TEIRESIAS in BACCHAE
"A commanding performance by Georgios Iatrou as a singing Teiresias..."
- Laura Cappelle The New York Times
- Laura Cappelle The New York Times
HE in The Fall of the house of Commons
"Georgios Iatrou moves with great ease in the musical spectrum set by the composer, while he scores high in his performance, "scrolling down" in jingles of commercials, blinking screens and accepting the control exercised by technology."
-Nikos Xenos Bookpress
-Nikos Xenos Bookpress
LIVING ROOM (GNO)
And this quiet melancholy that boils within her is captured in all its breadth and depth, both vocally and acting-wise, through the fascinating performance of George Iatrou. Iatrou never exaggerates, even if he is so "over the top". His transitions are effortless and his austerity is admirable. He fully understands that the greatest suffering is not expressed noisily but quietly: he works subliminally with the material and intangible of sensibility and emerges through a form masterfully sculpted, pulsating with emotion, but never erratic, never flashy...’
- Louisa Arkoumanea LIFO
- Louisa Arkoumanea LIFO
EUGENE ONEGIN- Betty Oliphant Theater (Toronto)
Georgios Iatrou is Onegin... Iatrou is a vocal standout, the music pouring out effortlessly, including lots of high notes. He is compelling, making me believe everything that he is doing, whether as the Byronesque object of Tatyana’s affections, the shit-disturber hitting on Olga, then dueling with & killing his friend Lensky, and finally when he is smitten with Tatyana in the last scenes. As you can tell I was very impressed.
-Barcza blog
The roles are well cast with Georgios Iatrou as a passionate and strongly sung Onegin.
-Opera Ramblings blog
-Barcza blog
The roles are well cast with Georgios Iatrou as a passionate and strongly sung Onegin.
-Opera Ramblings blog
ORFEO in the Film ORFEAS2021
As Orfeas, Georgios Iatrou offers a strong baritone that softens when the emotional context requires it.
-Ann E. Johnson Classical Voice America
Traditionalist opera goers will find safe haven in the exceptionally moving and polished singing of Georgios Iatrou... as well as a stylish performance of Monteverdi’s score
-Rick Perdian Seen and Heard International
Georgios Iatrou is a convincing Orfeo
-Christopher Ballantine Opera Magazine Issue January 2022
In terms of casting, we cannot omit the constant power of the baritone Georgios Iatrou, who embodies the misled prime minister exceptionally well, sometimes attributing his vain confidence, sometimes his confusion and deep drama.
-Christina Koutroulou mic.gr
Special mention to the protagonist Orfeo, internationally acclaimed baritone Georgios Iatrou, who gives an honest interpretation with his piercing blue gaze, pulsating with the feelings of the hero.
-les apaches
-Ann E. Johnson Classical Voice America
Traditionalist opera goers will find safe haven in the exceptionally moving and polished singing of Georgios Iatrou... as well as a stylish performance of Monteverdi’s score
-Rick Perdian Seen and Heard International
Georgios Iatrou is a convincing Orfeo
-Christopher Ballantine Opera Magazine Issue January 2022
In terms of casting, we cannot omit the constant power of the baritone Georgios Iatrou, who embodies the misled prime minister exceptionally well, sometimes attributing his vain confidence, sometimes his confusion and deep drama.
-Christina Koutroulou mic.gr
Special mention to the protagonist Orfeo, internationally acclaimed baritone Georgios Iatrou, who gives an honest interpretation with his piercing blue gaze, pulsating with the feelings of the hero.
-les apaches
PROMETHEUS- Mythos Protheus (Europasaal Bayreuth)
Und also sieht Georgios Iatrou – singend, rezitierend, sprechend - wie Edward Snowden aus, der seine „Victims“-Aktenordner durchblättert, während er sich auf seinen vier Quadratmetern – auf dem Turm, der inmitten der Instrumente steht – wie Julian Assange in der Enge bewegt und, das ist pure Absicht, seine zwischen Wahnsinn und Prophetie changierenden Allmachtsfantasien („Auch Zeus wird stürzen“) in jenem Moment verkündet, in dem die Kamera ihn als Opfer des großen Auges von oben in den Blick nimmt.
-Der Opernfreund
"The singers undoubtedly deserve the greatest praise. The baritone Georgios Iatrou (Prometheus, Jupiter) has achieved remarkable things - starting with the bloodcurdling screams and the rhythmically declaimed chanting passages of the first half in ancient Greek - and so contributed decisively to the success of the performance. This was recognized accordingly by the audience with long-lasting applause, standing ovations and shouts of bravo. "
-NMZ.de
-Der Opernfreund
"The singers undoubtedly deserve the greatest praise. The baritone Georgios Iatrou (Prometheus, Jupiter) has achieved remarkable things - starting with the bloodcurdling screams and the rhythmically declaimed chanting passages of the first half in ancient Greek - and so contributed decisively to the success of the performance. This was recognized accordingly by the audience with long-lasting applause, standing ovations and shouts of bravo. "
-NMZ.de
Liederabend "über eine Krise"- Bayreuth
"...Iatrou empathizes with the songs, while at the same time giving them the rhetorical precision that the text deserves through the lyrical fullness and emphasis of his chiaroscuro voice...The baritone also interprets this unmistakable Mahler song (ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen) with strong, quiet emphasis...His Greek colleague Yorgos Ziavras is the ideal man at the piano: a symbiosis, no “accompaniment ” - or if so, then with the greatest discretion and the best of understanding. “Lieder über eine Krise” is the subtitle of the program. Occasionally, a crisis can sound very nice..."
-der Opernfreund https://www.deropernfreund.de/pionteks-bayreuth-6.html
-der Opernfreund https://www.deropernfreund.de/pionteks-bayreuth-6.html
Dr. FALKE- die Fledermaus (Greek National Opera)
"... Georgios Iatrou is a striking Dr. Falke..."
- Ingo Starz https://merker1.rssing.com/chan-20450636/all_p453.html
- Ingo Starz https://merker1.rssing.com/chan-20450636/all_p453.html
FIGARO- il barbiere di Siviglia (National Concert Hall Dublin)
"Figaro was sung by exciting Greek baritone GEORGIOS IATROU, who has wowed audiences with his performances in this role to date"...
"The character of Figaro was given to the Greek baritone Georgios Iatrou. As lupus in fabula, or rather as "formaggio sui maccheroni" (using Figaro's own words), he immediately becomes an accomplice of the almost naïve Count Almaviva in his intent to conquer the beautiful Rosina. He is funny and affable, like any self-respecting barber, from his first entrance on the scene."
-Gaia Garofalo, italvideonewstv.net
"The character of Figaro was given to the Greek baritone Georgios Iatrou. As lupus in fabula, or rather as "formaggio sui maccheroni" (using Figaro's own words), he immediately becomes an accomplice of the almost naïve Count Almaviva in his intent to conquer the beautiful Rosina. He is funny and affable, like any self-respecting barber, from his first entrance on the scene."
-Gaia Garofalo, italvideonewstv.net
QUINALT- Adrianna Lecouvreour (Opera St. Etienne)
Critique ResMusica: "Un très bon quatuor de comédiens (Cécile Lo Bianco, Valentine Lemercier, Mark Van Arsdale, Georgios Iatrou)".
Critique ForumOpera: "Concernant le quatuor de comédiens, on ne peut dire que du bien de Cécile Lo Bianco, Valentine Lemercier, Mark Van Arsdale et Georgios Iatrou, qui forment un ensemble très réussi".
Critique ConcertClassic: "Cécile Lo Bianco (Jouvenot), Valentine Lemercier (Dangeville), Mark Van Arsdale (Poisson) et Georgios Iatrou (Quinault) sont de parfaits comprimari au chant discipliné".
Critique Opera Online: "Les autres comprimari (Cécile Lo Bianco, Valentine Lemercier, Mark Van Arsdale et Georgios Iatrou) n'appelant aucun reproche".
Critique Wanderer: "Il faut d'ailleurs saluer les rôles de complément qui sont tous bien portés: Cécile Lo Bianco (La Jouvenot), Valentine Lemercier ( La Dangeville), Mark Van Arsdale (Poisson), Georgios Iatrou (Quinault)".
Critique ForumOpera: "Concernant le quatuor de comédiens, on ne peut dire que du bien de Cécile Lo Bianco, Valentine Lemercier, Mark Van Arsdale et Georgios Iatrou, qui forment un ensemble très réussi".
Critique ConcertClassic: "Cécile Lo Bianco (Jouvenot), Valentine Lemercier (Dangeville), Mark Van Arsdale (Poisson) et Georgios Iatrou (Quinault) sont de parfaits comprimari au chant discipliné".
Critique Opera Online: "Les autres comprimari (Cécile Lo Bianco, Valentine Lemercier, Mark Van Arsdale et Georgios Iatrou) n'appelant aucun reproche".
Critique Wanderer: "Il faut d'ailleurs saluer les rôles de complément qui sont tous bien portés: Cécile Lo Bianco (La Jouvenot), Valentine Lemercier ( La Dangeville), Mark Van Arsdale (Poisson), Georgios Iatrou (Quinault)".
FIGARO- il barbiere di Siviglia (Aalto Theater)
Ruhrnachrichten
"From Georgios Iatrou masterfully sang and played... "
Rheinischer Post
"Georgios Iatrou fulfills the special role of Figaro with an open, clear, dark coloured voice."
klassik.com
"Georgios Iatrou is a vigorous Barbier..."
theaterpur.net
"Georgios Iatrou (here also as a conductors double) is an agile Figaro-Baritone..."
Westfälischen Anzeiger
"As a new member of the ensemble the greek Georgios Iatrou presents himself with an elegant baritone... in the aria Largo al factotum with an always growing velvety power."
"From Georgios Iatrou masterfully sang and played... "
Rheinischer Post
"Georgios Iatrou fulfills the special role of Figaro with an open, clear, dark coloured voice."
klassik.com
"Georgios Iatrou is a vigorous Barbier..."
theaterpur.net
"Georgios Iatrou (here also as a conductors double) is an agile Figaro-Baritone..."
Westfälischen Anzeiger
"As a new member of the ensemble the greek Georgios Iatrou presents himself with an elegant baritone... in the aria Largo al factotum with an always growing velvety power."
