
Tatiana Tsachouridou
Soloist, Soprano
She studied singing at the Hellenic Conservatory under Anna Sarantidiou, as well as and piano under Dimitra Helmi. In 1953 she obtained her diplomas in piano and singing with honors and first prize. She continued her studies in Milan. She initially worked as ancient drama chorister with the National Theater of Greece (1951). She made her GNO debut in 1954 as Barbarina (Le nozze di Figaro). She was a resident member with the GNO in the period 1954-1979, participating in about 80 productions and/or revivals. She sang starring and secondary soprano roles in 29 operas, including: Marguerite (Faust, Odeon of Herodes Atticus, 1963), Margherita (Mefistofele), Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly), Mimì (La bohème), Dorabella (Così fan tutte), Nedda (Pagliacci), Blanche (Dialogues des carmelites), Tatyana (Eugene Onegin), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), Kseniya (Boris Godunov) Desdemona (Otello), Zerlina and Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Inès (La favorite), Antonia (Les contes d'Hoffmann), etc. In addition, she sang starring and supporting roles in the operettas: Das Hollandweibchen, Die Zirkusprinzessin, Gräfin Mariza, Der tapfere Soldat, Das Dreimäderlhaus, The Godson [O vaftistikos], etc. She has also appeared at the Caracas Festival (Venezuela) as Micaëla (Carmen) and at the Metropolitan Opera New York as Liù (Turandot). She has sung oratorios with the Athens State Orchestra and the Athens Choir. // Last update of the biography: December 2015 - The list of productions below is continually updated.