Panayotis Priftis

Greek tenor, he was born in Athens and graduated from the Pallini Experimental Music Lyceum. He studied advanced music theory with Fotis Koutzayiotis and Baroque flute with Mechthild Stark. He attended voice lessons with soprano Ioulia Troussa at the Athens Conservatoire, where he received his diploma with honours and first prize. He is a member of Meizon Ensemble and a founding member of the medieval music ensemble Lyrae Cantus, with which he has participated in performances and concerts at the Greek National Opera, Athens and Thessaloniki Concert Halls, as well as in festivals in Greece and abroad. Moreover, he has worked with the vocal ensemble Emmelia, the Medieval Music Workshop, etc. Since 2003 he has been a permanent member of the Chorus of the Greek National Opera, where he has also sung, among others, the roles of Prince Yamadori (Madama Butterfly), Matteo Borsa (Rigoletto), Νobleman of Brabant (Lohengrin), Parpignol (La bohème), Ruiz (Il trovatore) and Madman (Wozzeck).