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    PHOTO: LILI PEZANOU
  • Difficult music, a difficult libretto, a real puzzle for a director. I worked hard to stage it in both a charming and imaginative way. I used the aesthetics first experimented with in Alkistis' VOLCANO (1998), and took a silent film - giant puppet theatre approach to the opera. I had the opportunity to use some images that had been haunting me for a long time, and I am really glad that I saw them come to life in this production. Alekos Yiannaros' lighting was extraordinary. Angelos Mendis' work (especially the make-up for the male performers) was astonishing. I was deeply moved by the cast's dedication to the project. It was my work on this opera that convinced Christos Lambrakis to commission my direction of LA SONNAMBULA (2000).

1999 / The Return of Helen / Opera by Thanos Mikroutsikos

 


Commissioned by the Athens Concert Hall (Megaron)
137 minutes
Première: 19 January 1999, at the Friends of Music Hall of Athens Concert Hall - Megaron - (Athens - Greece)

Music: Thanos Mikroutsikos
Plot: Christos D. Lambrakis, Thanos Mikroutsikos
Original Text: Yiannis Ritsos
Text: Christos D. Lambrakis
Direction - Choreography: Dimitris Papaioannou
Set Design: Lili Pezanou
Lighting Design: Alekos Yiannaros
Costume Design: Damianos Zafiris
Choir Choreography: Valia Papachristou
Assistant Director: Tina Papanikolaou

EDAFOS DANCE THEATRE, Greek Radio & Television Choir
Choir Director: Antonis Kontogeorgiou
Camerata - Friends of Music Orchestra
Music Director: Alexandros Myrat