APHRODITE’S SONG - Voice and piano recital
Where: STROVOLOS THEATRE NICOSIA
When: 24/02/2025
Tickets: Full-price €15 | Concessions* €10 (LMS members, pensioners, full-time students, soldiers)
Duration: 1 hour
About the event:
Aphrodite’s Song
Voice and piano recital
Marianna Suri, soprano | Nicolas Costantinou, piano
Strovolos Municipal Theatre | Monday, 24 February 2025 | 20:00
Ledra Music Soloists presents an enchanting evening of art-song titled “Aphrodite’s Song”, featuring soprano Marianna Suri and pianist Nicolas Costantinou.
The concert is dedicated to the diverse and multifaceted portrayal of female characters, as they come to life through myths, 19th-century European literature, 20th-century Cypriot poetry, and the island's popular traditions. The figures of Phidylé, Mignon, Sappho, and Ondine, along with the Cypriot maiden, are connected through the metaphorical presence of Aphrodite—a representation of the modern woman. Aphrodite, a symbol of timeless femininity, adds an extra layer of meaning to the exploration of passions, contradictions, and the strength that defines the female experience.
Event Dates:
| Event | Day | Date | Start Time | Venue | Tickets: | |
| APHRODITE’S SONG - Voice and piano recital | Monday | 24/02/2025 | 20:00 |
STROVOLOS THEATRE NICOSIA 
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More about the event:
A unique musical journey that delves into the beauty, complexity, and timelessness of the female spirit, featuring works by Duparc, Schumann, Michaelides, Debussy, Ioannides, and C. Y. Stylianou. Don’t miss the chance to experience a programme that weaves melodies, emotions, and symbolism.
Programme
- Duparc: L’Invitation au voyage, Phidylé, Chanson triste
- Schumann: 4 Lieder der Mignon, op. 98
- Debussy: Danseuses de Delphes, Ondine
- Ioannides: 4 Arrangements of Cypriot folk songs
- Michaelides: La lyre de Sappho
- C. Y. Stylianou: Dreams and Adonis, Adonis’ absence, Do you hear me ΙΙ
The work of Cypriot soprano Mariana Suri spans from the performance of opera, concert, and recital to the delivery of radical new music. Recent performances include her appearance as the Storyteller in the refugee-inspired opera The Journey by Jeremy Gill for the Tête à Tête Opera Festival 2022 and a recital series with Concordia String Quartet for the Larnaca Classical Music Festival and the Hellenic Centre in London. Past performing highlights include a solo recital for the Britten Pears Foundation, her performances as the Countess Almaviva and Donna Anna (Cyprus Opera Organisation) Inez (Kazakh Abai National Theatre), Mimi (D’Angelo Performing Arts Centre) Miss Jessel (RUO) and Pamina (Amalfi Coast Music Festival) and as a soloist with the Erie Philharmonic, the Houston Sinfonietta, the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, and the Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra. A contemporary music collaborator she has performed the Sprechstimme in Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire, and in 2023, was featured as a soloist in Fragments of Experience, a William Blake-inspired audiovisual song cycle. She is a graduate of Mercyhurst University, (B.M), Rice University (M.M.), and The Ohio State University (M.A.).
Steinway Artist Nicolas Costantinou is renowned for impressing audiences with his daring selection of old and new repertoire and his ability to collaborate with extraordinary instrumental ensembles. Critics have hailed him as “… an artist of deep emotions, who is capable of performing music with his whole being and soul…” (Kaleva, 2003) while his interpretations have been described as “colossal” and “dramatic” (Dimitri Nicolau, 2002). Nicolas already has three albums to his name with Odradek Records, and on 21 February 2025, he releases his fourth, titled empneusis. This new album features works for clarinet and piano, performed alongside clarinetist Gábor Varga.
TICKETS Full-price €15 | Concessions* €10 (LMS members, pensioners, full-time students, soldiers)
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