Chrissa Maliamani

Greek soprano, born in Thessaloniki. She studied voice at the New Conservatory of Thessaloniki under Varvara Tsambali (diploma with honours) and completed her postgraduate studies at the Würzburg University of Music under Cheryl Studer. While studying she sang such roles as Blonde (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Fanny (La cambiale di matrimonio), Zerbinetta (Ariadne auf Naxos) and Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia). Between September 2012 and July 2014, she was a member of the Ensemble of the Plauen-Zwickau Theatre, where she performed numerous roles such as Despina (Così fan tutte), Ännchen (Der Freischütz) and Graziella (Detlev Glanert’s Joseph Süss). She performed the title roles of Lucia di Lammermoor, Leïla (Les Pêcheurs de perles), Eurydice (Orphée aux enfers, Olympia Municipal Music Theatre “Maria Callas”), Adele (Die Fledermaus, Thessaloniki Concert Hall), Vivika (The Godson, Olympia Municipal Music Theatre “Maria Callas”), while recently she sang Violetta (La traviata) and Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus, Olympia Municipal Music Theatre “Maria Callas”). At the GNO she has sung Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Frasquita (Carmen), Maid (Powder Her Face), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Sophie (Werther) and Betty (Les Éclairs).