Markella Hatziano Explained

Markella Hatziano (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μαρκέλλα Χατζιάνο|link=no) is an operatic mezzo-soprano born in Athens, Greece.

Early life, education and debut

Hatziano entered the Greek National Conservatoire at the age of 12 as a scholarship student. She studied with Georgia Georgilopoulou, graduating summa cum laude at the age of 17. She studied repertoire and interpretation with baritone Tito Gobbi for three years.[1] She came to international attention as the second place finalist in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition and the winner of the first Tito Gobbi International Competition.[2] Hatziano short after graduation made her very early professional debut with the Oxford Symphony Orchestra at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens. Her operatic debut took place at the Greek National Opera[3] at the age of 23 performing Princess Eboli in Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi.

International career

She debuted on the international stage as Suzuki in Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini with the Opera Company of Boston conducted by Sarah Caldwell,[4] Neris in Médée by Luigi Cherubini,[5] Amneris in Aida,[6] soloist in Messa da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi and at the Sofia Opera as Azucena in Il trovatore. She gained great international recognition in December 1993 when she performed on short notice the role of Didon in Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz in highly praised concert performances at the Barbican Centre with the London Symphony Orchestra under Colin Davis.[7]

She has performed the roles of Dalila (Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saëns), Amneris (Aida by Verdi), Eboli (Don Carlos by Verdi), Azucena (Il trovatore by Verdi), Didon (Les Troyens by Berlioz), Marguerite (La damnation de Faust by Berlioz),[8] Charlotte (Werther by Jules Massenet),[9] Santuzza (Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni) and Judith (Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Bartók)[10] at many of the world's most prestigious opera houses and festivals[11] including for example the Royal Opera House,[12] [13] Teatro alla Scala,[14] [15] Liceu,[16] Teatro Real,[17] San Francisco Opera,[18] Berlin State Opera, Teatro Colón,[19] Wiener Musikverein,[20] Royal Albert Hall,[21] Tanglewood Music Festival,[22] Maggio Musicale Fiorentino,[23] Salzburg Festival[24] and the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus.[25]

She has appeared with many of the world's top symphony orchestras including for example the Vienna Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic,[26] Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra,[27] Los Angeles Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Royal Philharmonic, Staatskapelle Berlin, Oslo Philharmonic,[28] RAI National Symphony Orchestra,[29] as well as the two Greek state orchestras, i.e., the Athens State Orchestra and the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, performing works by Verdi,[30] Chausson, Ravel, Berlioz,[31] Beethoven and Mahler.[32]

She has collaborated with many world-renowned opera singers, such as José Carreras,[33] Jessye Norman, Montserrat Caballé,[34] Shirley Verrett,[35] José Cura,[36] Josephine Barstow, Gwyneth Jones, Robert Hale, Simon Estes, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, stage directors Robert Wilson and Franco Zeffirelli, conductors Daniel Barenboim, Christoph von Dohnányi,[37] Zubin Mehta, Bernard Haitink,[38] Michel Plasson,[39] Esa-Pekka Salonen,[40] Seiji Ozawa,[41] Kent Nagano, Mariss Jansons,[42] [43] among others, and the Greek composers Mikis Theodorakis,[44] Vangelis and Eleni Karaindrou.

Her collaboration with Vangelis includes her participation in his 1988 studio album Direct on the track "Glorianna" (Hymn a la Femme) where she sings both the soprano and the mezzo-soprano parts, her appearance at the "Eureka" concert in Rotterdam on June 18, 1991 organized by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, her performance as Antigone in his homonymous short opera's concert version during "The Night of Poetry" event held on October 3, 1991 at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus and her performance in the world premiere of Mythodea held on July 13, 1993 also at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.[45]

Recordings

Symphony No. 2 "Of the Good and Simple People" | Soloist: Markella Hatziano, mezzo-soprano | The Orchestra & Choir of the Bulgarian Radio & Television conducted by Byron Fidetzis (Label: Concert Athens, 1986)[46]

Messa da Requiem | Michèle Crider (soprano), Markella Hatziano (mezzo-soprano), Gabriel Sadé (tenor), Robert Lloyd (bass) | London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Richard Hickox (Label: Chandos Records, 1996)[50]

Macbeth | Jean-Philippe Lafont, baritone (Macbeth) and Markella Hatziano, mezzo-soprano (Lady Macbeth) | Orchestre Philharmonique de Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon & Choeur de la Radio Lettone conducted by Friedemann Layer (Live recording, 26 July 1999 – Festival de Radio France et Montpellier – label: Actes Sud, 1999. This was awarded the Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros)[51] [52]

Guest artist:

Direct (track: "Glorianna (Hymn a la Femme)" performed by Markella Hatziano, mezzo-soprano (Labels: Arista Records, 1988 – Esoteric Recordings, 2013)[53]

Music and Songs for the Theatre (Label: Mikri Arktos, 2015)

Visual artist

Hatziano is also a painter. The use of colors in multiple levels on large scale wooden surfaces is the distinctive style of her artwork[54] [55]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Großes Sängerlexikon. https://books.google.com/books?id=dsfq_5dFeL0C&q=Hatziano. Karl-Josef Kutsch. Leo Riemens. Google Books. 1987. Hatziano, Markella, Mezzosopran. de. 2012 . Walter de Gruyter . 9783598440885.
  2. Web site: Markella Hatziano: The Influencer. Callista Smydra. Associated Press News. October 13, 2018.
  3. Web site: Markella Hatziano. Greek National Opera Virtual Museum.
  4. Web site: Sarah Caldwell's Butterfly makes absorbing drama. Jonathan Richmond. The Tech. January 31, 1990.
  5. Book: Sarah Caldwell: The First Woman of Opera. Daniel Kessler. Google Books. 175. Andrew Porter's review on Cherubini's Medée. 2008 . Scarecrow Press . 9780810859470 .
  6. Web site: Splendid singers make Aida a glorius operatic triumph. Mark Roberts. The Tech. March 7, 1989.
  7. Web site: Greek and Trojan gifts: Adrian Jack reviews Berlioz's The Trojans at the Barbican. The Independent. December 7, 1993.
  8. Web site: Recensione: Una marcia per Faust. Dino Villatico. la Repubblica. February 14, 1994.
  9. Scherzo. Málaga, Luces y sombras . Yumpu. 1993 . 74 . 18 . José Antonio Lacárcel .
  10. Web site: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard´s Castle. Salzburg Festival Archive.
  11. Web site: Markella Hatziano – The leading Greek mezzo-soprano. Politismos.net (Hellenic Cultural Network).
  12. Web site: ROH – Samson et Dalila. Royal Opera House.
  13. Web site: ROH – Aida. Royal Opera House.
  14. Web site: Teatro alla Scala – Les Troyens. Teatro alla Scala.
  15. Web site: La Scala in scena bandisce I giornalisti – Les Troyens di Hector Berlioz. la Repubblica. April 6, 1996.
  16. Web site: Liceu – Samson et Dalila. Liceu Òpera Barcelona.
  17. Book: Memoria del Teatro Real 1997–2007. Teatro Real. Madrid. 263. 2008. 978-84-612-3538-4.
  18. Web site: Markella Hatziano. San Francisco Opera Archives.
  19. Web site: Crítica: La cara religiosa de Verdi. La Nación. Argentina. October 27, 2001.
  20. Web site: Grosser Saal – Giuseppe Verdi Messa da Requiem, Philharmonisches Orchester Oslo . Musikverein.
  21. Web site: Proms – The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. BBC.
  22. News: Music Review: A Mezzo-Soprano Steps In as Dalila at Tanglewood. Edward Rothstein. The New York Times. July 11, 1994.
  23. Book: Opera '96. Annuario dell'opera lirica in Italia. Giorgio Pugliaro . Google Books. 80. Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. 1996 . EDT srl . 8870632784 .
  24. Scherzo. Tres obras expresionistas . Yumpu. 1995 . 98 . 30 . José Luis Téllez.
  25. Book: Epidaurus Festival – Eleni Karaindrou Concert: Music for Cinema and Theatre – Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus. Michael Cacoyannis Foundation. el, en.
  26. Web site: New York Philharmonic – Verdi Requiem. New York Philharmonic (Digital Archives).
  27. Web site: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Cook Music Library Digital Exhibitions.
  28. Web site: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra – Concerts 1990–1997. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra.
  29. Web site: Gorecki, Bruch, Mahler – L'Orchestra Sinfonica della Rai diretta da Daniel Oren con Matt Haimovitz al violoncello e Markella Hatziano mezzosoprano. RAI Play.
  30. Web site: Mariss Jansons – Saison 1997–98. Singverein.
  31. Web site: New York Philharmonic – Berlioz Les Nuits d'été. New York Philharmonic (Digital Archives).
  32. Web site: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra – Mahler Symphony No. 2. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra.
  33. Web site: Liceu – Samson et Dalila. Liceu Òpera Barcelona.
  34. Web site: Liceu – Concert de la Fundació with Montserrat Caballé, Markella Hatziano, José Bros. Liceu Òpera Barcelona.
  35. Web site: Splendid singers make Aida a glorius operatic triumph. Mark Roberts. The Tech (March 7, 1989).
  36. Web site: Liceu – Samson et Dalila. Liceu Òpera Barcelona.
  37. Web site: Salzburg Festival – Béla Bartók: Bluebeard´s Castle. Salzburg Festival Archive.
  38. Web site: Classical music going down for the count?... – CSO, Bernard Haitink, Mahler Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection), Sylvia McNair, Markella Hatziano, CSO Chorus . John von Rhein . Chicago Tribune.
  39. Scherzo. Michel Plasson, enamorado de la música Francesca . Yumpu. 1998 . 121 . 145 . Rafael Banús Irusta.
  40. Los Angeles. The Guide, Mahler's The Song of the Earth, LA Phil, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Markella Hatziano, Ben Heppner. Google Books. 104. 1998 . 43. 1522-9149.
  41. Web site: Music Review: A Mezzo-Soprano Steps In As Dalila at Tanglewood. Edward Rothstein. New York Times (July 11, 1994).
  42. Web site: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra – Verdi Requiem. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra.
  43. Web site: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra – Mahler Symphony No. 2. Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra.
  44. Web site: Mikis Theodorakis Timeline 1991–2000. Mikis Guide. el.
  45. Web site: Vangelis Concerts. Elsewhere - The independent Vangelis Website.
  46. Web site: Manolis Kalomiris: Symphony No 2 "Of the Good and Simple People". Manolis Kalomiris Society.
  47. Web site: Manolis Kalomiris "Evening Legends". Manolis Kalomiris Society.
  48. Web site: Manolis Kalomiris "You passed by". Manolis Kalomiris Society.
  49. Web site: Manolis Kalomiris "Oblivion". Manolis Kalomiris Society.
  50. Web site: Verdi Requiem review. Alan Blyth. Gramophone.
  51. Web site: Bloch's Macbeth CD review. Robert Levine. Classics Today.
  52. Web site: Bloch's Macbeth CD review. Steve Schwartz. Classical Net.
  53. Web site: Vangelis – Background Magazine Review . Background Magazine . August 20, 2016 . March 27, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190327083224/http://www.backgroundmagazine.nl/CDReviews/Vangelis5x.html . dead .
  54. Web site: Opera singer presents first art exhibit. Norfolk Daily News (January 12, 2016).
  55. Web site: Markella Hatziano: Painting with notes and color. Kosmas Vidos. To Vima (Greek Newspaper) (October 7, 2018).

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