"Olympic Flame" on "Trachiniae" by Sophocles at the Petra International Festival 2017

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF PETRA 2017

OLYMPIC FLAME

Music: Panagiotis Karousos

Direction: Irene Konsta

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

Tuesday 18 July 2017. Time 9:30pm

Petra Theater - "Peter Brook" Scene

Production: Hellenic American Center of the Arts

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)