Figaro in Barbiere
"The multi-talented and superactive Georgios Iatrou in the title role proved once again, apart from his singing power, his acting skills"
-Lifo https://www.lifo.gr/culture/theatro/o-koyreas-tis-sebillis-me-mperta-yperiroa-kai-enan-pathiasmeno-maestro?amp
-Lifo https://www.lifo.gr/culture/theatro/o-koyreas-tis-sebillis-me-mperta-yperiroa-kai-enan-pathiasmeno-maestro?amp
Demodokus in Odyssee
-"The baritone Georgios Iatrou performed the thrilling aria of Demodokos, the divine blind Phaeacian singer. A stunning moment, in this extremely challenging aria written for baritone. The words in their primary form, with a deep greek feeling and momentum, shone, became regular script in the hall, the meaning deepened."
-iefimerida
In one scene, there is also live singing in ancient Greek... Georgios Iatrou sings... and masters the art of straightforward modern singing vigorously.
-Ballet Journal
-iefimerida
In one scene, there is also live singing in ancient Greek... Georgios Iatrou sings... and masters the art of straightforward modern singing vigorously.
-Ballet Journal
KAROUBAS in Les Apaches d'Athenes
"The enterprising Karoubas finds in Georgios Iatrou an actor able to perform the mechanics of his character... and a seasoned singer who puts a spell on his verses. "
-Maurice Salles Forumopera
"... Georgios Iatrou .. stood out, as he played the theatrical card better."
-Albert Gariga Operaactual
-Maurice Salles Forumopera
"... Georgios Iatrou .. stood out, as he played the theatrical card better."
-Albert Gariga Operaactual
TEIRESIAS in BACCHAE
"A commanding performance by Georgios Iatrou as a singing Teiresias..."
- Laura Cappelle The New York Times
"Georgios Iatrou (lyric singer) is the drag version of Teiresias and he enchants us with his presence. We were already well aware of Georgios Iatrou's vocal abilities, but in this performance he managed to impress us with many more talents. Tiresias as a drag is absolutely riveting and during the performance when he surrenders to Dionysian drunkenness and sheds the drag appearance, he is very moving. An extraordinary artistic moment. "
-theaterproject365
Each character has their own personality, kinesiology and super-power: the drag Teiresias (who steals the show with the shocking voice of Georgios Iatrou)
-Alexandros Papadopoulos LIFO
- Laura Cappelle The New York Times
"Georgios Iatrou (lyric singer) is the drag version of Teiresias and he enchants us with his presence. We were already well aware of Georgios Iatrou's vocal abilities, but in this performance he managed to impress us with many more talents. Tiresias as a drag is absolutely riveting and during the performance when he surrenders to Dionysian drunkenness and sheds the drag appearance, he is very moving. An extraordinary artistic moment. "
-theaterproject365
Each character has their own personality, kinesiology and super-power: the drag Teiresias (who steals the show with the shocking voice of Georgios Iatrou)
-Alexandros Papadopoulos LIFO
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)
"And so Georgios Iatrou - singing, reciting, speaking - looks like Edward Snowden, leafing through his "Victims" file folders, while he moves around in his four square meters - on the tower that stands in the middle of the instruments - like Julian Assange in confinement and, by pure intention, proclaims his fantasies of omnipotence ("Zeus too will fall"), which oscillate between madness and prophecy, at the moment when the camera focuses on him as a victim of the big eye from above.
-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
"And it is fair to say that this film version is also fascinatingly vivid, above all thanks to the outstanding vocal and acting performances of Georgios Iatrou ..."
-klassikinfo.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
"And it is fair to say that this film version is also fascinatingly vivid, above all thanks to the outstanding vocal and acting performances of Georgios Iatrou ..."
-klassikinfo.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
-der Opernfreund
Dr. FALKE- die Fledermaus (Greek National Opera)
"... Georgios Iatrou is a striking Dr. Falke..."
- Ingo Starz
- Ingo Starz
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."