The opera singer Eleni Ioannidou comes from Wroclaw. After completing two studies, one for agricultural science and then for classical singing, both with distinction, she wins a scholarship from the "Society of Friends for Music / Megaron Mousikis Athinon" in Greece. She continues her studies in Austria (University of Music and Performing Arts), in Italy (Corso Biennale "Il Teatro e la Musica") and at the renowned "Accademia della Scala di Milano" with Leyla Gencer. At the same time, she took her first steps as a professional artist in the Arena di Verona, the Milan Scala, the Teatro Piccolo di Milano, the Festival "Maggio Musicale Trapanese" and the National Opera in Athens. She debuts in the most important roles for her voice (lirico spinto), especially Mozart, Belcanto and Verdi. She has won several international competitions such as "Velluti (in Dolo, Venice)," Giuseppe di Stefano "(Trapani, Sicily) and has been a finalist in the" Voci verdiane "(Busseto). She also received the" Franco Corelli "award for her achievements at the Accademia della Scala, selected by Jose Carreras to give him a concert in Megaron Mousikis Athinon for the benefit of the Leuchemia Foundation, followed by concert tours to Japan and South America.

 

From 2008 to 2016 she lived in Munich and worked as a freelance singer. Since 2015 she has also worked as a producer for music and theater ("Segreto di Susanna" by Wolf-Ferrari in the Wolf-Ferrari house in Ottobrunn). In 2016 she moved to Görlitz, where she successfully carried out the planning and artistic direction of the international Messiaen Days for the association "Meetingpoint Music Messiaen". In 2017 she founded the association "Ars-Augusta e.V.", of which she is the chair. In addition, she initiated and organized the founding of the "Lausitzer Barock-Ensemble", which consists of young German and Polish musicians.

 

Eleni speaks six languages ​​(Italian, English, Polish, Greek, German, French), plays the piano, writes and paints. Her passion is music, her interests are theater, philosophy and architecture.