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

 

 

Opou Ki An Pao (Sakellaridis Theofrastos) Aliki Vitsou HMV A.O. 544 7-14325

Palia Kadada (Vitalis) Columbia G-7065-F 131078

Palia Kantada (Vitalis) Odeon A 190469 b Go 1919

Pes Mou Giati (Konstantinidis Grigoris) HMV A.O. 553 BM 549

Poema (San tragoudaki erotiko) (Mario A. Melfi) Parlophon 101315 B. 21670-I

Rigoletto (Verdi) Questa o quella HMV AO 187 BJ 207

San Metho (Papadopoulos Theodoros) Columbia D.G. 2099 C.G. 1005

Stis Plakas tis anifories (Konstantinidis Grigoris) HMV AO 553 BM 552

Ta Hronia Ki An Diavainoun (I Proti Agapi) (Nikos Hadjiapostolou) Aliki Vitsou HMV A.O. 544 7-14324

Ta Korallenia Heili Sou (Nikos Hadjiapostolou) Antonis Kalabousis HMV A.O. 502 (7-14246)

Tha Xanartheis (Giannidis Kostas) Columbia C.G. 1033 D.G. 6003

Ti Matia (Nikos Hadjiapostolou) Odeon ZA 190816 a Go 1510 2 GZA 2800

Tiritomba Columbia D.G. 2044 C.G. 885

Tou Horismou O Ponos Odeon GZA-2801

Zilevo (Epitropakis) Columbia 7093-F 18684