00:04Christina Pulizzi, the internationally acclaimed Greek soprano, who has performed at some of the world most iconic opera houses,
00:11took part in these years the HIOS Festival, organized by the North-Agean region.
00:16Together with distinguished pianist Dimitris Gyakas, she gave a concert at the Impressive Castelli Mansion in Cabos.
00:23The evening's opera program centered on well-known areas, once performed by Maria Callas.
00:28I think that all of us have been through the recordings of her, not only the musical recordings, but also
00:38the energy recordings that she has in the Aries.
00:42I couldn't see her live, but even through the recordings of her, she can understand her identity.
00:50When I sing Aries, especially in the Italian Belcanto, I always fall into that and I'm excited from her readings.
01:00I think that it's a style of art, a light that opens the road to every different and different road.
01:09A native of HIOS herself, Christina Pulizzi has a deep affection for her homeland and its people.
01:15She studied in Germany where she also took her first professional steps and has since performed at major opera houses
01:20around the world,
01:21earning both critical acclaim and the admiration of audiences.
01:24I had the chance to have as a mentor to Zubin Mehta, who is a thriller in the field of
01:30opera.
01:31He was the one who wrote a thesis for me and started my career.
01:36He was the one who wanted to listen to me as I was still a student.
01:39He was the one who wrote a teacher and said that I got to the top of the level,
01:43he was the one who offered me the first job as a child in Florida.
01:47After that, he took the other one and brought a lot of meetings.
01:51We made a lot of meetings with the other people.
01:52And as in every career of the artist, the one became the other one.
01:56I have a great love for Germany because it's a country where I was a part of my career.
02:01I started my career, but I also have a great love in Greece.
02:08As the mother of two young children, the Greek Sopranos strives to maintain a balance between family life
02:12and the demands of the international career she has built over the years.
02:15At this stage in her life, she is trying to spend more time in Greece with her children
02:19and avoid taking on large scale opera productions.
