Pergolesi's Stabat Mater by M. Monday at the "Olympia" theater
Pergolesi's overwhelming "Stabat Mater" is performed on Holy Monday afternoon (at 18.00) in the foyer of the National Opera- Olympia Theater, with free admission for the public. This is one of the most popular musicalizations of the well-known medieval hymn which inspired several composers: the soloistsTriantafyllia GeorgiadouandAmalia Avlonitis accompanied by the Baroque Orchestra of the Ateneum International Artistic Center.
On Holy Wednesday, the established Easter concert of the ELLS includes works by Vivaldi (Mother was standing), Gabriel Foret (Requiem) and Aaron Jay Kernis (Celestial music). The Lyric Orchestra is conducted byMiltos Logiadis and soloists areMaria Mitsopoulou, TheDimitris Kasioumisand theNikos Spanos.Performed by the ELS Choir andFrixos Mortzos(kintinuo-ecclesiastical organ).
On Holy Wednesday, besides, the State Orchestra of Athens underVasilis Christopoulos, in the context of her performances at the Athens Concert Hall, will present the oratorio "The Seven Last Discourses of Christ on the Cross", by Haydn as well as his "Burial".Dimitris Mitropoulou.They are participatingKaoli Isiki(soprano), orEleni Voudouraki (interlocutor), TheAntonis Koronaios(tenor) and thePetros Magoulas(bass) as well as the ERT Choir.
He presents the "Burial" of Mitropoulos, Nevertheless, and the State Orchestra of Thessaloniki under its artistic directorAlexander Myrat also on Holy Wednesday at the Concert Hall of the Macedonian capital. The program also includes his "Christ's" SymphonyHarilaou Perpessa but also his work "Tomb of Life".Christos Hatzis, of a Greek composer who has been settled in Canada for decades.
At the Acropolis
The Byzantine sounds and melodies from the hymns, the chants and mournful songs of Tradition will have the first word in the concert that will be given on the evening of Holy Tuesday at the Acropolis Theater on Hippocratous Street. The veteran has artistic supervisionChronis Aidonidiswho is already participating. They interpret oDimitris Basis, orNektaria Karantzis, 30choir members and masters of traditional Greek music.
