RETURNElissavet Athanassopoulou

Elissavet Athanassopoulou

GNO Chorus Member, Soprano
She was born in Athens. She studied classical singing, piano and music theory at the Hellenic Conservatory and received a diploma in monody with honours (class of Yolanda Di Tasso), as well as diplomas in singing and music harmony (class of Dimitris Raptis). She attended masterclasses with Despina Kalafati, Barbara Gavakou, Irini Tsirakidis and Kostis Konstantaras. She took part in masterclasses with Dimitri Kavrakos, Marina Krilovici, Dimitra Theodossiou, Aris Christofellis and Francesco Ellero d' Artegna and attended acting classes at the Empros Theatre School (class of Maria Kyrtzaki). She has been a permanent member of the Greek National Opera Chorus since 2000. As a soloist she has sung various roles at the Greek National Opera, including Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Rigoletto, Don Carlos. She has performed with the Sinfonietta Orchestra and the Mandolinata Dionyssios Lavrangas and has given concerts and recitals in Athens and many other places in Greece. Since 2007, she has been a member of the vocal ensemble of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite. // Last update of the biography: December 2015 - The list of productions below is complete.