PANAGIOTIS KAROUSOS' OPERA PROMETHEUS BOUND IN NEW YORK

THE FEDERATION OF CEPHALONIAN & ITHACIAN SOCIETIES "ODYSSEUS"

'THE CEPHALONIAN BROTHERHOOD OF NY'

'THE CEPHALONIAN BROTHERHOOD YOUTH OF NY'

'HELLENIC PAIDEIA OF AMERICA ORGANIZATION'

'FEDERATION OF GREEK AMERICAN EDUCATORS'

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF UNESCO PRESENT

PANAGIOTIS KAROUSOS' OPERA

PROMETHEUS BOUND

IN SOLIDARITY-LOVE & SUPPORT FOR EARTHQUAKE STRICKEN KEFALONIA

VIDEO FROM KEFALONIA'S EARTHQUAKE WILL BE SHOWN

Guests of Honour: Guy Djoken and Ioannis Maronitis (UNESCO

Directed by Vasileios Asimakopoulos

Starring:

Prometheus: Vasileios Asimakopoulos, bass

Io/Goddess Athena: Irene Konsta, soprano

Ocean/Hermes: Anastasios Stellas, tenor

Via/Oceanide: Maria Lyberakou, soprano

Musicians:

Danae Kioupouroglou, flute

Dimitris Sideris, oboe

YinJia Lin, piano

MAMIE FAY AUDITORIUM

Sunday 9th March at 5:30pm

21-21 DITMARS BOULEVARD, QUEENS, NY 11105

FREE ADMISSION

Few words about the opera “Prometheus Bound” by Panagiotis Karousos

Based on Aeschylus tragedy “Prometheus Bound” by Panagiotis Karousos first premiered in Montreal, Canada in 1994 and played in French until 2000.  In 1998 the work presented in Los Angeles at Beverly Hills City Hall with a great success. In 2008 represented in New York and Washington in English under the direction of maestro Grant Gilman, and American soloists from the opera of New York. The opera impressed with the high lyricism and characterized as a divine music composition work. In Greece Prometheus Bound presented at the Municipal Theatres of Athens, Salamina, Argostoli, Lixouri, Ithaca, Cholargos, Chalkis, at the Concert Hall of the Greek Writers, in “Parnassos” Concert Hall, in the Old Parliament House, at the Theatre Veakeio, and the Theatre “Jenny Karezi”. In 2013 bass Vasileios Asimakopoulos did unforgettable presentations of the opera as a director and leading role at the Little Theatre of Ancient Epidaurus, the Ancient Theatre Ekklesiasterion (Odeon) in Ancient Messene, the Ancient Agora at the Ancient Site of Acropolis, and the National Archeological Museum of Greece, and performed the main arias of the opera at “Parnassos” Concert Hall conducted by E. Kalkanis.

Panagiotis Karousos is a renowned Greek-Canadian composer who brings to his music the philosophy and spiritualism of the Greek classics. He successfully presented all his operas (Prometheus, Olympic Flame, Alexander the Great, Light of Christianity) around major North American cities. His Symphony No.1 “Liberty” presented in New York with the Astoria Symphony and maestro Silas Nathaniel Huff. His Piano Concerto No.1 performed in Montreal Canada under the auspices of UNESCO in 2000. Also his Symphony No.2 “Olympic” performed in Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal with the OSJL-L Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Andre Gauthier. Recently the Symphony Orchestra of the City of Athens conducted by E. Kalkanis premiered his Symphony No.4 “Earth”.