Dimitris Nalbandis

He began his music studies at the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki, in the class of Febi Nikolaidou, and completed them in Athens with Frangiskos Voutsinos, receiving his voice diploma cum laude. He attended lied and oratorio courses taught by soprano Missa Ikeoutsi and by Antonis Kontogeorgiou, acting courses by Dimitris Katalifos and dance courses by Lila Zafiropoulou. He has worked with Opera of Thessaloniki, Athens Epidaurus and Ancient Corinth Festivals, Demetria Festival in Thessaloniki, as well as with Athens and Thessaloniki Concert Halls. He has collaborated with major conductors (Lukas Karytinos, Myron Michailidis, Nikos Athinaios, etc) and numerous orchestras, such as Athens State Orchestra, Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, Athens Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra of Colours, National Symphony Orchestra of Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, Sofia Amadeus Orchestra, Orchestra of the Romanian Opera House in Timişoara, Orchestra of the Belgrade Opera, etc. He has sung in opera performances directed by Michael Hampe, George Kok, Stephen Langridge, Renata Scotto, Giorgos Remoundos, Vassilis Nikolaidis, Alexandros Efklidis, etc. His repertoire comprises roles from the works Rigoletto, Norma, Carmen, Ariadne auf Naxos, Le nozze di Figaro, Die Zauberflöte, as well as operettas by Sakellaridis, etc. He is a founding member of the Eldor Dance Company. He has collaborated with GNO in productions such as The Mask of the Red by Dimitris Marangopoulos, Il matrimonio segreto, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, The Cretan Girl, The Murderess by Giorgos Koumendakis, etc.