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Dimosthenis Greek tenor, born on Corfu, hev holds a first class
honours degree in harmony (by the Corfu Conservatory)
Vlachos and a singing diploma (with first class honours and
second prize, under Giorgos Samartzis). In 2013 he
won the scholarship of the Gina Bachauer International
Ménélas Music Association under the patronage of Daphne
Chryssospathi. He has attended seminars with Marina
Krilovici and Dimitri Kavrakos. From 2014 to 2016 he
was a member of the Opera Studio of the Greek National
Opera, and from 2016 to this date he has participated as
member of the GNO Chorus in numerous productions
such as Lohengrin, It trovatore, Simon Boccanegra, La
traviata, Don Carlo, Otello, Rigoletto, Lady Macbeth of
Mtsensk, Norma, Faust. Since 2016 he has participated
in the Music Ensembles of the Hellenic Broadcasting
Corporation in concerts and recordings. As a member
of a vocal ensemble he took part in the works Orphée
aux enfers and The Magic Pillows. As a soloist he has
performed as Sack in Thodoris Economou’s musical
Musika! The Battle of Sounds on the GNO Alternative
Stage, as well as in ecclesiastic music works.

Nikos Greek baritone (baryton-martin). He holds a degree
in piano and harmony, as well as a law degree (2010)
Ziaziaris and a master’s degree in music education (2020). He
is currently a PhD candidate at the Department of
Music Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of
Ménélas Athens. He performs as a soloist in concerts, operas and
theatrical plays in Greece and abroad (China, Turkey,
Germany, Italy, Vatican). He has performed, among
others, Danilo (Die lustige Witwe, Olympia – Maria Callas
Municipal Theatre, 2019/20), Konstantis (The Silent
One, Dimitra Trypani, GNO Alternative Stage, 2019),
Comper-Narrator (The Hauntings, Dimitris Maramis,
Athens Concert Hall, 2019), Tenor (Master Class,
Terrence McNally, Mikro Horn Theatre, 2019), Lord
Farquaad (Shrek, the Musical, David Lindsay-Abaire,
National Theatre of Greece Main Stage, 2014/15). As
a conductor, chorus teacher, as well as music learning
and performance instructor he has worked for El
Sistema Greece (2016-18), British Council and UNICEF
(2017-19), as well as for the Learning & Participation
Department of the Greek National Opera (2020-22).