Donizetti's Caterina Cornaro
Nicosia, Cyprus, September 2004
Donizetti's Caterina Cornaro was performed in front of the Venetian walls of Nicosia, Cyprus, where the historical Caterina once walked, on September 22, 24 & 25, 2004, as part of the 2004 Kypria Festival. The photographs below are courtesy of Ayis Ioannides, the conductor. Because of the circumstances, picture quality is a little variable.
The opera was directed by the director Pierre Leon, conducted by Ayis Ioannides, with sets and costumes by Stefanos Athienitis and Lakis Yenethlis.
The cast was:-
Caterina: Margarita Elia
Gerardo: Yiannos Constantinou
Lusignano: Jeffrey Carl
Mocenigo: Pompeiu Harasteanu
Andrea Cornaro: Damon Ploumis
Strozzi: Yiannis Christopoulos
with the Cyprus State Orchestra and Limassol Aris choir
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Caterina, Andrea, Gerardo |
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Andrea, Caterina, Gerardo |
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Strozzi, Mocenigo |
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Gerardo, Lusignano |
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Lusignano, Caterina |
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Mocenigo, Lusignano |
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Caterina, Gerardo with the dead Lusignano |
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Caterina and choir
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A well deserved bow for the cast and production team. The production received a warm review in the March/April 2005 edition of Opera Now. |
