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SUMMARY:Family Concerts 2: Freakadella\, The Witch who Hated Christmas Carols - 19.12.2024
DESCRIPTION:Family Concerts 2: \nFREAKADELLA\, THE WITCH WHO HATED CHRISTMAS CAROLS \nPafos: Thursday 19 December 2024 – Markideio Municipal Theatre\, 18:00 \nSoundtrack and narration of the story by Evgenios Trivizas – Cyprus premiere \nActor Petros Georkadjis performs the role of the witch (in Greek)\nRea Olympiou costume designer\nΣymhpoΠedia and Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra Choirs (choirmaster Loizos Loizou)\nAlkis Baltas conductor\, selection of classical music\, original compositions\, arrangements/orchestrations \nΤhe Cyprus Symphony Orchestra\, the ΣymhpoΠedia and Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra Choirs\, and the actor Petros Georkadjis will present the Cyprus premiere of this production whereby the popular\, witty Christmas story by Evgenios Trivizas is brought to life through music and narration\, under the direction of the CySO honourary conductor and composer\, Alkis Baltas. \nThis will be a fresh production with an emphasis on theatricality\, in order to best bring out the action and humour of the story. The actor Petros Georkadjis plays the role of a present-day witch\, whose costume was specially designed for this production by Rea Olympiou. \nThe soundtrack that accompanies the narration consists of excerpts from various classical works by Mussorgsky\, Borodin\, Mozart\, Mendelssohn\, and other composers\, as well as brief new compositions by Alkis Baltas\, who took various Greek carols (Crete\, Corfu\, Macedonia\, Cyprus) and arranged them for chorus and orchestra. \nA tale full of magic spells\, adventure and an unexpected metamorphosis that will warm everyone’s hearts. \nAnd the story goes like this… \nThe witch Freakadella hates everything that is good…. especially… Christmas carols! When children sing them at Christmastime she gets furious and turns them into frogs\, ducklings\, kittens and other animals. Still\, even in their new form\, children keep on singing the Carols. After various adventures\, the children manage to change Freakadella’s mind and heart… \nThe concerts are held in collaboration with Radiomarathon\nIt is with special honour that the CySO Foundation collaborates for these concerts with Radiomarathon. Ιn support of this charitable institution\, before and after the concerts\, at the entrance hall of all three theatres there will be a bazaar with various items for sale. \nSupporter: Pafos Municipality \nTicket price: €15 / €10 (concession) \nConcession tickets are available to:\nStudents\, soldiers\, pensioners\, large and five-member families on presentation of ID.\nFree entrance for people with disabilities. \nTicket presales:\nStrovolos Municipal Theatre & Markideio Municipal Theatre:\nOnline at cyso.interticket.com and 1\,5 hours before the concert. \nPattihio Limassol Municipal Theatre:\nOnline at www.soldouttickets.com.cy\, at the Box Office: Mon-Fri: 10:00-13:00 and 16:00-19:00\, Sat. 10:00-13:00 and 2 hours before the concert.
URL:https://www.visitcyprus.com/event/family-concerts-2-freakadella-the-witch-who-hated-christmas-carols-18-20-12-2024-2/
LOCATION:Markideio Municipal Theatre\, 18 Andrea Geroudi\, Paphos\, 8010\, Cyprus
CATEGORIES:Cultural,Music
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