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Vouleytiko - "Greek Inspirations", 25 June 2015

The acclaimed mezzo-soprano Alexandra Gravas, whose discreet voice timber has met an enthusiastic response from the audiences and music critics in Europe, Asia and the Americas will present, alongside the master of piano Dimitris Yakas, a program inspired by the culture of Greece.
The concert will take place at Vouleytiko.

Greek Inspirations

Αlexandra Gravas, mezzo-soprano
Dimitris Yakas, piano

Yannis Constantinidis (1903-1984)

Five songs of Expectation, song cycle for Mezzosoprano and piano: 
Dream, Where are you, The day ends, In the grey, warm and rainy noon 

Dimitri Mitropoulos (1896-1960)

from “14 Invenzioni on poems by C. P. Cavafy for voice and piano”: 
I’ve gazed so much 

Nikos Skalkottas, (1904-1949)

From the song cycle “16 melodies for Mezzosoprano and piano” (1941-42): 
This Evening

Cypriot Folksong: the Yasmin flower (acapella)

Yannis Constantinidis (1903-1984)
from ths song cycle “Songs of the Greek people”: Your dark eyes, It is not dawn to get up

Intermission

Manos Hadjidakis (1925-1994)
Selected songs from the song cycle “Magnus Eroticus”: S’agapo, Pios ine trelos apo erota, Meres tou 1903

Selected songs from the song cycle “Circle of CNS”: Me pniji etouti I thalassa, O Afentis, Ego eimai ena sinefo

Mikis Theodorakis, (b.1925):Homage to the composer’s 90th birthday

A) Nikta magikia B) from the song cycle Epitaphios (Yannis Ritsos): Pou petakse t’agori mou C) selected songs from the song cycle Epifania (George Seferis): Kratisa ti zoi mu, Mesa stis thalassines spilies, Anigo to stoma mou, Arnisi (sto perigiali)
 

Start Time
21:00

24rd Nafplio Festival
19-28 June 2015
Artistic Director John Vakarelis

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