Theano Papadaki (soprano) and Sholto Kynoch (piano)
Friday 03 October 2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Following the success of her recent recital at St Martin-in-the-Fields, emerging Cretan soprano Theano Papadaki, returns this autumn alongside pianist Sholto Kynoch with a programme inspired by Greek and Italian musical traditions. They will lead us on a journey through baroque Italian music, performing Monteverdi’s ‘Lettere amorose: Love Letters’ – the first example of recitar cantando – and Strozzi’s ‘Lagrimae mie: My Tears’, to modern Italian folk music, with Berio’s 4 Canzoni Popolari. Greek folk songs arranged by Yannis Constantinides and Maurice Ravel will be followed by sections of heartbreaking Weill songs. Join us for this one-of-a-kind recital in the heart of London.
Barbara Strozzi | Pietro Dolfino Lagrime mie from Dipor4 di Euterpe Op.7
Luciano Berio | Jacopo da Lentini 4 Canzoni Popolari
Maurice Ravel | Anonymous (sang in Greek) 5 Mélodies Populaires grecques
Claudio Monteverdi | Claudio Achillini Lettera Amorosa from Settimo libro de madrigali no. 25
Yannis Constantinides | Anonymous Selections from 20 Songs of the Greek people
Mori Kontoula Lemonia
Mera Merose
Laloudi tis Monemvasias
Kinisa echtes na ertho
Kurt Weill
Nanna’s Lied | Bertolt Brecht
Lost in the Stars from Lost in the Stars | Maxwell Anderson
Speak low from One Touch of Venus | Ogden Nash
Es regnet | Jean Cocteau
Theano Papadaki soprano
Sholto Kynoch piano
Cretan soprano Theano Papadaki is a versatile singer and actress, admired for her magnetic stage presence, rich vocal tone, and expressive depth. In November she will sing the title role in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea with Hampstead Garden Opera.
She recently appeared as a soloist with The Monteverdi Choir at the opening concert of the Edinburgh International Festival, performing Tavener’s The Veil of the Temple (Times ★★★★★). After graduating with Distinction from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama (2023), she was selected by Sir John Eliot Gardiner to join the English Baroque Soloists for Deutsche Grammophon’s Stage+ documentary series A Journey through Monteverdi’s Italy. In 2024 she won third prize at the International Lied Competition in Görlitz, Germany.
A Britten Pears Young Artist and a City Music Foundation Artist, Theano holds a singing diploma (First Prize, Athens Conservatoire), a violin diploma, and a Masters in Musicology and Music Education (Greece, France).
Dates, Times & Book
| Fri 03 Oct | 1:00 PM | £10 | Book |
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