ABOUT Myrsini Margariti

Myrsini Margariti is a distinguished greek soprano celebrated for her  versatility and   wide - ranging repertoire which spans  from baroque to contemporary music. She is praised by the critics for her profound musicality, virtuosity, emotional depth and  technikal brilliance,  clarity of sound and striking stage presence: “Her voice is extremely versatile, includes a wonderfully lyrical as well as high dramatic register” – NDR Kultur, “Whether threading delicate lines, singing with attack or brilliant coloratura relish, she also encompassed the emotional range of this programme.” - The telegraph, “Her stage presence is regal.” – classicalsource.com

 

In the current season Myrsini Margariti's engagements include include among others the  role of Zemfira  in Rachmaninov's Opera "Aleko" at the Greek National Opera, concerts with the Johann Strauss Ensemble, Charpentiers' and Lully's  Te Deum, a Mozart Liederabend in Athens Megaron a.o.    Notable recent performances  include the role of  Euridice alongside Rolando Villazon as Orfeo  in Monteverdi's "L' Orfeo" at the Bayreuth Baroque Festival,  Handel's Messiah  and the pasticcio baroque opera "Sarrasine" where she perfomed the role of   Mme de Rochefide,  at the Goettingen Handel Festival, the roles of  Donna Anna   in Don Giovanni at Greek National Opera,  Alcina on a tour in Germany and Switzerland and Anastasio (Giustino)  at the Halle Handel Festival and the  Goettingen Handel Festival in Germany, both under W. Katschner and Lautten Compagney,  Belleza  (Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno) in Valetta Baroque Festival in Malta  and many concerts and recitals. She also debuted as an actress in the role of Praxagora in Aristofanes "Ecclesiazouse"  touring in Greece with the Thessalian Theater earning great reviews.

 

Highlights of her carreer include appearances in prestigious venues like  the BBC PROMS,  the Concertgebouw Amsterdam , the Bozar in Brussels a.o.  As a concert singer she has performed in Indonesia,  China, Malta, Greece, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey, Mexiko, England, Hungary, Belgium and the Netherlands. In January and February 2018 she sang the role of Laodice in “Siroe” with the Nederlandse Reisopera, touring several opera houses in Netherlands. 

 

She began her carreer singing the role of Serpetta in a production directed by Dorris Doerrie (La finta giardiniera – Landestheater Salzburg in cooperation with the International Salzburg Festival).

From 2006 to 2009 Myrsini Margariti was a member of the ensemble at the Halle Opera in Germany, where she performed several roles: Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Euridice (L' Orfeo), Wellgunde (Das Rheingold), Xenia (Boris Godunov), Suor Genovieffa (Suor Angelica), Tebaldo and Voce dal cielo (Don Carlo) a.o.

 

She has also made guest appearances at the  theaters of Erfurt,  Darmstadt, Oldenburg (Germany), Winterthur, Schaffhausen, Vills, Olten (Switzerland), Megaron Athens, International Athens & Epidaurus Festival, Greek National Opera, Onassis Cultural Center, Theater Herodes Atticus  a.o. in roles such as Elle (La voix humaine),  Micaela (Carmen), Contessa and Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Armida (Rinaldo), Morgana and Alcina (Alcina), Drusilla (L‘ incoronazione di Poppea) , Belezza (Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno) , Angelica (Orlando Furioso) , Despina (Cosi fan tutte), Clorinda (Cenerentola), Sylvia (L' isola disabitata), Laodice (Hasse's Siroe), Salome (Stradella's San Giovanni), Valencienne (Die Lustige Witwe), Johanna (Sweeney Todd, ), Susan (Company), Vera (The Apaches of Athens) a.o.

 

She studied voice and violin at the National Conservatory in Athens and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Musicology from the University of Athens. She earned  two Master’s Degrees in “Lied and Oratorio” and "Opera and Musical Theater" with the highest honors from  the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. During her studies  she was granted the “Alexander Onassis Foundation” and the “Juergen Ponto Stiftung” Scholarships.  Since 2017 she has been a professor at the  Athens Conservatory and the Athens Conservatoire College  ( in collaboration with Goldsmiths, University of  London )and artistic director of the annual  "Lied Days"  of the conservatory.