Organization

Singer

Baritone

Tassis Christoyannis

Petros

Mezzo-soprano

Theodora Baka

Leftherina

Irini Karaianni

Mother

Soprano

Maria Katrivesi

Moschoula/ English man/ Secretary/ Employee

Bass

Petros Magoulas

Russian/ Initiator/ Kapodistrias/ Papaflessas

Tenor

Vassilis Kavayas

Andrew

Artemis Bogri

Liberty

Tassos Apostolou

Father

Yannis Kalyvas

Rigas/ Galatis / Filikos/ Fighter

Michalis Psyrras

Philhellene/ Mavrokordatos

Nikos Ziaziaris

Young Α’/ French man/ Representative B'

Christos Rammopoulos

Young Β’/ Metropolitan bishop/ Representative Α’

Conductor

Miltos Logiadis

Stage director

Thanos Papakonstantinou

Set designer

Niki Psychogiou

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Christina Thanasoula

Megaron Athens Concert Hall

Orchestra

The Athens State Orchestra

Others

ERT Choir

Elpis Patridos

Athens

Greece

Public

Approved

Γιώργος Κουρουπός: Ελπίς Πατρίδος Όπερα σε λιμπρέτο Ιουλίτας Ηλιοπούλου Ανάθεση του Μεγάρου Μουσικής ΑθηνώνΗ περιπέτεια της προετοιμασίας και του ξεσπάσματος...

8 &10/12/2021 Γιώργος Κουρουπός: Ελπίς Πατρίδος. Όπερα σε λιμπρέτο Ιουλίτας Ηλιοπούλου στο Μέγαρο

The adventures around of the preparation and the outbreak of the Revolution of 1821 are the subject of the opera Hope of Homeland. The life of a family in Smyrna intersects with the historical events, persons and ideas that led to the Struggle for Liberation and the first steps in the formation of the modern Greek state.

Brave people whose spiritual strength or bold decisions and actions were decisive for the Revolution –Rigas, Kapodistrias, the members of Filiki Eteria, Papaflessas, Mavrokordatos, the hero fighters– give voice to the need for independence, while emblematic phases of this period, from the declaration of the Revolution to the first National Assembly at Epidaurus, project vividly the hope for a free homeland and a fairer life.

The imprint of events on the souls of the ordinary people who play a leading role, together with their innermost feelings, their meetings, and the evolution of their personal lives, including sacrifice and love, complement the reconstruction of a unique era, which gave birth to hope and solidified the constant demand for freedom and democracy.

English

Elpis Patridos by Kouroupos, From (2021/2021), Directed by Thanos Papakonstantinou,, Conductor Miltos Logiadis, Megaron Athens Concert Hall, Athens, Greece

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