THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS (Papaioannou) Athens 2025 Chrissa Maliamani, Georgios Iatrou. Miranda Makrynioti, Alexios Zervanos

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: The Fall of the House of Commons   
• Composer: Papaioannou Orestis  
• Libretto: Alekos Lountzis, Orfeas Apergis    Libretto Text, Libretto Index
• Venue & Opera Company: Alternative Stage, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Greek National Opera, Athens, Greece  
• Recorded: May 8 & 10, 2025
• Type: Staged Opera Live
• Singers: Chrissa Maliamani, Georgios Iatrou. Miranda Makrynioti, Alexios Zervanos
• Conductor: Michalis Papapetrou  
• Orchestra: Instrumental Ensemble  
• Stage Director: Alexandros Efklidis  
• Stage Designer: Giannis Katranitsas  
• Costume Designer: Giannis Katranitsas  
• Lighting Designer: Christos Tziogkas  

Information about the Recording

• Published by: GNO TV  
• Date Published: 2025  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs  

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

  The contemporary opera The Fall of the House of Commons, a futuristic and bold work about the mysterious co-existence of human and artificial intelligence, is coming to GNO TV. With music composed by Orestis Papaioannou, based on a concept and dramaturgy by Alekos Lountzis, and with a libretto penned by Alekos Lountzis and Orfeas Apergis, this work brought to life a fantasy world in the Alternative Stage of the Greek National Opera, a reality not far from our own, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s archetypal short story The Fall of the House of Usher, through the directorial perspective of Alexandros Eflkidis. The six-member instrumental ensemble will be conducted by Michalis Papapetrou.

  A contemporary opera about the “broken ecosystem of postmodern cities”, as envisioned by its creators. The inner space of modern apartments increasingly reminds us of a reflection on a turned-off high-definition screen, where human and artificial intelligence coexist in a mysterious way. All the goods are home delivered, relationships are formed and break indoors, and fantasies sound like phone ringtones.

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