RETURNEleni Stamidou

Eleni Stamidou

Soloist, Soprano
She was born in Athens. She studied singing at the Athens Conservatoire under Kiki Morfoniou, graduating with honors and distinction. She continued her studies under Fragiskos Voutsinos, Costas Paschalis, Barbara Gavakou, Roberto Coviello (Milan) and Barbara Bonney (Salzburg). At the same time, she studied economics at the University of Athens. She has collaborated with the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) Orchestra and the City of Athens Orchestra. In 1999 she sang the roles of Hippolyta and Tytania in Midsummer Night's Dream, by Dimitris Papadimitriou (National Theatre, 1999), and Singer in Le Malade imaginaire by Molière (National Theatre of Northern Greece). She was chosen by choreographer Maria Chors as priestess in the Olympic Flame lighting ceremony for two consecutive Olympiads. Her collaboration with the GNO began in 1995. She has performed the roles Fiordiligi (Cosi fan tutte), Papageno (Die Zauberflöte), Polly (Die Dreigroschenoper), Katherina and Lilly (Kiss me, Kate). She also participated in the productions Don Giovanni, La Cenerentola, Un capello di paglia di Firenze, Rhea, Carmen, Die lustige Witwe. As a key member of the GNO’s New Stage since 2000, she has starred in the productions The Apaches of Athens, Il fiore di Levante, The neighborhood girl, Secretary general, The godson, Christina and Remember those years. // Last update of the biography: November 2023 - The list of productions below is continually updated.