Marielli Sfakianaki

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Marielli Sfakianaki-Manolidou
Born
Marielli Sfakianaki

12 January 1945
NationalityGreek
Alma materAthens Conservatory
OccupationComposer
Parent
  • Kostas Sfakianakis (father)

Marielli Sfakianaki-Manolidou (born 12 January 1945) is a Greek writer, singer and composer.

Biography[edit]

Marielli Sfakianaki was born in Athens, Greece, the daughter of Cretan pianist, composer and musicologist Kostas Sfakianakis. She studied vocal music and graduated from the Athens Conservatory in 1971.[1] Her daughter is composer Tatiana Manolidou. [2]

Works[edit]

Sfakianaki composes opera, orchestral and sacred choral music. Selected works include:

  • To mikro kai to megalo i kai t' antitheta
  • The MINOS opera
  • Cretan tale opera

She wrote the novel Echoes which received an award from the Society of Greek Writers in 1984.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Marielli Sfakianaki". Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  2. ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  3. ^ "About Me". Retrieved 24 November 2010.