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Magda Mavroyianni’s Music Dialogues with History: Delacroix – Kanaris, George Sand – Chopin
  -  Magda Mavroyianni’s Music Dialogues with History: Delacroix – Kanaris, George Sand – Chopin

Date/Time
11/02/2021
20:30 - 22:00

Location
B&M Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts and Music


Eugène Delacroix’s visit to the estate of George Sand at Nohant, an encounter place of intellectuals. The discussions on philhellenism, Romanticism and the descriptions of the historical events in Greece, in particular, as well as the uprising of the fertile island of Chios that infuriated the Sultan. The news about the massacre in Chios that overwhelmed and inspired Delacroix. He painted the famous massacre of Chios. Kanaris’ feat, who attached his fireship to the Ottoman flagship, setting it in flames. Texts accompanied by Frédéric Chopin’s heroic music pieces. Polonaises, studies, ballads and others.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magda Mavroyianni concept, text, staging, narration

Carolos Zouganelis piano

Nikolas Klironomos visuals

 

Thursday 11 February 2021

20:30

 

Tickets: 20, 15, 10 euros

 

Book your ticket here.