Friday, December 2, 2016. In the City Hall of Paleo Faliro,
Athens, Greece, held the award ceremony «UNESCO Maria Callas 2016" of the
Club for UNESCO of Piraeus & Islands to award the world famous soprano
Jenny Drivala.
The great artist of the opera interpreted the aria Com'e
bello from the opera "Lucrezia Borgia" by Gaetano Donizetti, the
aria Bel Raggio lusinghier from the opera "Semiramide" by
Gioachino Rossini and the aria, Col sorriso from the opera "The
pirate "by Vincenzo Bellini, and was applauded by the audience. The
soprano well accompanied on the piano by fine pianist Frixos Mortzos.
Her velvet voice gave all aspects of the Italian bel canto
in which she specialized and triumphed in major opera houses around the world.
Also interpreted with bass Vasilis Asimakopulos the Amina
/ Rodolfo duet from the opera ‘The
Sleepwalker" by Vincenzo Bellini.
For the great soprano Jenny Drivala performed remarkable
lyrical artists. The soprano Irini Konsta amazingly interpreted the aria Dich
Teure Halle from the opera "Tannhäuser " by Richard Wagner, the
talented tenor Theodore Birakos beautifully interpreted the aria of Mercury
(Hermes) from the opera "Prometheus Bound" by Panagiotis
Karousos, and bass Vasilis Asimakopoulos sung with soprano Irini Konsta the
dramatic duet Prometheus and Io from the opera"Prometheus
Bound" by Panagiotis Karousos.
The program ended triumphantly with the famous duet Libiamo
Ne'lieti Calici from the opera "La Traviata" by Giuseppe Verdi,
which involved all the artists on stage led by Jenny Drivala. Artists
accompanied by pianist Maria Giavroumi.
It was a high-level opera gala in honor of Maria Callas, who
was born as today, by the Club for UNESCO of Piraeus & Islands, along with
the award «UNESCO Maria Callas 2016" to great protagonist of the National
Opera of Greece soprano Jenny Drivala.
The presentation did Panagiotis Karousos, composer and
director of the Opera and Classical Music Department for the Club for UNESCO
Piraeus and Islands.
For Jenny Drivala spoke soprano Dimitra Kamitsi, the
reporter Elda Georgakopoulou and Fotini Androulaki of Volta magazine.
The awarding of the Prize Maria Callas 2016 to Jenny Drivala
and to honorary accolades artists did the Club's delegation of UNESCO Piraeus
and Islands, Dr. Anastasios Koutsoukos, Education Director, the Dean Roula
Kavakioti and Paul Nisloglou, Honorary President of UNESCO Piraeus and Islands
who conveyed the message of the Chairman for UNESCO Piraeus and Islands and
Member of the Executive Council of the Clubs World Federation of Associations
and UNESCO Centres (WFUCA) for Europe and North America Mr. Ioannis Maronitis.
Dr. Anastasios Koutsoukos thanked the City of Palaio Faliro
for cooperation and allocation of the Town Hall room, Dionysis Hatzidakis,
Mayor of Palaio Faliro, Konstantinos Nikolaidis, Deputy Mayor of the Cultural
Organization of Palaio Faliro, Michael Triantafyllou, Coordinator of the
Multiplex Hall Paleo Faliro, and Rena Venardos, Secretary of Culture and Sport
Centre of Paleo Faliro Municipality.
The event was coordinated by Hellenic American Center
of the Arts and UNESCO.
We have really great sopranos in Greece and we should be thankfull and supportive to them. Jenny Drivala is one of the great Greek artists and we also have a few more. If you ever have the chance, visit a performance at the Greek National Opera and you will be surprised! Check out the performance schedule https://www.nationalopera.gr/en/. It's very interesting.
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