Thomas Mellios

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Thomas Mellios (born June 8, 1940 in Thessaloniki , Greece ) is a Greek musician ( tenor ), conductor and composer. He advocated international understanding and local voting rights for migrants in Germany and Europe at an early stage .

Artistic work

Thomas Mellios completed a music and singing degree as a tenor at the State Conservatory in Thessaloniki . As a mechanical engineer he came to Stuttgart in 1965 , where he continued his vocal training with Siegfried Fischer-Sand and Hildemarie Keim. There followed numerous solo appearances in opera and oratorios concerts, which he realized part-time and for which he received public attention.

From 1983 onwards, Thomas Mellios turned to the music of his homeland. With the performance of the folk oratorio " Axion Esti " - "Praise be" - by Mikis Theodorakis in the Württemberg State Theater in Stuttgart , he had his first great success in June 1983. From 1983 to 1984 he also appeared in the Broadway musical Cabaret by John van Druten as a tenor soloist at the Württemberg State Theater. In 1986 he founded the “ Ensemble Archipelagos ” - and in the same year appeared for the first time as a conductor with considerable success. This was followed by a series of concerts on German stages and abroad.

In 1989 Thomas Mellios began composing with songs a. a. based on texts by Garefis Delingas, Tassos Kodakos, Jannis Ritsos , Nikiforos Vrettakos and Giorgos Seferis . He was increasingly concerned with song cycles - an approach that resulted in his first work “Legende und Traum” based on texts by Garefis Delingas in a version for a small ensemble. The elements folk song, folk instruments, symphonic instruments and poetic texts were used. The musical work of Thomas Mellios now comprises more than 100 songs, cantatas and song cycles.

Work as a composer / conductor

  • "Legende und Traum" with the Archipelagos ensemble and soloists in the Mozart Hall of the Stuttgart Liederhalle (March 19, 1989)
  • "Five little love songs for Elisa", "Akkord" - song cycles Theaterhaus Stuttgart (November 22, 1992)
  • "Legende und Traum" with the Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie in Konstanz , the Ensemble Archipelagos, the SWR Choir with a small cast and soloists in the Hegelsaal of the Stuttgart Liederhalle (November 1, 1993)

engagement

In 1982 Mellios was a founding member of the “Alte Oper” Stuttgart association. There he took part in numerous benefit concerts and fundraising campaigns for the renovation of the opera house.

Press reports

  • Stuttgarter Zeitung No. 254, Wednesday, November 8, 1993, features section "Commonities"
  • Stuttgarter Zeitung Friday, October 30, 1987, “Permit…” Thomas Mellio's ensemble director
  • Stuttgarter Zeitung Tuesday, January 5, 1988, podium "Culture from the city / region"

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Right to vote for migrants ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. A call for local voting rights for everyone who has lived in Germany for a long time @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wahlrecht-fuer-migranten.de
personal data
SURNAME Mellios, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek musician (tenor), conductor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH June 8, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Thessaloniki