{"id":74914,"date":"2023-09-30T11:40:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T09:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fosfanariou.gr\/?p=74914"},"modified":"2023-09-30T16:34:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T14:34:29","slug":"maria-callas-centennial-marked-at-megaron-athens-concert-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fosfanariou.gr\/index.php\/2023\/09\/30\/maria-callas-centennial-marked-at-megaron-athens-concert-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Maria Callas Centennial Marked at Megaron Athens Concert Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

September 29, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By The National Herald<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Panagiotis Andriopoulos, theologian, musician, and director of the Agency for Ecclesiastical News \u2018Fos Fanariou\u2019, speaks about \u2018Maria Callas in Istanbul\u2019. On the screen he is seen with the late Patriarch Athenagoras. (Photo provided by Fos Fanariou)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

ATHENS \u2013 The year 2023 is dedicated worldwide to Maria Callas, marking the 100th anniversary of her birth (December 2, 1923).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Artistic Ensemble \u2018Polytropon\u2019, led by Panagiotis Ant. Andriopoulos, presented an original production titled \u2018Maria Callas in Istanbul\u2019 <\/a><\/strong>on Monday, September 18, 2023, at the Education Hall of the Music Library of the Association \u2018Friends of Music\u2019 in the Megaron Athens Concert Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panagiotis Ant. Andriopoulos spoke about Maria Callas\u2019s presence in Constantinople in 1959, on the occasion of the cruise organized by Aristotle Onassis, her visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate during the time of Patriarch Athenagoras, and the lasting impact of that visit on the city. Furthermore, the speaker mentioned the history of Maria Callas\u2019s piano, which is currently in the Museum of Pera, and her passage through Constantinople in 1969 on her way to Cappadocia for the filming of Pier Paolo Pasolini\u2019s film \u2018Medea\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From the event \u2018Maria Callas in Istanbul\u2019, at the Education Hall of the Music Library of the Association \u201cFriends of Music\u201d in the Megaron Athens Concert Hall. (Photo provided by Fos Fanariou)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Andriopoulos emphasized that \u201cthe myth of Callas remains alive, as her high art continues to influence opera in the 21st century, while aspects of her personality and private life continue to be subjects of research by journalists, writers, and artists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soprano Daphne Panourgi\u00e1 sang arias from operas and other works that Maria Callas uniquely interpreted, including: \u2018Ave Maria\u2019 (Bach\/Gounod), Cavatina \u2018Quel guardo il cavaliere\u2019 (Don Pasquale \u2013 Gaetano Donizetti)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Ombra Leggera\u2019 (Dinorah \u2013 Giacomo Meyerbeer), \u2018O mio babbino caro\u2019 (Gianni Schicchi \u2013 Giacomo Puccini), and \u2018Una voce poco fa\u2019 (Il barbiere de Siviglia \u2013 Gioachino Rossini).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admission was free. The contributors to the event \u2018Maria Callas in Istanbul\u2019 were: Panagiotis Andriopoulos, Marios Kazas, and Daphne Panourgi\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marios Kazas performed on the piano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The contributors to the event \u2018Maria Callas in Istanbul\u2019: Panagiotis Andriopoulos, Marios Kazas, and Daphne Panourgi\u00e1. (Photo provided by Fos Fanariou)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the music, letters from Maria Callas to important figures were read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artwork, video, and photos were by Ioannis-Porfirios Kapodistrias \u2013 Production by the Artistic Ensemble \u2018Polytropon\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Artistic Ensemble \u2018Polytropon\u2019:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded in 2004 by theologian and musician Panagiotis Ant. Andriopoulos, it presents original productions in Greece and abroad, mainly based on Greek poetry and music. Some of their productions include works inspired by the youth anthology of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the poems of C.P. Cavafy, sacred poetry, the musical work of Eva Palmer-Sikelianou, Gustav Mahler, Manos Hadjidakis, and more. They have performed their productions in various cities in Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Constantinople and around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s worth noting that Panagiotis Andriopoulos is the head of the \u2018Fos Fanariou\u2019 Agency for Ecclesiastical News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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