George Petrou and his mighty Tamerlano win an Echo Klassik Award!

Greek power at the 2008 Echo Klassik Awards!

The highly praised recording of Tamerlano by George Petrou, his period-instrument orchestra and a bunch of the most talented greek singers, has won the Echo Klassik 2008 for the category Opera recording of the 17th/18th Century.

Complimenti ragazzi!

The recording features Nicholas Spanos, Mata Katsuli, Mary-Ellen Nesi, Tassis Christoyannis, Irini Karaianni, Petros Magoulas and the Orchestra of Patras.


Private photo shot during the recording of Tamerlano
(George Petrou, Tassis Christoyannis and the Orchestra of Patras)


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Private photo shot during the recording of Tamerlano
(George Petrou, Mary-Ellen Nesi and the Orchestra of Patras)




The winners in other categories:

Cecilia and boobs receiving the 2006 Echo Award

Best female singer: Cecilia Bartoli, Maria



Best male singer: Philippe Jaroussky, Carestini - Story of a Castrato



Ensemble/Orchestra of the year: Le Concert d' Astrée, Emmanuelle Haim, Dixit Dominus/Magnificat (with Natalie Dessay)



Opera recording, 19th Century: La Sonnambula (Dessay-Meli), Evelino Pidó EMI/Virgin Classics

Opera recording, 20th/21st Century: Boyarina Morozova, Rodion Shchedrin (composer), Boris Tevlin (conductor), Wergo

Opera arias and duets: Armida, Annette Dasch (soprano) David Syrus (conductor)

Opera DVD of the Year: Le Nozze di Figaro, Netrebko, Schaefer, Roeschmann, D' Arcangelo / Harnoncourt, DG


Bestseller of the year: Duets - Anna Netrebko-Rolando Villazon, DG

Find the full list of winners here.