Marielli Sfakianaki

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

Marielli Sfakianaki-Manolidou
Born
Marielli Sfakianaki

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

Biography

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

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
  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.


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