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George Petrou
George Petrou ( el, Γιώργος Πέτρου) is a Greek conductor, pianist and stage-director. Biography George Petrou was born in Greece. He studied at the Athens Conservatoire, the Royal College and the Royal Academy of Music in London. He started an early career as a concert pianist, but quickly turned into conducting developing a parallel interest in historical keyboard instruments and their practices. Since 2012 he is the artistic director of the renowned Athens based orchestra Armonia Atenea (former Athens Camerata) with which he tours and records extensively, performing both on period or modern instruments. From the season 2021–22 he will be the new artistic director of the historical Internationale Händel-Festspiele Göttingen. Additionally, he has developed a vivid interest in stage-directing and has recently signed several successful opera and musical theater productions, including Handel's ''Alcina'', C. Porter's ''Kiss Me Kate'', L. Bernstein's ''West Side Stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgos Petrou 20170104
Giorgos, Yiorgos or Yorgos ( el, Γιώργος) is a common abbreviation of the given name Georgios. Notable people with the name include: Persons Giorgos * Giorgos Agorogiannis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Alkaios, pop musician and singer * Georgios Anatolakis, Giorgos Anatolakis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Angelopoulos, Greek businessman and billionaire * Giorgos Apostolidis, Greek basketball player * Giorgos Arvanitis (born 1941), Greek cinematographer * Giorgos Balogiannis, Greek basketball player * Giorgos Bartzokas, Greek basketball coach * Yiorgos Batis, Giorgos Batis, Greek rebetiko musician * Giorgos Dedes, Greek footballer * Georgios Diamantopoulos, Giorgos Diamantopoulos, Greek basketball player * Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos (born 1952), Greek politician and Member of the European Parliament * Giorgos Donis, Greek footballer * Giorgos Economides, Cypriot footballer * Giorgos Foiros, Greek footballer and manager * Georgios Fotakis, Giorgos Fotakis, Greek footballer * Giorgos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korea National Opera
The Korea National Opera (founded 2000) is an independent foundation of its main performing venue, the new Seoul Arts Center. The central external bow of the new arts centre has the sign ''Seoul Opera House'' above the windows. The company was formed from what had previously from 1962 been a department under the National Theater of Korea in Seoul. References Opera companies Music organizations based in South Korea Musical groups established in 2000 Opera in South Korea {{Korea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NAC Orchestra
The National Arts Centre Orchestra (NAC Orchestra) is a Canadian orchestra based in Ottawa, Ontario led by music director Alexander Shelley. The NAC Orchestra's primary concert venue is Southam Hall at the National Arts Centre. Since its inception, the Orchestra has commissioned more than 90 works, mostly from Canadian composers. The NAC Orchestra has made over 50 commercially released recordings. The Orchestra has visited more than 125 cities in Canada and more than 130 cities internationally in its 51-year history, including a coast-to-coast Canadian tour in 1999 and again in 2017. In May 2019, the NAC Orchestra completed a major European tour, performing and delivering education events in five countries. History The NAC Orchestra was founded in 1969 as the resident orchestra of the newly opened National Arts Centre, with Jean-Marie Beaudet as music director and Mario Bernardi as founding conductor. Bernardi became music director in 1971 and held the post until 1982. The NAC Orc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noord Nederlands Orkest
Het Noord Nederlands Orkest (NNO; English, North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra) is a Dutch symphony orchestra based in Groningen. The NNO performs at ''De Oosterpoort'' in Groningen and also on a regular basis at these venues in the provinces of Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe: * Drachten, ''De Lawei'' * Emmen, ''Atlas Theater'' * Hoogeveen, ''De Tamboer'' * Leeuwarden, ''De Harmonie'' * Meppel, ''Schouwburg Ogterop'' * Stadskanaal, ''Theater Geert Teis'' History The historical roots of the NNO date back to 1862, when the ''Orkest der Vereeniging De Harmonie'' (Orchestra of the Society ''De Harmonie'') was established in Groningen. This orchestra attained independent status in 1926 under the name ''Groninger Orkest Vereeniging'', which was further renamed the ''Noordelijk Filharmonisch Orkest'' (NFO) in 1962. In 1989, the NFO was merged with a second orchestra, the ''Frysk Orkest'' (originally from Leeuwarden), to establish the NNO in its present form. The first chief c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gewandhaus Leipzig
Gewandhaus is a concert hall in Leipzig, the home of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Today's hall is the third to bear this name; like the second, it is noted for its fine acoustics. History The first Gewandhaus (''Altes Gewandhaus'') The first concert hall was constructed in 1781 by architect Johann Carl Friedrich Dauthe inside the ''Gewandhaus'', a building used by cloth (garment) merchants. Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 (The Emperor Concerto) premiered here in 1811. Felix Mendelssohn is particularly associated with the first Gewandhaus, of which he was director from 1835. Other well-known works which premiered at the Altes Gewandhaus include: * Schubert's Great Symphony (21 March 1839, posth.) * Schumann's Spring Symphony (31 March 1841) * Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony (3 March 1842) * Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto (13 March 1845) * Wagner's overture to ''The Mastersingers of Nuremberg'' (2 June 1862; the full opera was not performed until 1868) * Brahms' '' A Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munich Radio Orchestra
The Munich Radio Orchestra (German: ''Münchner Rundfunkorchester'') is a German symphony broadcast orchestra based in Munich. It is one of the two orchestras affiliated with the Bavarian Radio (Bayerischer Rundfunk), the other being the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. History A precursor ensemble to the Munich Radio Orchestra was established in the 1920s. The current Munich Radio Orchestra was formalised in 1952, with Werner Schmidt-Boelke as its first chief conductor. The orchestra's focus has historically been on light music, with particular emphasis in its early years as an orchestra for operettas. The orchestra was also historically known for its Sunday concerts. From the chief conductorship of Lamberto Gardelli (1982–1985) onwards, the orchestra expanded its repertoire into opera, specifically Italian opera. This work continued under the orchestra's next three chief conductors, all Italians, Giuseppe Patanè (1988–1989), Roberto Abbado (1992–1998), and Marce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek National Opera
The Greek National Opera ( el, Εθνική Λυρική Σκηνή, ''Ethniki Lyriki Skini'') is the country's state lyric opera company, located in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center at the south suburb of Athens, Kallithea. It is a public corporation under the supervision of the Greek Ministry of Culture and administered by the Board of Trustees and its Artistic Director, currently George Koumedakis. The organization is responsible for a wide variety of activities, including the presentation of opera performances, ballet, and musical theatre; in addition, symphony concerts, special presentations of opera and ballet performances for children, and the Opera and Ballet Studio help young artists achieve professional standards. The GNO has created and now organizes a national archive of music, a music library, a costume museum, stage models, musical scores and many items from great performances presented by the company. The company tours both within Greece and internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Opera In Stockholm
Royal Swedish Opera ( sv, Kungliga Operan) is an opera and ballet company based in Stockholm, Sweden. Location and environment The building is located in the center of Sweden's capital Stockholm in the borough of Norrmalm, on the eastern side of Gustav Adolfs torg across from the former Arvfurstens Palats, now Ministry for Foreign Affairs. It lies on the north side of the Norrström river and is connected to the Royal Palace through the Norrbro bridge. Further historically as well as architecturally important buildings in the close neighborhood are the Sager House, official residence of the Prime Minister of Sweden, and the Riksdag building. History The opera company was founded with the Royal Swedish Academy of Music by King Gustav III and its first performance, ''Thetis and Phelée'' with Carl Stenborg and Elisabeth Olin, was given on 18 January 1773; this was the first native speaking opera performed in Sweden. But the first opera house was not opened until 1782 and serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royale De Versailles
Royale may refer to: Places * Île Royale, an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of French Guiana * Île Royale, a former name of Cape Breton Island, Canada * Isle Royale, an island in Lake Superior * Rue Royale, several streets Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Clash Royale'', a strategy game by Supercell * " The Royale", an episode from the second season of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' Foods * Custard Royale, a kind of savory custard * Hamburger Royale or McRoyale, the name of Quarter Pounder in some countries with the metric system Transportation Motor vehicles * Royale, a variant line of the Oldsmobile 88 automobile * Bugatti Royale, a luxury automobile * Daewoo Royale, an automobile manufactured by Daewoo Motors * Ford Royale, an automobile manufactured by Autolatina in Brazil * Holden Royale, several different automobiles manufactured by Holden * REO Motor Car Company, a defunct automobile manufacturer founded by Ransom E. Olds * Royale Racing Cars, a de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
