The next International Virgilijus Noreika Competition for Singers is planned for 2026, Vilnius
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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
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Simon Boccanegra
Fiesco's recitative and aria"A te l'estremo addio...Il lacerato spirito"
II ROUND
Giuseppe Verdi
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Macbeth
Banko's recitative and aria "Studia il passo, o mio figlio... Come dal ciel precipita"
Gioachino Rossini
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Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Basilio's aria "La calunnia è un venticello"
III ROUND
Georges Bizet
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Carmen
Toreador song "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre"