Elpiniki Zervou
Soloist, Soprano
Born in Athens. She studied singing and earned the Soloist Diploma with Honors and First Prize from K. Paschalis. At the same time she studied acting at the Drama School of the Tomi Theater under M. Panoutsou. She continued to study singing with Maria Koromantzou, Despina Kalafatis and Aris Christofelis. She debuted as a soloist at the Festival of Horto Les noces by Stravinsky (1997) and the Ninth Symphony by Beethoven (1999) (George Hatzinikos). She gave concerts in Greece and Cyprus. She collaborated with the Cyprus State Orchestra in the Patmos Festival and participated in the International Festival of Sacred Music "Gaude Mater" in Poland. She sang with the Orchestra of Colors, Athens Municipality Symphony Orchestra and the ensemble "100 guitars" Vangelis Boudounis. She began cooperating with the Greek National Opera in productions for children Hansel and Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel], The Tear of the Moon Nikos Xanthoulis and Maestro Conbravura Yannis Drositis (1999). Since then she has interpreted leading and secondary roles in the operas Mahagonny [Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny], Die Zauberflöte (Pamina and Papagena), La vie parisienne (Pauline), Peter Grimes, L 'Italiana in Algeri (Elvira), The Apaches of Athens (Titka), Alcina (Morgana), L'elisir d'amore, La cenerentola (Clorinda) etc. She worked with the Chamber Orchestra of the Greek National Opera and participated in productions at the Athens Concert Hall Die Frau ohne Schatten (2002), Der Zwerg (2007), The Yard of Miracles George Kouroupos (2010). She appeared in Berlin in a co-production of The Beggars Opera and the Neukollner Oper Hey, Aida! [Yasou Aida!] (2012). // Last update of the biography: January 2015 - The list of the productions below is continually updated.