Placido Domingo “enchanted” the audience at Toplou Monastery – Watch video – Photos

On Sunday night, the top tenor “enchanted” the audience at Toplou Monastery Placido Domingo. Not a single “pin” fell on the grounds of the Monastery, where the cultural event of the year took place in a great evening with the leading artist.

Enjoy a Mozart moment from the concert at Toplou monastery with @PlacidoDomingo and @CPoulitsi . Zerlina’s dilemma over Don Giovanni’s proposal was a highlight of the evening, which also included Giordano, Verdi, Viennese operetta and zarzuela. (The rustling noise is the wind). pic.twitter.com/WQT8h84X9b

— Katerina Waldersee (@KWaldersee) July 10, 2023

Earlier, the international tenor did the final sound check, while personalities from the political, business and artistic worlds gathered at the Toplou Monastery to enjoy the concert.

The Metropolitan Kyrillos of Ierapytni and Sitia, the Governor of the Regional Municipality Yiannis Stournaras, the MP of Lasithi Yiannis Plakiotakis, the Minister of Rural Development Lefteris Avgenakis, the businessman Michalis Lebidakis, the Deputy Governor of Lasithi Yiannis Androulakis, the Mayor of Sitia Giorgos Zervakis, the Mayor of Ierapetra Theodos Mr. Kalantzakis, the showman Takis Zaharatos gave their “present”, among others, at the Toplou Monastery.

Enjoying Crete, it’s people and culture. 🙏🏻😉. (During rehearsals) pic.twitter.com/mYK9X3lRF0

— Placido Domingo (@PlacidoDomingo) July 9, 2023

The big concert together with the National Symphony Orchestra of ERT, under the direction of the Spanish conductor Jordi Bernàcer, also had Greek “touches” from the internationally renowned soprano Christina Poulitsi.

This great musical event was sponsored by Pankritia Bank, Attica Bank and Intrakat and was shown by international media, whose representatives were invited by the artist himself. Journalists from Corriera della Sera, El País and Figaro were found in Crete.