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The Greek Tenor Konstantinos Klironomos is an emerging artist  praised by the Press, such as Opera Now, Opernwelt, Opernglas, Online Musik Magazin, for the timbre of his voice that is characterized by a full, rich, bright and ringing tone. He is also acclaimed for his thorough singing, his acting talent and his exuberant stage presence.
 
He graduated from the class of Christina Giannakopoulou at the Athenaeum Conservatory unanimously with Excellent and the first prize, followed by his Master studies at the University Mozarteum in Salzburg with Barbara Bonney, J. Wallnig and E. Gramss as a scholar of the Maria Callas Scholarship Foundation (scholarship Christos Lambrakis) and the Alexander S. Onassis Foundation. In 2012 he graduated with honors earning the title Master of Arts. During his studies, he participated in opera master classes presented by Kurt Equiluz, Aris Christofellis , Daphne Evangelatos, Jeannette Pilou and Cheryl Studer. He also has a Bachelor Degree in Social Theology from the National Kapodistrian University of Athens.
 
He has performed among others with the Greek National Opera, the Bremen Theater, Theater Freiburg, Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater Görlitz-Zittau, Stadttheater Pforzheim, Theater für Niedersachsen, Stadttheater Passau, Züricher Tonhalle, the Athens Concert Hall, the Thessaloniki Concert Hall, the Athens and Epidaurus Festival, the Aegean Festival, the Kvarner Festival and with orchestras such as Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Prague Royal Philharmonic, Moravian Philharmonic, Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, the Contemporary Music Orchestra of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation and the organic ensemble of baroque music Latinitas Nostra.
 
His repertoire includes the roles of Mario Cavaradossi in G. Puccini's "Tosca", Rodolfo in "La Bohème" by G. Puccini, B.F. Pinkerton in "Madama Butterfly" by G. Puccini, Don Alvaro in "La forza del destino" by G. Verdi, Macduff in "Macbeth" by G. Verdi, Il Duca di Mantova in "Rigoletto" by G. Verdi, Chevalier des Grieux in "Manon" by J. Massenet, Roméo in "Roméo et Juliette" by Ch. Gounod, Chevalier de la Force in "Dialogues des Carmélites" by F.Poulenc, Max in "Der Freischütz" by C.M. v. Weber, Princ in "Rusalka" by A. Dvořák, Jeník in "Prodaná nevěsta" by B. Smetana, Idomeneo in "Idomeneo" by W.A. Mozart, Tito in "La Clemenza di Tito" by W.A. Mozart, Tamino in "Die Zauberflöte"  by W.A. Mozart, Don Ottavio in "Don Giovanni" by W.A. Mozart, Nemorino in "L’elisir d’amore" by G. Donizetti, Fenton in "Falstaff" by G. Verdi,
Prinz Sou Chong in "Das Land des Lächelns" by F. Lehár, Count Danilo Danilovitsch in "The Merry Widow" by F. Lehár, Zarewitsch in "Der Zarewitsch" by F. Lehár, S. Barinkay in "Der Zigeunerbaron" by J. Strauss II, Caramello in "Eine Nacht in Venedig" by J.Strauss II,
as well as the Oratorios "Messiah" and "Theodora" by G.F. Händel, "Elias" by F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy, "Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher"  by A. Honegger, "Stabat Mater" by A. Dvořák and the Mass "Petite Messe Solennelle" by G. Rossini and "Messa da Requiem" by G. Verdi. 
 
From 2013 to 2018 he was a permanent member of the Ensemble of the Theater für Niedersachsen, where he performed important lyric and lyricospinto tenor roles from the baroque, classical, romantic and contemporary repertoire.
 
In December 2018, he performed at the Greek National Opera in Athens the role of Chevalier des Grieux in J. Massenet's "Manon", receiving very positive reviews for the crystalline clarity of his text, the full and rich tone of his voice and for his passionate and emotional interpretation.
 
In 2019 he made his debut in the role of Duca di Mantova in G. Verdi's "Rigoletto" at the Theater Pforzheim, for which he was acclaimed by critics for his brilliant stage presence and the power of his voice.
 
In February 2020, he portrayed for the first time the role of Mario Cavaradossi in G. Puccini's "Tosca" at the Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater Görlitz-Zittau, with critics praising his radiance and disarming stage brilliance.
 
In June 2022 he made his debut in the role of Don Alvaro in G. Verdi's "La forza del destino" at the Stadttheater Passau for which he was acclaimed by critics for his mellifluent singing, his long lasting frasing and his intense stage presence.

In July 2023 he made his debut in the role of Ismaele in G. Verdi's "Nabucco" at the Herodes Atticus Theater for the Greek National Opera, under the baton of Maestro Paolo Carignani.

From 2022 to 2024 he was a permanent member of the Ensemble of the Stadttheater Bremerhaven, where he performed important tenor roles such as Macduff in G. Verdi's "Macbeth"(This Production was nominated for the Faust Preis 2023 in Germany), Max in C.M.v. Weber's "Der Freischütz", Mario Cavaradossi in G. Puccini's "Tosca", Princ in A. Dvořák's "Rusalka" and Count Danilo Danilovitsch in F. Lehár's "The Merry Widow", with critics praising his warm, beautiful-sounding, heroically colored and powerful tenor voice.

His next appearances include the roles of Rodolfo in G. Puccini's "La Bohème", Sir Edgardo di Ravenswood in G. Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor", Don José in G. Bizet's "Carmen" and Walter in M. Weinberg's "The Passanger" at the Theater Lübeck. In March 2025 he will sing Rodolfo in G. Puccini's "La Bohème", in the famus direction of Graham Vick at the Greek National Opera in Athens. 

 
His discography includes the works "Sundays in the winter" composed by D. Maramis and poetry by K. G. Karyotakis, M. Polydouri, N. Lapathioti, M. Papanikolaou and T. Agra, "Scenes from a silent film" composed by D. Maramis and poetry by S. Trivizas as well as the participation in the work "Amor Oscuro", a composition by D. Maramis and poetry by F.G. Lorca, with M. Frangoulis. He has also recorded for the Vienna Modern Masters, with the Moravian Philharmonic, the role of Horatio in G. Shakespeare's "Hamlet" composed by N. Van de Vate.

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