KASSANDRA DIMOPOULOU
BIOGRAPHY
Kassandra was born in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Her operatic career started with her "Carmen" debut in a Bolshoi Opera of Minsk production during the festival "Monschau Klassik" in Germany, followed by several guest appearances in Staatsoper Stuttgart and in many other international opera houses, festivals and concert halls: Teatro Real Madrid (Spain), Odeon Herodes Atticus (Athens Festival), National Opera of Greece, Festival Lyrique d'Aix-en-Provence, Theatre National du Luxembourg, Teatro Cilea (Italy), Royal Opera House, Athens Megaron, Opera of Thessaloniki, 16th International Ancient Greek Drama Festival (Cyprus), Knoxville Opera (U.S.A.), Alexandria Opera House, Megaron Thessaloniki a.o.
Her name became internationally known as she sang the role of Contessa d Ceprano in the TV live broadcast "Rigoletto a Mantova" in G. Verdi's opera "Rigoletto", next to the opera star Placido Domingo and under the baton of Zubin Mehta.
She has worked with important directors, conductors and choreographers and shared the stage with many internationally acclaimed artists such as: Placido Domingo, Ruggero Raimondi, Zubin Mehta, Enrique Mazzola, Mark Minkowski, George Petrou, Vittorio Grigolo, Jenny Drivala, Miah Persson, Laurent Naouri, Willard White, Paolo Battaglia, Marcia Haydee, Maurice Bejart, Marco Bellocchio, Vittorio Storraro, Herbert Wernicke a.o.
Her operatic career started with her "Carmen" debut in a Bolshoi Opera of Minsk production during the festival "Monschau Klassik" in Germany, followed by several guest appearances in Staatsoper Stuttgart and in many other international opera houses, festivals and concert halls: Teatro Real Madrid (Spain), Odeon Herodes Atticus (Athens Festival), National Opera of Greece, Festival Lyrique d'Aix-en-Provence, Theatre National du Luxembourg, Teatro Cilea (Italy), Royal Opera House, Athens Megaron, Opera of Thessaloniki, 16th International Ancient Greek Drama Festival (Cyprus), Knoxville Opera (U.S.A.), Alexandria Opera House, Megaron Thessaloniki a.o.
Her name became internationally known as she sang the role of Contessa d Ceprano in the TV live broadcast "Rigoletto a Mantova" in G. Verdi's opera "Rigoletto", next to the opera star Placido Domingo and under the baton of Zubin Mehta.
She has worked with important directors, conductors and choreographers and shared the stage with many internationally acclaimed artists such as: Placido Domingo, Ruggero Raimondi, Zubin Mehta, Enrique Mazzola, Mark Minkowski, George Petrou, Vittorio Grigolo, Jenny Drivala, Miah Persson, Laurent Naouri, Willard White, Paolo Battaglia, Marcia Haydee, Maurice Bejart, Marco Bellocchio, Vittorio Storraro, Herbert Wernicke a.o.