Talk:Mario Frangoulis
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Hello, is this all documented? Where are the references, sources, Etc?? Greekvoice 19:51, 29 December 2006 (UTC) In the meanwhile, Mario is again touring the U.S., and speaking with representatives of Mario Lanza's family about a project for a show and film on the life of the legendary tenor. Where is the proof of this statement? Greekvoice 20:07, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
Should have cited a sample.. this article is full of this kind of writing. " He was an overnight sensation",
THis is not fact, but opinon. Unless it can be proven. Please check this article and clean it up.Greekvoice 19:55, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
This is simply one of the worst articles on Wikipedia that I have come across. I don't know if anything has been documented since it refers to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Raincoat. I kid you not. I am going to move the bulk of the text to the talk page for clean-up before it is put in the article. No one should have to run across this on Wikipedia. KP Botany 22:03, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
- Ha - I get the joke from my talk page now! I agree with KP's plan. Given WP:BLP, this content needs to be verified or whacked, and I'll even go further and say that if we can't verify stuff here in short order, it shouldn't even stay on the talk page. | Mr. Darcy talk 22:11, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Article text that needs wikified before being returned to article--not to imply rest of article is up to standards yet.
He repeated the part of Lun-Tha in a concert version with the BCC Symphony Orchestra with Barbara Cook in 1996, conducted by Wally Harper. In the summer of 1996 he made his debut at the Herod Atticus ancient amphitheater, under the Athens Acropolis, in an evening dedicated to the memory of Leonard Bernstein, with the “Orchestra of Colours” ( a symphony orchestra created by Oscar-winning popular Greek composer Manos Hatzidakis), singing excerpts from “West Side Story”, “Candide”, “ Our Town” etc. He returned to this ancient theatre in September 4th and 5th of the same year, marking the start of his collaboration with renowned Greek composer Yannis Markopoulos, winner of the BBC-TV music award for “Who pays the ferryman”. He sung the title role of Orpheus in the “Orpheus liturgy”, an oratorio that was also broadcast by the National Greek TV Network. He was to interpret this work another three times in 1999. In the meantime, and at the same period of 1996, he was repeating his successful portrayal of Marius in “Les Miserables” at the Palace Theatre, in London’s West End.
In February 1997, due to his mother’s serious illness, he interrupted his international career to return to his home country where he soon became very popular with his fellow countrymen. He received great critical acclaim in the Athens theatres for his portrayal of parts such as Billy Kracker in K. Weil’s “Happy End”, with the Carolos Koun Art’s Theatre, the Lead Bird in Aristophane’s comedy “The Birds”. In September 1997 he was offered the lead role of Danny Zouko in the musical “Grease”, directed by David Gilmore. Once more, it was a great success with public and critics alike. In the same season, he appeared in late night shows in the prestigious music hall “Iera Odos”, alongside Greek star George Dalaras, singing popular Greek, Italian and Spanish songs: the production toured Greece and Europe and was turned into a best-selling CD (by EMI Greece), which soon went platinum. Representatives of Sony Music heard him in this show and arranged for him to be introduced to Peter Gelb, the head of Sony Classical: the outcome was the signing of an exclusive contract, enabling M. Frangoulis to start an international recording career at the highest level.
His collaboration with prestigious Greek composers continued with his starring in the May 1998 Herod Atticus performance of Mikis Theodorakis’ “ Axion Esti”, a musical rendition of the historic poem of the same name by Nobel prize winner Odysseas Elytis.
In the spring of 1999, he made his first solo show, again in “Iera Odos” music hall, with songs from all over the world, with the participation of Deborah Myers. He was an overnight sensation, and these appearances were followed by a hugely successful concert tour in Greece and Cyprus the following summer, playing to audiences of 2.000-10.000 people. His first solo album, “Fengari erotevmeno” (“Love struck moon”), a live recording of the show, a double CD by Sony, Greece (with kind permission of Sony Classical), was an immediate best-seller, thus winning him his second platinum album (both in Greece and Cyprus) in two years.
In the summer of 2000, he was Tony in “West Side Story” at the prestigious La Scala Opera House in Milan. In August he sang the title role in Yannis Markopoulos “Erotokritos”, at the Herod Atticus Theatre. At the end of the same month he returned to the same venue for his first solo recital there, with the participation of Deborah Myers, with a repertoire of Greek and foreign songs: a show that also went on tour and was also turned into a best-selling CD. From then on, his appearances and successes are too numerous to list. Mario Frangoulis has performed as a solo concert artist in some of the most prestigious concert halls in London, Berlin, Munchen, Helsinki, Paris, Brussels, such as Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Athens Music Megaron concert hall, Frankfurt Opera, Savoy Theatre, to name but a few, in more than a hundred concerts around the world, always to great critical acclaim. The extensive Greek tours which he regularly undertakes every summer, and the frequent appearances dotting the Athens cultural winter season, have made him immensely popular in all corners of his homeland. To those must now be added his U.S. tours, which started in the winter of 2004-05 for the promotion of his international albums. At the same time, Mr. Frangoulis is pursuing his dream of opera, continuing his training with a Greek teacher and waiting for the right moment to fully introduce opera to his many fans. His concert experience includes appearances alongside Montserrat Caballe and Samuel Ramey with the orchestra and chorus of the National Youth Orchestra at Whitehall, celebrating the late Princess Diana’s birthday, in memory of Dame Margot Fonteyn and to benefit the Royal Ballet on May 21st, 1991. In May 2001 he was one of the leading artists in an evening called "Viva Verdi", a tribute for the centenary of the composer’s death, given at the New Opera of Moscow, and opera is now a highlight in all his personal concerts all over the world, from Greece to Japan to the U.S., where he made his solo debut on May 2005 at the New York City Center.
A firm believer in not neglecting any facet of his talent and of his loves, he has also been active as an actor. In the summer of 2001 he made his debut in ancient Greek tragedy, interpreting the demanding role of Dionysus in Euripides’ “Bacchae”, a production that toured all Greece, and was also performed at the Herod Atticus Theatre in Athens: his acting drew unanimous acclaim from public and professional critics alike. The success was repeated two years later by his portrayal of the role of Achilles in the trilogy "Achilleis".
His international recording career started in 2002 with Sometimes I Dream, (released by Sony International), with a repertoire of songs by Mediterranean composers:an album that infused elements of rock, pop, and film music as well as opera. In 2004, Frangoulis appeared in De-Lovely, a film on Cole Porter's life, where he sang the duet "So in Love" with Lara Fabian, which is included in the soundtrack CD. His next album, Follow Your Heart, consisting of the same elements, followed in 2005. In addition, 2005 saw the release of his latest Greek album O Kipos Ton Eichon (Garden of Wishes) with original songs by various composers, including himself, on texts by poet Paraskevas Karasoulos .
The book "Mario and I", by journalist Rosita Sokou, was published in Athens by Kastaniotis editions, in December 2005, and is looking for an English publisher.
In the meanwhile, Mario is again touring the U.S., and speaking with representatives of Mario Lanza's family about a project for a show and film on the life of the legendary tenor. His concert in Boston at Harvard's Sanders Theater on June 16, 2006 was sold out (http://www.tunesbaby.com/shows). His recent Chicago concert on October 9th 2006 was also a great success. He is due to perform in Richmond, Virginia on November 4, 2006 with the Richmond Symphony. KP Botany 22:11, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Sections
I added the sections Early life and Career. I hope it's helped (at least) at bit. Acalamari 23:55, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
