Dino Yannopoulos
Konstantinos "Dino" Yannopoulos (December 15, 1919, Athens, Greece – April 6, 2003, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was the principal stage director of the Metropolitan Opera between 1945 and 1977. One of his major works was a production of Giacomo Puccini's Tosca with Maria Callas on the title role. He was also the founder of the Athens Music Festival.[1] Also active as an educator, he worked as director of the opera program at the Curtis Institute of Music during the 1970s and was director of the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia from 1977-1987 and artistic director of the AVA from 1987-1989. He earned degrees from the University of Vienna, the University of Leipzig, and the Mozarteum.[2]
Dino Yannopoulos | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Konstantinos Yannopoulos |
| Born | December 15, 1919 Athens, Greece |
| Died | April 6, 2003 (aged 83) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | opera |
| Occupation(s) | stage director |
References
- Honan, William H. (2003-04-14). "Dino Yannopoulos, 83, Director With Long Tenure at the Met". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- John Healy David (2020). Yannopoulos, Konstantinos (“Dino”). The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives.
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