Description

PETROS EPITROPAKIS (ATHENS, GREECE, 22 DECEMBER, 1894 – ATHENS, GREECE, 9 APRIL, 1977)

 

 

 

 

First, he studied singing with N. Kokkinos and Tim Xathnopoulos. From 1918 to 1920, he continued his education under Nina Foka at the Athens Conservatory. He made his debut as Cavaradossi in Tosca at the Attikon Theatre in Piraeus. He then continued his studies in Milan under Giuseppe Borghi (1920–1924). In Italy, he appeared with great success on renowned operatic stages.

After returning to Greece in 1924, he appeared as the Duke in Rigoletto opposite Yiannis Angelopoulos. During the interwar period, he sang in performances of the Elliniko Melodrama (Greek Melodrama), including The Mother’s Ring (1928, 1931), O Protomastoras (1930), Il barbiere di Siviglia (1930, alongside Elvira de Hidalgo), Don Pasquale (1931), and others.

From 1941 to 1959, he was a principal tenor of the Greek National Opera. His repertoire included Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Alfredo in La Traviata, Des Grieux in Manon, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Ernesto in Don Pasquale, and many other roles.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1919 Piraeus Attikon Tosca (Cavaradossi)

1920 Marsala Teatro Municipale Faust (Faust)

1924 Athens National Opera Rigoletto (Duke)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

A Santa Lucia (Otto Stransky) Odeon 238.916 BE 9523

Agapis Logia (Nikos Hadjiapostolou) Aliki Vitsou HMV A.O. 506 BF 761

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Oh sorte! già veggo HMV A.0. 188 (18-12458)

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Se il mio nome HMV A.0. 188 (18-12457)

Boemikes kardies (Nikos Hadjiapostolou) Ese monaha eho agapisi with Aliki Vitsou HMV A.O. 545 7-14327

Den Eiste Eseis Pou Kapoio Vradi (Zoumber) Columbia DG 416 WG 623

Eida Matia (Triantafyllou Kleon) HMV A.O. 538 (18-12690)

Ela To Feggari Prin Vgei (Michalis Sougioul) Renos Talmas Columbia 7186-F Co 25497

Erotevmeni (Nikos Hadjiapostolou) Orthophonic S-686 CF1826

Gynaikes Omorfes Christina Efthymiadou Columbia D.G. 354

Hameni Agapi Aliki Vitsou Columbia D.G. 6137 C.G. 1255

I Nyhta Fevgei Olohari Antonis Kalampousis HMV A.O. 2038 OW. 209-1 150-752

I Parastratimeni (Davos Ioannis) Christina Efthymiadou Columbia D.G. 2044 C.G. 846

I Plaka (Konstantinidis Grigoris) HMV A.O. 553 BM-552

Kapoies Kampanes (Tonis Farougias) Columbia D.G. 421 W.G. 777