The best of Mikis TheodorakisMaria Farantouri
This event is in the past.
Until Mikis Theodorakis discovered her, Maria Farantouri wanted to become an opera singer. Instead, the singer, who Theodorakis referred to as “my priestess”, took on the female solo parts of many of his oratorios and song cycles. To this day, she remains Greece’s premier Theodorakis interpreter. After the composer’s death in September 2021, her concerts demonstrate that Theodorakis’ music has lost none of its magic: When Maria sings, the composer is in the room.
This event is in the past.
Until Mikis Theodorakis discovered her, Maria Farantouri wanted to become an opera singer. Instead, the singer, who Theodorakis referred to as “my priestess”, took on the female solo parts of many of his oratorios and song cycles. To this day, she remains Greece’s premier Theodorakis interpreter. After the composer’s death in September 2021, her concerts demonstrate that Theodorakis’ music has lost none of its magic: When Maria sings, the composer is in the room.
Maria Farantouri’s voice is legendary. A rare pleasure to behold on Europe’s concert stages, it is distinctive, voluminous, powerful and sensitive, making for a very special concert experience every time. Effortlessly reaching audiences’ hearts, whether in a concert hall or open-air arena, Maria Farantouri has remained the warm-hearted, committed singer as whom she became world-famous and inspired countless people.
At the Isarphilharmonie, Maria Farantouri sings songs from every phase of Mikis Theodorakis’ career, including the famous Mauthausen cycle. Together with the tenor Thanasis Voutsas, the young newcomer Alkyone and five top-class instrumentalists, she gives their audience an unforgettable concert experience with the great music of Mikis Theodorakis.
- Maria Farantouri
- Thanasis Voutsas
- Alkyone
- Instrumental ensemble
