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Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-06-28Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Jose Carreras, Sumi Jo perform together for first time Tuesday, beneath the AcropolisOne of the world's greatest tenors, the Spanish-born Jose Carreras, and world-renowned Korean soprano Sumi Jo will sing together for the first time at Athens' Herod Atticus Theatre, at the foot of the Acropolis, Tuesday evening in a performance organised as part of the Hellenic Festival, held under the aegis of the City of Athens.The programme comprises excerpts from operas, musicals and canzonette. The two opera starts will be accompanied by the Athens State Orchestra, under the musical direction of maestro David Gimenez. Addressing a press conference in Athens on Monday, Carreras said it was a great honour for him to return to the Herod Atticus five years after his previous performance there, adding: 'In Greece, I feel like home'. Carreras also expressed pleasure at performing together with Sumi Jo, whom he called "an incredible soprano". Sumi Jo, in turn, said it was a great honour for her to sing next to Jose Carreras, who she said was not only an "opera legend" but also a "wonderful person who, having fought for his own life, gives life to other people". She said Tuesday's concert would be a "message of love". Gimenez noted that Jose Carreras and Sumi Jo would for the first time together sing excerpts from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Don Giovanni. The programme also includes excerpts of works by Rossini, Gounod, Verdi, Lehar, Costa and Ribas. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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