Vassilis Kostopoulos

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Studies

National Opera Studio, UK (2003-04)

Friends of Covent Garden sponsorship
Support from the Onassis Foundation

Royal Academy of Music, London (2001-03)

Postgraduate Diploma in Performance (Distinction)
Diploma of the Royal Academy of Music (Dip RAM)
Full fees scholarship & bursary from RAM
Support from the Onassis Foundation

Hellenic Conservatory (1999-01)

Diploma in Opera Singing
Excellent unanimously & 1^st Prize, Scholar

National Technical University of Athens (1995-01)

M.Sc Mining & Metallurgical Engineering (8.3/10, Scholar)

Montessori School (1981-1986)

Languages

English
Cambridge & Michigan Proficiency Diplomas – TOEFL: 277

French
Diplôme approfondi de langue Française – D.A.L.F.

Italian
4 years of intensive study – fluent use

German
5 months of intensive study already

Greek
first language

Singing teachers

Lina Tentzeri (since 1997)

Glenville Hargreaves (RAM : 2001 – 2003)

Bonaldo Giaiotti (consultation since 2004)

Operatic experience in productions

La Cenerentola (Don Magnifico) 2005

Glyndebourne Festival Opera (G.O.T)

Don Giovanni (Commendatore), 2005

Marathon – Salamis (Gran Sacerdote), 2003&2005

Macbeth (Banquo), 2003

La Bohème (Colline), 2005

Greek National Opera

Le Nozze di Figaro (Bartolo)

Megaron, Thessaloniki Concert Hall, Greece

Anghiari Festival, Italy

 Berbiguères Festival, France

Amersham Festival, UK

Eugene Onegin (Prince Gremin) 2003

 Oxford City Opera

L’ incoronazione di Poppea (Seneca)

Falstaff (Pistola)

The Cunning Little Vixen (Parson – Badger)

 Royal Academy of Music

Roles studied in full

I Puritani (Giorgio)

La Forza del Destino (Padre Guardiano)

Rigoletto (Sparafucile)

Simon Boccanegra (Fiesco)

Nabucco (Zaccaria)

Aida (Ramfis)

Luisa Miller (Count Walter)

La Gioconda (Alvise)

Lucrezia Borgia (Don Alfonso)

Don Carlo (Grande Inquisitore)

Norma (Oroveso)

Carmen (Escamillo)

Song cycles – Oratorios Performed

  Dichterliebe (Schumann)

Liederkreis op.24 (Schumann)

Liederkreis op.39 (Schumann)

Winterreise (Schubert)

Die Erste Walpurgisnacht (Mendelssohn)

Requiem (Verdi)

Creation (Haydn)

Copyright (c) 2007, Vassilis Kostopoulos

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