Biographies & programs
28.5.24
11:40
Marietta Sarri
Greece
Marilena Souri
Greece
Program
Franz Schubert
Im Frühling D 882 (Erst Schulze) - 1R
Gioacchino Rossini
Soirées musicales
La promessa "Ch´io mai vi possa amare" (Pietro Metastasio) - 1R
Franz Liszt
Oh, quand je dors S 282 (Victor Hugo) - 1R
Hugo Wolf
Goethe-Lieder
27. Die Spröde
28. Die Bekehrte
Anna Teichmüller
Erdenkindleins Wiegenlied Op.7, Nr.1 (Carl Hauptmann)
Henri Duparc
Mélodies
9. Chanson triste (Jean Lahor)
Edvard Grieg
Die verschwiegene Nachtigall Op. 48, Nr.4 (Walther v.d.Vogelweide)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Four Shakespeare Songs, Op.31
1. Desdemona's song
2. Under the greenwood tree
3. Blow, blow, thou winter wind
4. When birds do sing
Richard Strauss
Drei Lieder der Ophelia, Op.67 (W.Shakespeare /K.J.Simrock)
1. Wie erkenn' ich mein Treulieb
2. Guten Morgen, 's ist Sankt Valentinstag
3. Sie trugen ihn auf der Bahre bloss - 1R
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Marietta Sarri
Soprano
Year of birth:
1987
The dramatic coloratura Marietta Sarri holds the degrees of Specialist in Harmony and Piano, as well as the Diploma in Monody. She made her debut in the framework of the Musical Theatre Workshop of the Municipal Theater of Patras. She has attended singing and performance masterclasses with Chr. Marinos, D. Tiliakos, T. Christogiannopoulos, R. Basso, A. Cavallaro, D. Yaka, Th. Moser, M. Mills, K. Armstrong, A. Raciti, Gr. Araya and has studied with J. Williams, M. Mills and S. Winter. In Greece, she has studied with G.Iatrou, I.Forti, M.Margaritis, F.Kostopoulou, S.Kyanidou and V. Finally, she has studied Early Music with M.Chryssicos and Jazz Music with S. Syrros. She has participated in international institutions such as the Hans Gabor Belvedere International Singing Competition (2018, semi-finals), Lotte Lehmann Akademie (2019, full scholarship) and Vincerò International Singing Competition (2021, finals). She has worked with directors such as A. Efklidis, D. Dimopoulos, N. Filosoglou, A. Pilavachi, Nina Kühner, Th. N. Kalavrianos, M. Gyparaki and conductors such as Th. Antoniou, M. Logiadis, D. Grammenos, M. Papapetrou and others.
He lives and works in Athens, where he participates in concerts and performances (Olympia Municipal Theatre and National Opera House), while since 2023 he has been collaborating with M. Souri in the context of the Duo Amorsima.
Marilena Souri
Pianist
Marilena Souri was born in Patras, Greece. She received a Master’s Degree (MA Piano Performance) from LUCA School of Arts/Lemmensinstuut in Leuven, Belgium under the guidance of the renowned pianist Alan Weiss. Since February 2020, she has been working as the accompanist of the Children choir of the Greek National Opera (chorus mistress: Konstantina Pitsiakou).
Her artistic activity includes performances with orchestra - LUCA Chamber Orchestra and Athens Sinfonietta under the baton of Michel Tilkin and George Aravidis respectively, solo recitals and concerts with various chamber music ensembles in Greece, Russia, Belgium, the Nederlands, Portugal, Romania, as well as participation in festivals (Open Day - Stegi Onassis Foundation, Patras International festival, International Classical Music Festival of Cyclades). Since 2023, she has been collaborating with Marietta Sarri in the context of duo Amorsima.
She has developed her skills in correpetion and accompaniment during a 2 year course in the Opera Studio of Patras Municipal Theatre in collaboration with The Beggars’ Operas (instr.Kharálampos Goyós, 2013 – 2014). She worked as a music coach in T. Sakellaridis’s ‘Daughter of the Storm’ (The Beggars’ Operas, 2013) and ‘Satanerie’ (Patras Municipal Theatre – The Beggars’ Operas, 2014). During season 2014 / 2015, she participated in ‘Snow Queen’ – an opera for children by Theo Abazis (Patras Municipal Theatre, Stegi Onassis foundation).
She had previously studied with Agathe Leimoni, with whom she received Piano Diplomas from Schola Cantorum de Paris and Hellenic Conservatory of Athens. She has actively participated in masterclasses with renowned soloists and professors such as Konstantin Ganev, Julia Ganeva, Acquiles Delle Vigne, France Clidat, Lilia Boyadjieva, Ian Jones, to name a few. She also participated in academies such as Primavera Pianistica/Belgium, Poros International Piano Academy/Greece, Music Village/ Pelion, Greece.
In 2009, she started having harpsichord lessons with Markellos Chryssikos. As a harpsichordist, she has performed with Armonia Atenea, Athens State Orchestra, as well as with numerous early music ensembles.
In 2018, she was awarded the ‘Mykoniou’ Prize of the Academy of Athens (Order of Letters and Fine Arts).