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Spiros Argiris
Spiros Argiris ( gr, Σπύρος Αργύρης, 24 August 1948 – 19 May 1996) was an orchestral and operatic conductor. He served as the music director of the legendary Spoleto Festival both in Italy and the US from 1987 to 1992. He was appointed Artistic Director of the Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania from 1991 to 1994 for which he won the Premio Abbiati (Italian music critics award) for 1991/1992 for Best Organiser. He was awarded the same award as well in 1987/1988 for Best Show, ''Jenufa'' of Leoš Janáček, performed at the Spoleto Festival which he conducted and Günter Krämer directed. Memorable still remains his conducting of Richard Strauss ''Elektra (opera), Elektra'' with Krämer signing the production and Deborah Polaski in the title role as well as Mozart’s ''Nozze di Figaro'' directed by Gian Carlo Menotti and the part of the Countess sung by the very young Renee Fleming and Susanna sung by Youngok Shin. Early life and education Born in Athens to an arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates and is the capital of the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. It was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political influence on the European continent—particularly Ancient Rome. In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
