The opera Iliad by Panagiotis Karousos at the Megaron - Athens Concert Hall

CLUB FOR UNESCO OF PIRAEUS AND ISLANDS

INTERNATIONAL ACTION ART

OPERA ILIAD OF HOMER

MUSIC AND LIBRETTO BY PANAGIOTIS KAROUSOS 

In the role of Beautiful Helen, the leading lady of the National Opera, famous soprano MARIA KOKKA

Monday, December 8, 2025 | 8:00 PM - 

Free admission

Yiannis Marinos Hall of the Friends of Music Association at the Athens Concert Hall

Participating:

Beautiful Helen: Maria Kokka (soprano)

Andromache: Rea Voudouri (soprano)

Hekavi: Voula Amiradaki (soprano)

Thetis: Irini Konsta (soprano)

Briseis: Margarita Gkinosati (soprano)

Achilleas: Dimitris Alexandridis (tenor)

Paris: Panagiotis Diplaros (baritone)

Priamos: Pavlos Maropoulos (bass)

Musicians: Stavroula Menti (concertmaster - first violin), Antonis Giamvrias (flute), Maya Bakela (bassoon), Konstantinos Tzouvalis (trombone), Elli Dadira (double bass), Antonis Marinos (trumpet), Yannis Tzouvalis (drums - percussion).

Piraeus Youth String Orchestra

Musical direction: Giannis Protopapas, conductor

Choreography-Dance: Eleni Michailidou, Erifili Dagiakidi

Participating the Musical Ensemble “Rhapsodes” 

Greetings: Ioannis Maronitis, president of the Club for UNESCO of Piraeus and Islands

The performance is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of UNESCO 1945 - 2025

Opera Iliad – program

1. Introduction

2. Hymn - Invocation to the Muse

3. Briseis & Chryseis - Farewell Chryseis

4. Beautiful Helen, Hecuba & Priam (Tercet 1)

5. Achilles (aria I) - Imperishable fame 

6. Thetis Aria - Zeus, look at me

7. Achilles & Thetis - Oh mother Thetis

8. Agamemnon Aria - In the homeland of Greece

9. Beautiful Helen (aria I) – I will become a famous song

10. Paris (aria) - The gifts of the gods

11. Beautiful Helen & Paris – O fairest of nations

12. Andromache (aria) – When you go out to battle

13. The Shield of Achilles (choral)

14. Beautiful Helen & Hecuba duet - Sparkling

15. Hecuba (aria) Hector my child

16. Beautiful Helen, Andromache & Hecuba (Tercet 2)

17. Achilles (aria II) – Let discord perish

18. Beautiful Helen (aria II) – Now all is over

19. Priam (aria) - Give me back the child my

20. Achilles & Priam Duet - Oh Achilles, divine

21. Oh Homeland! (Glory to Greece)