MARIA KOSTRAKI

An award-winning Greek soprano. She graduated from the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich and completed postgraduate studies at the University of Music Würzburg under the guidance of Cheryl Studer. She is based in Germany while maintaining an active artistic presence in Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Bulgaria, Egypt and Algeria. Her repertoire includes numerous leading roles such as Nedda (Pagliacci), Mimì / Musetta (La bohème), Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Norina (Don Pasquale), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Micaëla (Carmen), Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Madama Cortese (Il viaggio a Reims), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte). She also appears regularly as a concert soloist in symphonic works and oratorios by composers including Beethoven, Rossini, Fauré, Vivaldi, Gounod and Handel. The music of Manos Hadjidakis occupies a special place in her artistic career, with performances of the works Magnus Eroticus, The Myths of a Woman, Blood Wedding and Captain Michalis. She has also performed works by Mikis Theodorakis, Ilias Andriopoulos and Athanasios Simoglou. Her first solo recording project, Mosaico Mediterraneo, explores the rich musical traditions of the Mediterranean and has been presented in concerts throughout Europe.