Olympia Theatre

Beware! The Prince is Messy

SEASON 2014/15 - Nikos Kypourgos

March 2015

Δημιουργική Ομάδα

LIBRETTO - DIRECTION
Thomas Moschopoulos

CONDUCTORS
Yorgos Aravidis - Chryssanthos Alissafis

CONDUCTORS
Yorgos Aravidis (7, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23/11 - 21, 23, 24/12 - 15, 17, 18, 20, 28, 29, 30/1 - 1, 4, 8, 13, 15/2 - 1/3)
Chryssanthos Alissafis (20/12 - 14, 16, 21, 22/1 - 3, 17, 18, 19, 20/2 - 5, 6, 8, 10/3)

REVIVAL DIRECTORS
Xenia Themeli - Konstantina Psoma

SETS
Evangelia Therianou

COSTUMES
Claire Bracewell

LIGHTING
Lefteris Pavlopoulos

LIGHTING DILIGENCE
Nikolaos Xydis

Πρωταγωνιστές Παράστασης

PRINCE
Νikos Stefanou (7, 16, 20/11 - 21/12 - 14, 17, 18, 30/1, 1, 3, 17, 19/2 - 8,10/3)
Charalambos Alexandropoulos (18, 22, 23/11 - 20, 23/12 - 15, 16/1 - 8, 13, 20/2 - 1, 5, 6/3)
Ιoannis Kavouras (19, 21/11 - 24/12 - 20, 21, 22, 28, 29/1 - 4, 15, 18/2)

PRINCESS
Vassia Zacharopoulou (7, 16, 18, 20, 22/11 - 21, 24/12 - 14, 15, 18, 21, 22 - 28/1 - 3, 13, 17, 19, 20/2 - 8/3)
Μaria Mavrommati (19, 21, 23/11 - 20, 23/12 - 16, 17, 20, 29, 30/1 - 1, 4, 8, 15, 18/2 - 1, 5, 6,10/3)

KING
Κostis Rasidakis (7, 16, 21, 22/11 - 20, 23/12 - 14, 15, 17, 29/1 - 1, 3, 8, 19/2 - 1, 5, 6, 8, 10/3)
Costas Mavrogenis (18, 19, 20, 23/11 - 21, 24/12 - 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 28, 30/1 - 4, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20/2)

ATTENDANT
Theodora Baka (7, 16, 20, 22/11 - 21/12 - 14, 18, 28/1 - 1, 3, 4, 17, 19/2 - 8/3)
Μiranda Makrinioti (18, 23/11 - 20, 23/12 - 15, 16, 20, 22/1 - 8, 15, 18, 20/2 - 1/3)
Αthina Kastrinaki (19, 21/11 - 24/12 - 17, 21, 29, 30/1 - 13/2 - 5, 6, 10/3)

COURTIERS
Νiki Chaziraki - Ekaterini Krassa (7, 16, 18, 21, 22/11 - 21, 24/12 - 14, 16, 20, 22, 29/1 - 1, 3, 8, 19/2 - 1, 5, 10/3)
Lito Messini - Μarilena Striftompola (19, 20, 23/11 - 20, 23/12 - 15, 17, 18, 21, 28, 30/1 - 4, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20/2 - 6, 8/3)

THREE LITTLE PIGS
Manolis Lorentzos (7, 16, 22/11 - 20, 23, 24/12 - 21, 22, 28, 29/1 - 1, 4, 8, 15, 17, 20/2 - 5, 8, 10/3)
Arkadios Rakopoulos (7, 16, 22/11 - 20, 23, 24/12 - 15, 18, 21, 22, 28/1 - 4, 8, 17, 20/2 - 1, 5, 8, 10/3)
Vassilis Kostopoulos (7, 16, 22/11 - 20, 23, 24/12 - 15, 21, 22, 28, 29/1 - 1, 3, 4, 8, 13, 15, 17, 20/2)
Αnastasios Stellas (18, 19, 20, 21, 23/11 - 21/12 - 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 30/1 - 3, 13, 18, 19/2 - 1, 6/3
Vasilis Asimakopoulos (18, 19, 20, 21, 23/11 - 21/12 - 14, 16, 17, 20, 29, 30/1 - 1, 3, 13, 15, 18, 19/2 - 6/3)
Αlexandros Loutas (18, 19, 20, 21, 23/11 - 21/12 - 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 30/1 - 18, 19/2 - 1, 5, 6, 8, 10/3)

With the GNO’s Children’s Theatre Orchestra

Olympia Theatre

Children's performances

Beware! The Prince is Messy

Nikos Kypourgos

7, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 November 2014
20, 21, 23, 24 December 2014
14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30 January 2015
1, 3, 4, 8, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 February 2015
1, 5, 6, 8, 10 March 2015

Olympia Theatre

Evening performances (begin at 20.00 | ):
7 & 22 November 2014 & 30 January 2015

Matinées (begin at 11.00 | am):
16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23 November 2014
20, 21, 23, 24 December 2014
14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29 January 2015
1, 3, 4, 8, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 February 2015
1, 5, 6, 8, 10 March 2015

This Greek work, one of the greatest artistic and box-office successes of the previous season, is restaged, since the waiting lists were legendary long. Νikos Kypourgos’s comic opera, directed by Thomas Moschopoulos, who also penned the libretto, is based on the fairytale The Swineherd by Hans-Christian Andersen. The story is about a young prince who disguises himself as a swineherd in order to win the affections of a stuck-up princess. In Kypourgos’s version everything has been twisted and nothing is as it first appears. Dramatic events mix with comedy, emotions with cynicism and charm with disillusionment. Influenced by the world of Hadjidakis, Kypourgos’s score earned the hearts of both children and adults with its melodious and expressive style. Furthermore, the performance, under Moschopoulos’s direction, urged the audience to think about the unexpected happy ending of the piece. He certainly managed to address not only the young public but also the adult spectators.

A luxurious edition of the recorded work will be available at the premiere, released by Mikri Arktos and the GNO