Martha Drossou
Soloist, Soprano
She studied under Mireille Flery at the Athens Conservatory where she graduated with honors and won the top prize . She continued her studies in Salzburg, under the teacher Elizabeth Ranto. Since 1973 was a member of the chorus of the Greek National Opera. She debuted in 1973-1974 in the operetta The Godson (as Kiki) and the musical Show Boat (Ethel). Since then and until 1991, she appeared in 21 operas, approximately 50 productions and / or revivals . She sang mainly minor roles in the operas The Troubadour [Il trovatore] (Ines), Queen of Spades (Chloe), Carmen [Carmen] (Mercedes), Dido and Aeneas (Spirit), Tosca, The Consul (Anna Gómez), Macbeth (Lady in Waiting), Rigoletto (Countess Ceprano) The Mother’s Ring Manolis Kalomiris (Servant) Conventions And Inconveniences Of The Stage (Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali] and Il campanello Donizetti, The Fallen Woman [ La traviata] (Annina), Madame Butterfly [Madama Butterfly] (Kate Pinkerton), The Coronation of Poppea [L'incoronazione di Poppea] (Pallas), [Betrothal In A Monastery], Manon Lescaut (Musician). She also sang roles in operettas The Merry Widow [Die lustige Witwe] and The House Of The Three Girls [Das Dreimädelhaus] (Ms. Cell) and the children's opera by Engelbert Humperdinck Hansel and Gretal [Hänsel und Gretel] (The Dew Fairy). She has appeared in concerts, recitals and various cultural events throughout Greece. She has recorded. She teaches singing at conservatories.