MidAmerica
Productions of New York City
Peter Tiboris, General Director & Artistic Director
With the generous support of
The City of Hermoupolis, Island of Syros, capital of the Cyclades
And the Council of the Culture Center
Presents
THE SIXTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL
Festival
of the Aegean
Wednesday, July 14 – Sunday, July 25, 2010
The Apollo Theater "La Piccola Scala" (1864)
Greece's first opera house
Peter Tiboris,
Founder, General Director & Artistic Director
Eilana Lappalainen,
Associate Artistic Director
Pan-European Philharmonia
Francis Bardot, Guest Conductor
Peter Meineck, Artistic Director, Aquila Theatre of New York
Renato Zanella, Dance Director, Choreographer of the ballet; Stage Director, Carmen
Special Guests
Stanley and Naomi Drucker, Clarinets
Yun-Jeong Lee, Soprano; and Jaesig Lee, Tenor
Winners of the Maria Callas Grand Prix,
held in Athens, Greece, March 2009
Visiting Choruses
Birmingham Concert Chorale (AL)
Philip Copeland, Director
Vocal Ensemble of Miro Costa High School, Manhattan Beach (CA)
Michael Hayden, Director
The Michael O'Neal Singers, Roswell (GA)
Michael O'Neal, Director
King College Symphonic Choir, Bristol (TN)
W. Patrick Flannagan, Director
Kamloops Choristers, British Columbia (CANADA)
Margaret Brown, Director
Ionian University Department of Musical Studies Chorus (GREECE) Rosa Poulimenou, Head of Voice Department
Choeur d'Enfants d'Ile-de-France, Paris (FRANCE)
Francis Bardot, Director
Schedule
Sunday, July 14, Apollo Theater, 9:00 p.m.
Opening Night, Bizet's Carmen
Peter Tiboris, Conductor
Renato Zanella, Stage Director
Sung in French with Greek surtitles
Monday, July 15, Apollo Theater, 9:00 p.m.
Arias and Duets by Donizetti, Mozart, Gounod, Rossini, sung by
Yun-Jeong Lee, Soprano (Seoul, South Korea)
Jaesig Lee, Tenor (Seoul, South Korea)
Peter Tiboris, Conductor
Von Weber's "Oberon" Overture
Von Weber's Concertino for Clarinet
Krommer's Concerto for Two Clarinets
Stanley and Naomi Drucker, Clarinets
Faure's Requiem
Francis Bardot, Guest Conductor
Tuesday, July 16, Apollo Theater, 9:00 p.m.
Bizet's Carmen
6:30 p.m. - Sunset Concerts at St. Nicholas Church
featuring visiting choirs performing a cappella sacred music (FREE)
Wednesday, July 17, Apollo Theater, 9:00 p.m.
Same program as July 15.
6:30 p.m. - Sunset Concerts at St. Nicholas Church
Thursday, July 18, Apollo Theater, 9:00 p.m.
Bizet's Carmen
6:30 p.m. - Sunset Concerts at St. Nicholas Church
Wednesday, July 21, Apollo Theater, 9:00 p.m.
By Aquila of New York, Shakespeare's
"A Midsummer Night's Dream." Kenn Saberton, Director
Peter Meineck, Artistic Director
Thursday, July 22, Apollo Theater, 9:00 p.m.
By Aquila of New York, Pirandello's
"Six Characters in Search of an Author"
Peter Meineck, Artistic Director
Friday, July 23, Apollo Theater, 9:00 p.m.
"Mythos and Passion in Dance"
Renato Zanella, Dance Director & Choreographer
Saturday, July 24, Apollo Theater, 9:00 p.m.
Same program as July 23.
Sunday, July 25, Apollo Theater, 9:00 p.m.
Festival Finale.
Same program as July 23.
Also introducing "Young Artist Program"
Eilana Lappalainen, Director
Master Classes in Theater in Dance
Open to the General Public
Programs TBA
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