Embodying music with dramatic sensibility, Cretan soprano Theano Papadaki is an artist with an instinct for song interpretation and a visceral presence on the opera stage.

In May 2024 Theano and pianist Thomas Eeckhout won the third Prize at the International Lied Competition “Bolko von Hochberg” in Goerlitz, Germany. In June 2023 she appeared as a soloist alongside Miriam Allan, Anna Dennis and Mariana Flores in Deutsche Grammophon’s documentary series A Journey through Monteverdi’s Italy, conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner.

Theano loves collaborating with chamber music ensembles. Recent recitals include Respighi’s Il tramonto, Ravel’s Shéhérazade, and a programme around Ophelia and Hamlet (all at Milton Court Concert Hall, Barbican) and concerts curated by Julius Drake, Graham Johnson, and Eugene Asti.
Theano graduated with Distinction from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, having previously studied violin and musicology in Greece and France.