III International Virgilijus Noreika Competition for Singers

Manos Christofakakis

Manos Christofakakis (1989)

| Greece

Bass

Accompanist | Lina Giedraitytė

Manos Christofakakis is a bass from Greece praised for his voice and acting skills. His extensive vocal range allows him to interprete roles extending from basso profondo to bass-baritone. Since June 2021 he has added to his repertory eight operatic roles and has performed in 5 different countries.His recent performance repertory includes Bluebeard (Bluebeard´s Castle), Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro), Don Giovanni and Leporello (Don Giovanni), Voce di Nettuno (Idomeneo), etc. He is engaged in stage directing and light design and is the artistic director of the Lyric Theater of Crete. He graduated Akropolis Conservatory and the Academy of Arts and Culture of Strossmayer University.

I ROUND

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Die Zauberflöte
    • Sarastro's aria "O Isis und Osiris"
  • Giuseppe Verdi | Simon Boccanegra
    • Fiesco's recitative and aria"A te l'estremo addio...Il lacerato spirito"
  • II ROUND

  • Giuseppe Verdi | Macbeth
    • Banko's recitative and aria "Studia il passo, o mio figlio... Come dal ciel precipita"
  • Gioachino Rossini | Il Barbiere di Siviglia
    • Basilio's aria "La calunnia è un venticello"
  • III ROUND

  • Georges Bizet | Carmen
    • Toreador song "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre"
  • Giuseppe Verdi | Don Carlos
    • Philip's II aria "Ella giammai m'amo"
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