Spyros Sakkas
Spyros Sakkas , Greek Σπύρος Σακκάς (* 1938 in Athens ) is a Greek opera singer (baritone).
Life
Sakkas studied singing at the Athens Conservatory with Kimon Triantaphyllou and Marica Kalphopoulou until 1964 . At the Mozarteum in Salzburg he was a student of Max Lorenz and Paul von Schilhawsky (song and oratorio).
He began his career as a baritone at the Braunschweig State Theater . In addition to appearances in many opera houses in Europe and the USA, he worked for radio and television and also worked as a film actor. Sakkas is a specialist in contemporary music and sang world premieres of works by composers such as George Crumb , Iannis Xenakis , Manos Hadjidakis , Wilhelm Killmayer , Günter Bialas , Theodore Antoniou , Antonis Apergis , Jani Christou , Joseph Castaldo , René Koering , Georges Couroupos , Gérard Grisey , Lejaren Hiller , Ahmed Essyad and Mikis Theodorakis .
For twenty years he toured around the world, on which he performed songs by Manos Hadjidakis , accompanied by the composer on the piano . He is also dedicated to researching and performing historical Greek music.
Discography
- Mila mou yia Mila (children's music by Stavros Papastavrou ), 1985
- Manos Hadjidakis : Dio naftika Tragoudia , To katarameno Fidi , O Kiklos tou CNS , Rithmoloyia , 1999
- Xenakis: Orchestral Works Vol 1 , 2000
- Logos Mousikos (works by Mikis Theodorakis, Argyris Kounadis , Georges Couroupos, Manos Hadjidakis), 2002
- Xenakis: Anastenaria, Troorkh, Aïs , 2003
- Foni Idravleos (works by Georges Couroupos, Giannis Markopoulos , Apostolos Hadjichristos , Manos Hadjidakis), 2003
- I Sinelefsi ton Zoon and Exi Tragoudia yia Pondikia (works by Georges Couroupos), 2007
Web links
- Spyros Sakkas at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Saqqas, Spyros |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Σακκάς, Σπύρος (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek opera singer (baritone) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Athens |