The opera "Olympic Flame" at the Open-Air Amphitheater Saras Markopoulou

The opera "Olympic Flame" by Panagiotis Karousos 

at the Open-Air Amphitheater Saras Markopoulou Greece

The Municipality of Markopoulo Mesogeas 

presents a contemporary masterpiece opera.

The first Greek opera that presented in Lincoln Center of New York 

now will be heard in Greece with an exclusive cast 

OLYMPIC FLAME   

Music: Panagiotis Karousos   

Direction: Irene Konsta

Wednesday 12 July 2017. Time 9pm 

Open-Air Theatre “Sarah”

Theatre Saras Markopoulou, Attikis, Greece

Opera "Olympic Flame" based on the tragedy 

"Trachiniae" by Sophocles  

DEIANIRA Irene Konsta, soprano  

HERCULES  Vasilis Asimakopoulos, bass  

EURYSTHEAS Theodoros Birakos, tenor  

ALCMENE Dimitra Kamitsi, soprano  

HYLLUS Dimitris Papageorgiou, baritone 

   

Stavroula Menti, violin  

Victoria- Fjoralba Kiazimi, piano

Olympic Flame Presented in NY, First Greek Opera at Lincoln Center. The opera’s composer Panagiotis Karousos was inspired by Sophocles’ “Women of Trachis” or “Trachiniae,” the story of Heracles’ death and apotheosis. Deianira was tricked into poisoning Heracles, leading to an excruciating death. In her grief stabs and kills herself. It was a wonderful event. The singers were stupendous. They sang the Greek well and were a good team. The composition was original and fit the story well. It was innovative and charming, very dynamic and very exciting. (The National Herald, April 2014)