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