My Bloody Valentine

Alternative Stage Founding Donor

Major Sponsor of the Greek National Opera

The concert My Bloody Valentine featuring the talented soprano Aphrodite is dedicated to all those lonely souls who are forced to endure the cheerfulness of Saint Valentine’s day every year, feeling heartbroken.

The concert includes music ranging from Romantic composers’ pieces to jazz masterpieces and evocative traditional songs, creating an emotionally intense kaleidoscope of atmospheric melodies on one-sided love, betrayal, and the abrupt transformation of transcendental love to ardent hatred. Behind the concept of this concert, lies the terrifying shadow of the recent wave of femicides worldwide, along with the wish that the strong feelings emerging from the songs can contribute in their own way to raise more awareness about these tragedies.

This unusual programme includes songs and music pieces that have been selected and will be performed by soprano Aphrodite Patoulidou, an artist who has left her own distinctive mark on many prestigious stages across the world over the last years as a performer of opera, classical singing, metal music, and traditional songs from all over Europe. She strongly holds the belief that music should not be categorized into separate genres, but should instead be experienced through connections that bring together different musical styles in order to evoke unparalleled emotional responses from both the audience and the performers.

The concert “My Bloody Valentine” is part of the GNO Alternative Stage’s unit of programming titled “CYCLE OF THEMATIC CONCERTS”, which falls under the ACT “FESTIVAL EVENTS OF THE GNO ALTERNATIVE STAGE 2024-2025” » (MIS 6002467) with code 2024ΕΠ08570049 (Priority: “Fostering regional social cohesion through the enhancement of mechanisms and infrastructure to support employment, education, health care and socioeconomic inclusion” of the programme “Attica 2021-2027) and is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and National Resources.