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Nikos Kapetas

Νίκος Καπέτας

Bass (voice)

Greek National Opera

He was born in Thessaloniki and began his musical studies at the State Conservatory of the city. With a scholarship from the Swiss state, he graduated from the ‘International Opera School’ in Zurich and continued his studies at the ‘Music Academy’ in Vienna. In 1976, he made his first appearance at the Salzburg Festival under the direction of Herbert von Karajan and has since repeatedly participated in opera events in this city. He has performed at international festivals in Europe and in cities in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, and Cyprus. In Greece, he has collaborated with the Greek National Opera, the Athens Concert Hall, the Thessaloniki Concert Hall, the State Orchestras of Athens and Thessaloniki, and the Thessaloniki City Symphony Orchestra.

Source: Thessaloniki Concert Hall

Performances

#	Date	Venue	City	Country	Festival	Organiser	Artist(s)	Ensemble(s)	Work(s) Performed
1	December 20, 1987	Olympia Theatre - Greek National Opera (Olympia Municipal Music Theatre "Maria Callas")	Athens	Greece	N/A	Greek National Opera	Dimitris Agrafiotis (conductor), Spyros Sakkas (Man), Yolanda Di Tasso (Woman), Yorgos Stafetas (Old Beggar), Konstantinos Paliatsaras (Jester), Lazaros Tselepidis (Wiseman), Nikos Kapetas (Oracle), Ahilleas Tsantalos (High Priest), Dora Tsatsou-Symeonidi (director, choreographer), Rena Georgiadou (set designer, costume designer)	Greek National Opera Orchestra, Greek National Opera Choir	The Fire, Op. 42
2	December 23, 1987	Olympia Theatre - Greek National Opera (Olympia Municipal Music Theatre "Maria Callas")	Athens	Greece	N/A	Greek National Opera	Dimitris Agrafiotis (conductor), Spyros Sakkas (Man), Yolanda Di Tasso (Woman), Yorgos Stafetas (Old Beggar), Konstantinos Paliatsaras (Jester), Lazaros Tselepidis (Wiseman), Nikos Kapetas (Oracle), Ahilleas Tsantalos (High Priest), Dora Tsatsou-Symeonidi (director, choreographer), Rena Georgiadou (set designer, costume designer)	Greek National Opera Orchestra, Greek National Opera Choir	The Fire, Op. 42
3	December 26, 1987	Olympia Theatre - Greek National Opera (Olympia Municipal Music Theatre "Maria Callas")	Athens	Greece	N/A	Greek National Opera	Dimitris Agrafiotis (conductor), Spyros Sakkas (Man), Yolanda Di Tasso (Woman), Yorgos Stafetas (Old Beggar), Konstantinos Paliatsaras (Jester), Lazaros Tselepidis (Wiseman), Nikos Kapetas (Oracle), Ahilleas Tsantalos (High Priest), Dora Tsatsou-Symeonidi (director, choreographer), Rena Georgiadou (set designer, costume designer)	Greek National Opera Orchestra, Greek National Opera Choir	The Fire, Op. 42
4	December 30, 1987	Olympia Theatre - Greek National Opera (Olympia Municipal Music Theatre "Maria Callas")	Athens	Greece	N/A	Greek National Opera	Dimitris Agrafiotis (conductor), Spyros Sakkas (Man), Yolanda Di Tasso (Woman), Yorgos Stafetas (Old Beggar), Konstantinos Paliatsaras (Jester), Lazaros Tselepidis (Wiseman), Nikos Kapetas (Oracle), Ahilleas Tsantalos (High Priest), Dora Tsatsou-Symeonidi (director, choreographer), Rena Georgiadou (set designer, costume designer)	Greek National Opera Orchestra, Greek National Opera Choir	The Fire, Op. 42
5	January 3, 1988	Olympia Theatre - Greek National Opera (Olympia Municipal Music Theatre "Maria Callas")	Athens	Greece	N/A	Greek National Opera	Dimitris Agrafiotis (conductor), Spyros Sakkas (Man), Yolanda Di Tasso (Woman), Yorgos Stafetas (Old Beggar), Konstantinos Paliatsaras (Jester), Lazaros Tselepidis (Wiseman), Nikos Kapetas (Oracle), Ahilleas Tsantalos (High Priest), Dora Tsatsou-Symeonidi (director, choreographer), Rena Georgiadou (set designer, costume designer)	Greek National Opera Orchestra, Greek National Opera Choir	The Fire, Op. 42

Works

#	Cover Image	Catalogue Number	Work Title	Subtitle	Opus	Instrumentation	Remarks	Work Page
1		YSC84	The Fire	Musical Drama in One Act, with Prologue and Seven Scenes. Text by Maro Papadimitriou, theatrical adaptation by Yorgo Sicilianos.	42	2222 – 4231, Celesta, Timpani, Percussion (3 Performers: Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Triangle, Clapper, Suspended Cymbal, Cymbals, Large Gong, 5 Temple Blocks, Woodblock, Snare Drum, Snare Drum without Snares, Bass Drum, Maracas, Flexatone), Strings, Characters: Man (baritone), Woman (mezzo-soprano), Old Beggar (tenor), Jester (tenor), Wiseman (baritone), Oracle (bass), High Priest (bass), Crowd (mixed choir), Men (tenors and basses or baritones and basses), Dancers, Offstage voices (four male and one female voice).		View

References

Minas I. Alexiadis, The Fire: An Opera by Yorgos Sicilianos [Η Φωτιά: Όπερα του Γιώργου Σισιλιανού], Department of Music Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2021, accessed November 20, 2024, Hellenic Musicological Society, https://hellenic-musicology.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Sicilianos2021.pdf , 35-49
Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011) , 112
Greek National Opera. “Νίκος Καπέτας.” Accessed October 9, 2024. https://virtualmuseum.nationalopera.gr/el/eikoniki-ekthesi/prosopa/kapetas-nikos-3000/.
Thessaloniki Concert Hall. “Νίκος Καπέτας.” Accessed October 9, 2024. https://www.tch.gr/default.aspx?lang=el-GR&page=44&id=614.

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