RETURNElena Marangou

Elena Marangou

Soloist, Mezzo-soprano
Greek mezzo-soprano, she was born in Athens. She has worked with the Altstadtherbst Οrchester and the Philharmonie Düsseldorf, CoGNiMUS Collektiv, Camerata-Armonia Atenea, Athens State Orchestra, Orchestra of Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, Orchestra of Colours, Symphony Orchestra of Athens Municipality, Thessaloniki City Symphony Orchestra, Greek National Opera, Athens Concert Hall, Athens Epidaurus Festival, etc. With the Greek National Opera she has collaborated on productions such as La traviata, La sonnambula, Die Zauberflöte, Die Fledermaus, Manon, Die lustige Witwe, Freud for Her, The Darkness of Mistico, Seven Miniatures, Orlando Furioso, Manon Lescaut, Rigoletto, Madama Butterfly, etc. She has also collaborated with such conductors as Helmuth Rilling, Christopher Warren-Green, Philippe Auguin, Thorsten Göbel, George Petrou, Lukas Karytinos, Miltos Logiadis, Yorgos Ziavras, Nicolas Vassiliou, etc. She has sung in Greece, Germany, Spain, UK, Turkey, Albania, as well as in world premieres. In 2024 she released her second solo album Greek Songs by Non-Greek Composers (Etcetera Records) with conductor and pianist Yorgos Ziavras, which includes songs by Berkeley, Shostakovich, Dvořák, Ravel and Reutter. She studied singing under Marina Krilovici (Athenaeum Conservatory, diploma) and under Daphne Evangelatos, Μechthild Stamatakis, Aris Christofellis, Ingeborg Danz, Felicity Palmer. Apart from her musical activities, she is a narrator for documentaries and children’s series. She also studied law at the Universities of Athens and Surrey (UK). // Last update of the biography: October 2024 - The list of the productions below is continually updated.