THEODORA BAKA

Greek mezzo-soprano, she was born in Larissa and studied classical singing at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media. Her repertoire ranges from Early music (Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque), opera, Lied, 20th and 21st century art music to works by contemporary Greek composers, rebetiko and traditional music. She has participated in numerous musical events in Greece, across Europe, the United States and India, and has collaborated with leading Greek and international music ensembles (Athens State Orchestra, Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, Music Ensembles of Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, MusicAeterna, MDR Symphony Orchestra in Leipzig, Il Complesso Barocco, Latinitas Nostra, Ex Silentio, Atalante, etc). She has performed at the GNO, Athens and Thessaloniki Concert Halls, Onassis Stegi, Odeon of Herodes Atticus, National Theatre of Greece, Athens Epidaurus Festival, Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival, Händel Festspiele Göttingen and at opera houses in Germany, Portugal, Italy, etc. She has recorded works by Handel (cond. George Petrou and Alan Curtis) as well as medieval, contemporary and traditional Greek music. She teaches singing at the Department of Music Studies of the Ionian University.