MARIA PALASKA
SOPRANO
**** NEWS ****
2020 has been a quiet year regarding to music, theatre and opera. Performances have been postponed or cancelled due to corona. Through this period we try to remain active by studying new repertoire and working on new projects. 2020 has made us more persistent to our art and goals. Let us be there and make music when the crisis is over. Wishes for a healthy and creative 2021!
Working on:
HAENDEL - ORFF - MOZART - BELLINI - VERDI
With our art song programm Amore we had our first performance at the 8th of February 2020 in the Lutherkirche Konstanz. In the summer 2020 we recorded pieces from our repertoire. Click on the links below to listen to a sample of our work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0ngzI1Q5bs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIUislstyNc
AMORE!
Liebesszenen aus Italien
Lied Duo with Elisa Malandra
Works of Hugo Wolf, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Joseph Marx, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Ottorino Respighi
LA SONNAMBULA
Maria steps in as Lisa in Bellinis masterpiece at the Greek National Opera
under the direction of Philippe Auguin
and Staging of Marco Arturo Marelli
The production is a co-operation of the Vienna State Opera and the Royal Opera House London
Performances: 13., 18., 26. & 29. October
https://www.nationalopera.gr/en/stavros-niarchos-hall/sn-opera/item/2631-la-sonnambula
Working on:
HAENDEL - ORFF - MOZART - BELLINI - VERDI
With our art song programm Amore we had our first performance at the 8th of February 2020 in the Lutherkirche Konstanz. In the summer 2020 we recorded pieces from our repertoire. Click on the links below to listen to a sample of our work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0ngzI1Q5bs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIUislstyNc
AMORE!
Liebesszenen aus Italien
Lied Duo with Elisa Malandra
Works of Hugo Wolf, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Joseph Marx, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Ottorino Respighi
LA SONNAMBULA
Maria steps in as Lisa in Bellinis masterpiece at the Greek National Opera
under the direction of Philippe Auguin
and Staging of Marco Arturo Marelli
The production is a co-operation of the Vienna State Opera and the Royal Opera House London
Performances: 13., 18., 26. & 29. October
https://www.nationalopera.gr/en/stavros-niarchos-hall/sn-opera/item/2631-la-sonnambula
Highlights 2018 - 2019
"The Greek Maria Palaska shone as the ideal Giulietta with radiant coloratura and top tones up to the high D..."
Christa Kanand, Südwestpresse.de
Maria is performing Giulietta in Vicenzo Bellini's
I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI
at the Historisches Stadttheater Weißenhorn.
Premiera on the 14th October 2018
***Further performances in 2020***
Highlights 2018
"Maria Palaska's Pamina is a miracle of eyes as Louise Brooks, with unique easiness, with a strong and absolutely convincing transition from fear and despair, to strength and boldness."
Katerina I. Anesti, Protagon
Maria is Pamina at the Komische Oper Berlin production and Barrie Koskys staging of the ZAUBERFLÖTE which comes to Athens for 2018.
http://www.nationalopera.gr/en/event/o-magikos-aulos-2018/
Maria as Musetta in
Puccinis LA BOHÈME
at the new main Stage of the GNO
at Stavros Niarchos Cultural Centre
A wonderful collaboration with the stage director Graham Vick
"The Greek Maria Palaska shone as the ideal Giulietta with radiant coloratura and top tones up to the high D..."
Christa Kanand, Südwestpresse.de
Maria is performing Giulietta in Vicenzo Bellini's
I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI
at the Historisches Stadttheater Weißenhorn.
Premiera on the 14th October 2018
***Further performances in 2020***
Highlights 2018
"Maria Palaska's Pamina is a miracle of eyes as Louise Brooks, with unique easiness, with a strong and absolutely convincing transition from fear and despair, to strength and boldness."
Katerina I. Anesti, Protagon
Maria is Pamina at the Komische Oper Berlin production and Barrie Koskys staging of the ZAUBERFLÖTE which comes to Athens for 2018.
http://www.nationalopera.gr/en/event/o-magikos-aulos-2018/
Maria as Musetta in
Puccinis LA BOHÈME
at the new main Stage of the GNO
at Stavros Niarchos Cultural Centre
A wonderful collaboration with the stage director Graham Vick