"Prima Donna"-a symphonic visual concert
Rufus Wainwright, the famous American-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer returns to the Athens Festival and promises us a magical evening under the Acropolis.
Featuring: Athens State Orchestra, conducted by George Petrou
Production of the Athens Festival
Under the auspices of Athens Democracy Forum.
In French with Greek subtitles.
The first part of this very special show comprises of cinema, photography, opera as well as live performance. Wainwright presents a "visualized" version of his first opera Prima Donna, six years after its world premiere at the Manchester International Festival, with the help of two great artists: the visual artist - filmmaker Francesco Vezzoli and the renowned photographer Cindy Sherman.
Three lyric singers will perform excerpts from Prima Donna, along with screenings of a film containing images of the legendary Maria Callas. Francesco Vezzoli created this film specifically for this project, whereas the video projection reaches its peak when Cindy Sherman appears.
The opera Prima Donna is inspired by a series of interviews given by the unsurpassed opera diva Maria Callas, speaking for her role as a prima donna, the strength and the loneliness she hide.
During the second part of the concert, Rufus Wainwright will perform his own famous songs as well as a selection of his favorite songs.
