Mario Frangoulis is a tenor of the 21st Century, with the ability to sing everything from a hard-rock anthem to an operatic aria. He attended London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama. While at Guildhall he was discovered by Sir Cameron Mackintosh, who immediately hired Frangoulis to play Marius in ‘Les Miserables’ in London’s West End. Soon thereafter, he was invited by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber to play the role of Raoul in ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ to great critical acclaim. It was during this time that Mario discovered the operatic side of his voice. He won the Maria Callas Prize and then went to Italy to study first with Carlo Bergonzi and later with Alfredo Kraus.
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YIORGOS IOANNOU
Born in Nicosia, Cyprus, Yiorgos Ioannou, has participated in over 40 concerts for charity purposes since the age of 10 years. Today, at the age of just 15, this highly talented young baretone has already participated and won numerous song contests in Cyprus. More recently, he won the second prize at the Greece Got Talent competition. His dream is to study in a renowned Music Conservatory. In the meantime, Yiorgos Ioannou attends the Pascal English High School of Nicosia, and has a passion for languages.
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He continued his studies at the Julliard School of Music in New York. Frangoulis is anything but a conventional operatic singer: he got the role of Tony in ‘West Side Story’ at Milan’s La Scala for the New Millenium. He has appeared in films, on television, and even in epic presentations of Greek tragedies. In his native Greece, Mario has been acclaimed by critics in roles ranging from high-school hero Danny Zuko in ‘Grease’ to Aristophanes’ ‘The Birds’ featuring the songs of Manos Hadjidakis in the ancient amphitheatre at Epidaurus. Since 1998 Frangoulis has completed fifteen international recordings for Sony Classical.
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of the total of his verse (I SOUMA, Ianos Publications) was published in two books dedicated to his life and work by Kostas Bliatkas (Ianos Publications) and Dimitris Karabelas (Metaixmio). At various times Savvopoulos has had his own series of programmes, both on television and on radio. Marital status: married to Aspa since 1967. Children: Cornelius (1968), Romanos (1972).
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