Since her triumphant debut in 2007 as Violetta at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Myrtò Papatanasiu ranks among the most acclaimed sopranos worldwide.
As one of the most sought-after lyric artists today, she performs in the world’s leading opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, Staatsoper Berlin, Bayerische Staatsoper, Opernhaus Zürich, Theater an der Wien, Opéra Nationale de Paris, Théâtre des Champs Élysées, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Opéra de Monte-Carlo, San Diego Opera, Sydney Opera House, New National Theatre Tokyo, Dutch National Opera Amsterdam, Copenhagen Opera House, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, Teatro Regio di Torino, Teatro Carlo Felice inGenoa, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Teatro di San Carlo in Naples and Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, as well as at festivals in Athens, Edinburgh, New York, Sferisterio Macerata and La Coruña.
Mrs Papatanasiu has worked with such conductors as Iván Fischer, Christophe Rousset, Alberto Zedda, Ádám Fischer, Emmanuelle Haïm, Evelino Pidò, Teodor Currentzis, Riccardo Frizza, Jérémie Rhorer, Roberto Abbado, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Daniele Callegari, Alessandro De Marchi, Marc Minkowski, Stefano Ranzani, Stefan Soltesz, Gustavo Gimeno, Alexander Joel and with orchestras such as Le Concert d’Astrée, Les Talens Lyriques, Athens Camerata.
She has collaborated with major stage directors such as Robert Carsen, David Mac Vicar, Franco Zeffirelli, Pier Luigi Pizzi, Davide Livermore, Daniele Abbado, Graham Vick, Kasper Holten, to name a few.
Established as a great Mozart interpreter, Myrtò Papatanasiu’s most celebrated portrayals include those of Sifare (Mitridate, Re di Ponto) at Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris and Opéra de Dijon; Donna Anna (Don Giovanni) at Wiener Staatsoper, Theater an der Wien, Teatro Carlo Felice Genova, De Nationale Opera Amsterdam; Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) at San Diego Opera, Mostly Mozart Festival New York, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona and Grand Théâtre de Genève; Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte) at Palais Garnier in Paris, Copenhagen Opera House, Staatstheater Wiesbaden, De Vlaamse Opera Antwerpen, Greek National Opera, and Teatro Filarmonico di Verona; Konstanze (Die Entführung aus dem Serail) at Thessaloniki Concert Hall, Vitellia (La Clemenza di Tito) at Volksoper Wien; and Contessa Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro) at the New National Theatre Tokyo and the Staatsoper Berlin.
For her particularly remarkable and memorable company debut as Violetta (La Traviata) at the Dallas Opera, Myrtò Papatanasiu was honoured with the prestigious «Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year» award in 2012.
Recent appearences include: Idomeneo (Elettra) in Athens; Luisa Miller in Bologna; La Traviata in Lugano; Tosca in Brussels and Leipzig; Nedda (Pagliacci) at the Opernhaus Zürich and the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma; Tosca (title role) again in Rome and Musetta (La Bohème), marking her debut at the Metropolitan Opera New York and Bastarda in Bruxelles.
Myrtò Papatanasiu’s wide repertoire spans from to 20th century music, displaying her great versatility,. In 2016 Sony Classical published Mozart’s Don Giovanni recording, in which she interpreted Donna Anna under the baton of Teodor Currentzis.
Born in Larissa, Greece, Myrtò Papatanasiu studied piano and music theory at the local Conservatory as well as musicology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, before receiving her vocal performance diploma with distinction and first prize award from the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki. Being a recipient of the Megaron Athens Concert Hall grant, she completed her studies in Milan under the guidance of Roberto Coviello.
Plans include: Tosca in Angers, Nantes and Rennes and a series of concerts in Europe for Callas 100 celebrations.
May 2023