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Roula Fokianou-Daskalopoulou

Soloist, Soprano
She was born in Athens in 1928 and died in Athens in 1970. She studied at the Hellenic Conservatory under N. Fragkia-Spiliopoulou, graduating in 1953 with honors and first prize. She made her debut in Thessaloniki singing Lucia di Lammermoor (Lucia). She participated as a soloist in concerts with all Symphony Orchestras of Athens and ERT. During 1954-70 she worked as a soloist of GNO, participating in 32 productions and/or revivals. She sang leading soprano roles in 13 operas: Gilda [Rigoletto], Musetta [La bohème], Violetta Valéry [La traviata], Carolina [Il matrimonio segreto], Erophile [The mother’s ring/Το dakhtylidi tis manas], Adina [The Elixir of love/L'elisir d'amore], Rosina [The barber of Seville /Il barbiere di Siviglia], Lucia [Lucia Di Lamermour], Manon [Manon Lescaut], Fiordiligi [Thus do they all/Così fan tutte], Lady A’ [The magic flute/Die Zauberflöte], Oscar [A masked ball/Un ballo in maschera].