December 2023

"The Night of Candles"
at the Queen's Tower, Ilion, Attica

18 Performances
(1-30 December)

Vassilis Koutsavlis, Queen's Tower Host

Nikos Spanatis, counter tenor
Athanasiou Manou, harp

V. Vlavilov Ave Maria
H. Blake I'm walking in the air (Snowman)
Irving Berlin White Christmas
D. Hanson Conant Who will sing for the nightingale
G. F. Händel But who may abide
English traditional Christmas carol
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
B. Britten A Ceremony of Carols
S. Rachmaninoff Vocalise

Ionian University
Department of Music Studies

Thursday 28 September 2023

Doctoral Dissertation in Music Interpretation

Excellent Unanimously

Subject of the Doctoral Thesis:

"From Castrati to contemporary counter tenors:
Comparison of technique, physiology and interpretation of the two voices
in G. F. Händel's leading da capo arias
performed by Senesino".

The thesis also includes a live performance of eleven operatic arias by George Frideric Handel,
performed as Primo Uomo by castrato Senesino.

Parnassos Literary Society | June 2023

Nikos Spanatis, counter tenor

Sergiu Nastasa, baroque violin | Angie Kasda, baroque violin

Iason Ioannou, baroque cello | Alexis Mastichiadis, harpsichord

Jocelyn Pook "With Wand'ring Steps"
The Merchant of Venice
Nikos Spanatis, countertenor
Fragoulis Karayiannopoulos, guitars