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Antonis Greek baritone, he completed his studies in classical
singing under Eleni Melissidi at the Kodály Conservatory
Kordopatis in Athens. He also takes lessons with bass Dimitri
Kavrakos and took part in his special training seminars
in 2019. He has attended courses on theory of music
Ajax with pianist Sophia Tamvakopoulou, has completed
studies in higher theory of music with composer Ilias
Nikolaidis, and had lessons of classical piano with
Irini Dargenta and acting lessons with the actor of the
National Theatre of Greece Dimitris Imellos. He has
an excellent command of English and takes classes
in German and Italian. He has appeared in concerts
at cultural centres and other venues in Athens as well
as at the Athens Concert Hall as part of the special
training seminar with Dimitri Kavrakos. In January 2018
he performed at an opera gala in Trikala along with
acclaimed opera artists and the ERT Orchestra under
the baton of Michalis Economou.

Angelo Greek countertenor, he is a postgraduate student in
classical singing at the Conservatoire of the ArtEZ
Kydoniefs University of the Arts (Zwolle, Holland), under Marian
Kuiper. In June 2022 he was awarded his diploma in
classical singing (with first class honours and first prize)
Achille after studying with Hera Zerva at the Conservatory of the
Patras Polyphonic Choir, and in 2021 he graduated with
honours from the Faculty of Music Studies of the Ionian
University (Corfu) with a specialization in conducting
children, school, and youth choirs. In 2021/22 he also
studied performance of vocal music at the Athens
Conservatoire Early Music Center. He performed as
Michael Igerinos in Sofia Bardoutsou’s opera To Alexia
and was the understudy for the role of Konstantis in
Dimitra Trypani’s The Silent One, a co-production of the
GNO Alternative Stage and Paxi Festival.