July 2012 Schedule
(and July 2013 Repertoire)

Peter Tiboris, Founder
General Director and Aristic Director

Symphony Orchestra of the Opera and Ballet of the
Albania National Theater (Festival Debut)
Zhani Ciko, Conductor and Artistic Director

Greek National Opera Ballet (Festival Debut)
Featuring choirs from the U.S.A., Canada, France, and Greece

New Zealand Chamber Soloists, Special Guests (Debut)
Lara Hall, Violin; James Tennant, Cello; Katherine Austin, Piano

Monday, July 9, 2012
Opening Night
Apollo Opera Theater
Presentation by Mayor Yannis Dekavallas to Peter Tiboris and the people of Syros, of the "Festival of the Year Award in Greater Greece" for July 2011 Festival of the Aegean, given by the National Music and Theater Critics Association of Athens. The award was first given to Mayor Dekavallas on December 12, 2011, at Megaron Musikis in Athens.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (“Choral”)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 (“Emperor”)
Dimitris Sgouros, Piano (Festival Debut)
Peter Tiboris, Conductor

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Apollo Opera Theater
Strauss: Salome
Vicktor Bockman, Conductor (Festival Debut)
Dirk Schattner, Stage Director

Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Apollo Opera Theater
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550
Mozart: Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major, K. 525
("Eine kleine nachtmusik")
Peter Tiboris, Conductor
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
For Soprano and Mezzo-soprano
Francis Bardot, Conductor
Choeur d'Enfants d'Ile-de-France, Francis Bardot, Music Director

Thursday, July 12, 2012
Apollo Opera Theater
Strauss: Salome
Same as July 10

Friday, July 13, 2012
St. Nicholas Church, 6 p.m.
"Sunset" Choral Concert—A cappella “Sacred Music
in a Sacred Place"

Gary L. Mabry
University of Texas at San Antonio Women's Alumnae Choir

Francis Bardot, Director
Choeur d'Enfants d'Ile-de-France, Paris, France

Katerina Vasilikou
Ambitus Choir, Athens, Greece

Friday, July, 13, 2012
Apollo Opera Theater
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56
New Zealand Chamber Soloists (Festival Debut)
Lara Hall, Violin; James Tennant, Cello; Katherine Austin, Piano
Peter Tiboris, Conductor

Saturday, July 14, 2012
Apollo Opera Theater, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
One Hour “Rush" Concert
Mozart: Trio in B-flat major, K.502
Kalomiri: Violin Sonata  (In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of his death)
Psathas: Three Island Songs (Greek Premiere)
New Zealand Chamber Soloists

Saturday, July 14, 2012
Apollo Opera Theater
Strauss: Salome
Same as July 10

Sunday, July 15, 2012
"Under the Stars" in Miaoulli Plateia – 10 p.m.
Rutter: Magnificat (Festival Premiere)
John Rutter, Guest Conductor (Greek Debut)

Beethoven: “Choral Finale” from Symphony No. 9 in D minor,
Op. 125
Ravel: Bolero
Maria Kousouni, Principal Dancer of the Greek National Opera
Renato Zanella, Choreographer
Peter Tiboris, Conductor

Monday, July 16, 2012
Apollo Opera Theater
"Stylistic Variations on a song by Mikis Theodorakis" (Festival Premiere)
Christos Papageorgiou , Piano (Festival Debut)

Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Apollo Opera Theater
Euripides: Heracles (Festival Premiere)
Aquila Theatre Company of New York
Peter Meineck, Artistic Director
(Performed in English with Greek Surtitles)

Wednesday, July 18, 2012
No Performance

Thursday, July 19, 2012
Apollo Opera Theater
“Everybody’s Waltzing” with the Greek National Opera Ballet
Presented by Renato Zanella

Friday, July 20, 2012
Apollo Opera Theater
“Everybody’s Waltzing” with the Greek National Opera Ballet

Saturday, July 21, 2012
Apollo Opera Theater
Greek Opera Studio
Eilana Lappalainen, Founder and Artistic Director

Sunday, July 22, 2012
Apollo Opera Theater
“Everybody’s Waltzing” with the Greek National Opera Ballet

July 2013

9th Annual International Festival of the Aegean
at Apollo Theater (149th year)
Syros, Greece
Verdi: Requiem (for 200th anniversary of Verdi's birth in 1813) (Opening Concert)
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
Beethoven:  Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 ("Eroica")
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Choral Suite
Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna
Mozart: Vesperae sollenes de confessore, K.339
Mozart:  Mass No. 15 in C major, K. 317 ("Coronation" Mass)
Poulenc: Gloria
Rutter:  Gloria
Rutter: Te Deum
Schubert: Mass No. 2 in G major, D. 167
Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 ("Great C major")
Stathis: Antigone
Tchaikovsky:  Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 ("Pathetique")
Thompson: Frostiana
Wagner: Symphony in C major, WWV 29

All events at 9 p.m. unless otherwise indicated and subject to change without notice.