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Soula Parassidis

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Greek-Canadian soprano Soula Parassidis is was described at an “Iphigénie for the ages” following her debut in the title role of Gluck’s masterpiece Iphigénie en Tauride which she embodied for the Maria Callas centennial celebration Olympia City Music Theatre “Maria Callas” in Athens, Greece, with the direction of Thanos Papakonstantinou under the baton of George Petrou. Following her Greek debut, Soula triumphed in two subsequent productions of Iphigénie in Bern Switzerland, and Boston Baroque's globally streamed production of the same opera in partnership with IDAGIO music. Hailed as "incandescent" by the Boston Globe, her gripping interpretation, conducted by Martin Perlman and directed by Mo Zhou, further solidified her reputation as an exceptional singing actress. In summer 2024 she will sing at the Festival Aix-en-Provence in a Gluck double-bill under the baton of Emmanuelle Haïm and directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov.

Other notable opera engagements include Soula's Asian debut in La Clemenza di Tito with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra, Handel's Teseo at Theater an der Wien, Les Pecheurs de Perles at Opera Holland Park, Don Giovanni in Guangzhou China, and the title role of Vanessa by Samuel Barber at the Opéra-Théatre de Metz Métropole, where she also sang the Gräfin Madeleine in Capriccio by Richard Strauss, marking her debut in the lyric dramatic fach. In 2019, she sang Elettra in Idomeneo at Teatro Massimo Palermo and Helmwige in Die Walküre at Opéra National de Bordeaux. She made her debut in Korngold's Violanta at the Teatro Regio Torino and participated in the Guangzhou Opera's 10-year anniversary gala in 2020, performing Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder. Soula was also a member of the ensemble of Oper Leipzig for three seasons, where she performed a variety of leading repertoire and returned on several occasions with the company as a guest soloist.

Soula is equally at home in orchestral repertoire with highlights including her debut with the Czech Philharmonic at the Prague Rudolfinum in Henri Dutilleux's Correspondances, a performance that was also broadcast on Radio France. She also performed Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder at the Attersee Festival, Bachianas Brasileiras at the Berliner Waldbühne, and New Year’s concerts at the Teatro Massimo Palermo. Further debuts include appearances at the Gewandhaus Leipzig, Berlin Philharmonie, Wüttembergische Philharmonie, RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the Orchestre National de Capitole de Toulouse, where she performed Mahler's 4th Symphony.

Amidst her career as a soprano, Soula Parassidis founded Living Opera during the 2020 crisis. Living Opera is a multimedia technology company that leverages technology to redefine the opera experience. In 2024, Living Opera will produce their first full-length album in cooperation with the Filarmonica Benevento entitled "All is Bright", a filmed podcast titled "Behind the Curtain" in cooperation with the Bristol Hotel in Vienna, Austria, and a TV pilot highlighting opera alongside artisans and craftsmen, filmed in Rome and Vienna in cooperation with White Wolf Creative. Living Opera has garnered recognition in popular press outlets such as Forbes, Newsweek, Fast Company, and Yahoo Finance, solidifying Soula's role as a visionary in the industry. In addition to her artistic pursuits, Soula is an advocate against human trafficking, serving on the board of the Exodus Road. Additionally, Soula is a leading influencer for opera on social media and has participated in collaborations with Medici TV, IDAGIO streaming, Barenreiter Verlag, Les Arts Valencia, and Stagetime Arts.

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Greek Canadian soprano Soula Parassidis sings the title role of Iphigénie en Tauride in Gluck's masterpiece at Boston Baroque.

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Je t'implore et je tremble (Gluck, Iphigénie en Tauride Act 4)

Soula Parassidis sings Helmwige in Bordeaux, 2019.

Soula Parassidis as Helmwige

Orpheus in the Underworld

Diane

In the Bright Sunshine Heavy with Love

Louise Michel

Don Giovanni

Zerlina

Admetus

Alceste

The Rhinegold

Woglinde

Hansel and Gretel

Gretel

Così fan tutte

Fiordiligi

The Magic Flute

Pamina

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Jenny

The Pearl Fishers

Leïla

Capriccio

Die Gräfin

Theseus

Fedra

The Valkyrie

Helmwige

Idomeneo

Elettra

Violanta

Bice

Iphigenia in Tauris

Iphigénie

Parsifal

Sechs Blumenmädchen

Louise Michel 2/Sopran

Iphigenia in Aulis

Carmen

Frasquita

Public

Salome

Sieglinde

Tosca

Floria Tosca

The Woman without a Shadow

Die Kaiserin

Stage director

Patrice Caurier

Conductor

Emmanuelle Haïm

Tobias Kratzer

Dmitri Tcherniakov

Stage director (+2)

Pier Luigi Pizzi

Théâtre de l'Archevêché

Grand Théâtre de Provence

Wortham Theater Center

GBH Brighton Studios

Teatro Massimo

Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux

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