Megaron 2008-2009 update

The Villazon-Kaufmann fan club

Here's the cast for the THAIS at the Athens Megaron:

Thais: Marlis Petersen/Elizabeth Futral (me, likey Futral!)

Athanael: Anthony Michaels-Moore/George Mosley

Nicias: Antonis Koroneos

Palemon: Christoforos Stamboglis

and maestro Michel Plasson.

Final dates: 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 March 2009
(7 performances? Are they nuts?)

Listen to Elizabeth Futral singing THAIS' "Dis-moi que je suis belle"
Live @ the Barbican, 26 September 2003

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Wiener Symphoniker & Fabio Luisi & Helene Grimaud, 6&7 December 2008

Stuttagart Radio Symphony Orchestra & Roger Norrington & Leonidas Kavakos, 20 March 2009

BBC Symphony Orchestra & Jiri Belohlavek, 25 April 2009

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Daniel Harding & Lang Lang, 13&14 May 2009

UBS Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra & Joshua Bell, 8 October 2008

Alain Lefevre, 15 November 2008

András Schiff, 26&27 January

John Williams, 12 March 2009

Marlis Petersen, Stella Doufexis, Werner Güra, Konrad Jarnot
J. Brahms, "Liebeslieder und Walzer", 13 December 2008

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Jonas Kaufmann (officially!), 15 January 2009

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Karita Mattila, singing Strauss' Four Last Songs, 24 April 2009

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Anna Tomowa-Sintow singing X-mas songs (!!!), 28 & 30 December 2008

Freiburger Barockorchester & Chrstophe Dumaux, 11 February 2009

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That's pretty much what you need to know on the Athens Megaron 2008-9 schedule.