|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
What we do | |
Who we are | |
Philosophy | |
Artists | |
News | |
Contact | |
|
 |
|
|
Maria Farantouri - THE voice to Theodorakis' brilliant music
Maria Farantouri is universally recognized as the ideal interpreter of Mikis Theodorakis' music. She kept Theodorakis' music alive during the seven years of the military dictatorship when it was banned in Greece, playing an important role in the movement for the revival of Greek music. In 1967, as soon as the military junta had taken over the power, Maria had left Greece and joined the struggle against the dictatorship by giving thousands of concerts all over the world, performing in some of world's major concert halls such as John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, London's Royal Albert Hall and Royal Festival Hall, the Salle Tchaikovsky in Moscow, the Berlin Opera House and the Paris Olympia. During the dictatorship and the years following it, Maria became the Greek people's symbol of resistance and hope. Farantouri's expressive voice as well as the high quality of her repertoire has drawn high praise from critics and music lovers everywhere: "Her voice is a controlled passion, a battle cry waiting for a top G to let itself go. She is unique; her voice is a gift from the Gods of Olympus". (The Guardian) "The Joan Baez of the Mediterranean". (Le Monde) "For me Greece is Maria Farantouri. This is how I imagined Goddess Hera to be: strong, pure and vigilant. I have never encountered any other artist able to give me such a strong sense of the divine". (François Mitterrand) Although she is best known as an interpreter of Theodorakis' music, Maria has collaborated with a number of other Greek composers as the leading one Manos Hadzithakis. Her latest recordings are: "Odyssey" by Mikis Theodorakis, "Maria Farantouri sings George Gershwin" and "Way Home" which was awarded (15.08.2007) with the Prize of the German Cd Critics. (Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik). |
|
| Concerts:
currently no live dates planned |
|
| Short Info:
origin: Greece next touring period: june 2009 and on request line up: voc, p, sax/fl, vc (option: + perc, bouzouki) booking territory: Europe current release: "Way Home" 2007 label/distribution: Peregrina Music/In Akustik |
|
| Downloads:
Maria Farantouri Info [PDF] |
|
| Links:
www.farantouri.gr |
|
| « back to overview |