSOU, Mezzo-Soprano (Greece)
ALESSANDRO LUCIANO, Tenor (Italy)
DANIEL BOROWSKI, Bass (Poland) 

Participating Choruses
Chœur d'Enfants d'Île-de-France, Paris, France (Francis Bardot, Director) 
Rincon/University High School Concert Choir, Tucson, AZ (Mareena Boosamra Ball, Director) 
Northeast Louisiana Chorus, Monroe, LA (Deborah Chandler, Director) 
Bethel College Voices of Triumph, Mishawaka, IN (Jeshua Franklin, Director) 
Second Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, Indianapolis, IN (Michelle L. Louer, Director) 
Winston-Salem Youth Chorus / Salem College Choirs and Palmetto Voices, Winston-Salem, NC (Sonja Sepulveda, Director)
DAVID R. THYE, Chorus Master (United States) 

Plateia, first and second ring seating: €24
Third and fourth ring seating: €16
Tickets for this event are available starting May 1, 2018 at www.ticketservices.gr and at the Apollo Theater - +30 22810 85192

ROSSINI: La Cenerentola (PREMIERE) (1817)

Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the death of Gioachino Rossini (1792 – 1868)

GIOVANNI PACOR, Principal Guest Conductor (Italy) 
DETLEF SÖLTER, Stage Director (Germany) 
JENS HUEBNER, Lighting and Set Design (Germany)

Cast: 
Angelina — Tamara Gura, Mezzo-Soprano (Germany) 
Don Ramiro — Damir Zakirov, Tenor (Russia) 
Dandini — Jerome Boutillier, Baritone (France) 
Don Magnifico — Costas Tsourakis, Bass (United States) 
Clorinda – Marilena Striftobola, Soprano (Greece) 
Tisbe – Miranda Makrynioti, Mezzo-Soprano (Greece) 
Alidoro – David Malis, Baritone (United States) 

Men’s Chorus — Members of Solartissimo Choir of Modern Larissa Conservatory, Larissa, Greece (Nikos Euthymiadis, Director) 

Plateia, first and second ring seating: €24
Third and fourth ring seating: €16
Tickets for this event are available starting May 1, 2018 at www.ticketservices.gr and at the Apollo Theater - +30 22810 85192

OPENING FESTIVAL CONCERT
Pan-European Philharmonia (Warsaw) 
ROSSINI: Stabat Mater (1841) 

Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the death of Gioachino Rossini  (1792 – 1868)

PETER TIBORIS, Conductor (United States) 

EILANA LAPPALAINEN, Soprano (Canada)
KATERINA ROUSSOU, Mezzo-Soprano (Greece) 
ALESSANDRO LUCIANO, Tenor (Italy)
DANIEL BOROWSKI, Bass (Poland)

SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 (1937) 

Participating Choruses
Chœur d'Enfants d'Île-de-France, Paris, France (Francis Bardot, Director) 
Rincon/University High School Concert Choir, Tucson, AZ (Mareena Boosamra Ball, Director) 
Northeast Louisiana Chorus, Monroe, LA (Deborah Chandler, Director) 
Bethel College Voices of Triumph, Mishawaka, IN (Jeshua Franklin, Director) 
Second Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, Indianapolis, IN (Michelle L. Louer, Director) 
Winston-Salem Youth Chorus / Salem College Choirs and Palmetto Voices, Winston-Salem, NC (Sonja Sepulveda, Director) 
DAVID R. THYE, Chorus Master (United States) 

Plateia, first and second ring seating: €24
Third and fourth ring seating: €16
Tickets for this event are available starting May 1, 2018 at www.ticketservices.gr and at the Apollo Theater - +30 22810 85192

Greek Opera Studio at Megaron Café performing operetta and popular songs.
EILANA LAPPALAINEN, General & Artistic Director of Greek Opera Studio

Free and open to the public

Hosted by Father Albescu Flavianos and his church community 

Solo a cappella performances by visiting American choirs
Rincon/University High School Concert Choir, Tucson, AZ (Mareena Boosamra Ball, Director) 
Bethel College Voices of Triumph, Mishawaka, IN (Jeshua Franklin, Director) 
Second Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, Indianapolis, IN (Michelle L. Louer, Director) 
Northeast Louisiana Chorus, Monroe, LA (Deborah Chandler, Director) & Winston-Salem Youth Chorus / Salem College Choirs and Palmetto Voices, Winston-Salem, NC (Sonja Sepulveda, Director) 

Free and open to the public

Festival of the Aegean “Kick-Off!” 
Featuring Greek Opera Studio Artists in famous and loved duets, trios, and ensembles from the opera world. 
EILANA LAPPALAINEN, Artistic Director

Free admission but donations accepted; refreshments will be served.