It was my first time at the opera. An amazing experience! I still have the songs in my ears and I sing them… “Mother, mother, mother come with me… I want to be sure that you see what I see!” I am looking forward to the next performance by Kyrenia Opera, but I would gladly go to the same performance again. All the singers and actors were wonderful. Conductor, bravo!
![Kyrenia Opera mourns the passing of the incomparable Greek composer, Mikis Theodorakis. "Η μουσική που θα ακούσετε σήμερα υπήρξε για μένα το σωσίβιο που με βοήθησε να αντέξω όλα αυτά τα αμέτρητα χρόνια τις καταιγίδες που μας χτυπούν ασταμάτητα. Η Μουσική και η μεγάλη αγάπη μου στον Λαό και την Πατρίδα μου με κράτησαν όρθιο στις επάλξεις με τη σκέψη μου στο όραμα για ένα μέλλον φωτεινό και ωραίο για τον Λαό μας.” “The music you will be hearing today has been the lifeline that has helped me to endure the storms that hit us incessantly, all these years. Music and my great love for my people and my homeland have kept me standing tall on the ramparts with a vision of a bright and beautiful future for our people.” Excerpt from a letter the great composer wrote for the concert presented in his honor on the occasion of his ninetieth birthday by Kyrenia Opera and Orpheus Foundation, featuring Betty Harlafti on May 16, 2015 in New York. May his memory be eternal. [Link in bio or https://youtu.be/WcQXOkazj-Y]](https://kyreniaopera.org/wp-content/uploads/sb-instagram-feed-images/241220530_868017307456096_2183072457263339196_nfull.jpg)
