
Michalis Koronis
Soloist, Tenor
He was born in Chalkida in 1914. He studied singing at the National Conservatory, graduating with honors. He joined the founding troupe of the newly established Opera House of the Royal Theatre. During the period 1940 - 1964, he collaborated with the GNO in about 45 productions and/or revivals, appearing in 14 operas and eight operettas. He sang leading and principal tenor roles, such as Pedrillo (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Pylades (Iphigénie en Tauride), Don Jose (Carmen), Edgardo (Lucia di Lammermoor), des Grieux (Manon), Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Lionel (Martha), Rodolfo (La bohéme), Ismael (Nabucco), Canio (Pagliacci), Jeník (Prodaná nevěsta), etc. He sang leading roles in the Greek operas The Mother's Ring by Kalomoiris, Perougé by Sakellaridis, Lestenitsa by Sklavos. He appeared in the operettas The Godson (O Vaftistikos), Der Zigeunerbaron, Boccaccio, Der Bettelestudent, In the Barracks, Die Fledermaus, Das Land des Lächelns. Almost all productions in which he sang were GNO premieres, and sometimes even Greek premieres. // Last update of the biography: April 2015 - The list of productions below is complete.