“The first free Parliament of the Ionian Islands declares that it is the unanimous, firm and resolute desire of the Ionian people to acquire their independence and unite with the rest of their Nation, the liberated Greece.” One hundred and fifty years on from this most exultant of declarations, a festive concert celebrates the Union of the Ionian Islands with Greece. A large choir made up of singers from the Ionian Islands and Athens, seven opera singers and the City of Athens Symphony Orchestra play extracts from works by the most celebrated representatives of the Ionian School: Pavlos Carrer, Dionysios Lavrangas and Spyridon Samaras, along with the Hymn to Liberty, which was set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros.
PAVLOS CARRER(IS) (1829-1896)
Overture from the opera Maria Antonietta
DIONYSIOS LAVRANGAS (1860-1941)
Intermezzo from Act Three of the opera Frosso
SPYRIDON SAMARAS (1861-1917)
Act Three, scene three from the opera Storia d’ Αmore (Greek premiere)
NIKOLAOS MANTZAROS (1795-1872)
Hymn to Liberty, verses by Dionysios Solomos set to music for soloists, choirs and symphony orchestra (orchestration: Alkis Baltas)
Soloists
Roza Poulimenou
Eleni Panagiotopoulou
Margarita Syngeniotou
George Samartzis
Dionysios Sourbis
Petros Karydis
With
The City of Athens Symphony Orchestra
and choral ensembles from Athens and the Ionian islands
Conducted by
Iakovos Konitopoulos
Directed by
Tonis Lykouressis
Choreography
Petros Gallias
Literary Research
Stefanos Rozanis
Lighting Design
Christina Thanasoula
Video Installation
Manos Arvanitakis
Sound
Giannis Sygletos
Zone Α: 30€
Upper tier: 15€
Students: 10€
Unemployed, People with Movement Difficulties: 5€
