NIKOS
KOLESIS
OPERA
HELLENIC AMERICAN
TETRALOGY
TETRALOGY
A. MARIA CALLAS
B. LAFCADIO HEARN
-OR-
YAKUMO KOIZUMI
-OR-
YAKUMO KOIZUMI
C.
LOS ANGELES
EX MACHINE- GOD
EX MACHINE- GOD
D. HOTEL CALIFORNIA
COMEDY
COMEDY
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NIKOS KOLESIS
OPERA
HELLENIC
AMERICAN
TETRALOGY
TETRALOGY
LOS ANGELES
EX- MACHINE -GOD
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The following OEDIPUS TYRANNUS
Is an excerpt from the work of Nikos Kolesis
OIDIPODES -OEDIPUES
The following OEDIPUS TYRANNUS
Is an excerpt from the work of Nikos Kolesis
OIDIPODES -OEDIPUES
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SCENE 2
OPERA
LOS ANGELES
OEDIPUS
TYRANNUS
THEATRE -
BACKSTAGE
Nick Pappas
played Oedipus Tyrannus
in Los Angeles Opera and Elaine Robinson
went to the theater for support.
The Greek-American Chris Parris,
brotherly friend of Nik
Actor, tenor already waiting in backstages.
George Burrows and Mark Wright went
before the show to wish Pappas
and stayed there to see the play
from backstages.
in Los Angeles Opera and Elaine Robinson
went to the theater for support.
The Greek-American Chris Parris,
brotherly friend of Nik
Actor, tenor already waiting in backstages.
George Burrows and Mark Wright went
before the show to wish Pappas
and stayed there to see the play
from backstages.
Nick Pappas
as Oedipus Tyrannus
Went in and out from scene in backstages,
Depending on the flow of work.
Chris Paris animated his friend
Correcting some points.
Went in and out from scene in backstages,
Depending on the flow of work.
Chris Paris animated his friend
Correcting some points.
BACKSTAGE
NIKOS PAPPAS - enters fast in backstages
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Chris what
you see
I have not found yet the rythm
The public responds
I have not found yet the rythm
The public responds
CHRIS PARIS -
FRIEND NIK-
GREEK-AMERICAN
GREEK-AMERICAN
Beautifully -
Beautifully
Watch the high notes.
Kept pace with the work.
It is drama and not a melodrama
SHOW IN ALL THE GREEK PASSION
Watch the high notes.
Kept pace with the work.
It is drama and not a melodrama
SHOW IN ALL THE GREEK PASSION
NIKOS PAPPAS
I'm
shocked
A reversal follows another
A reversal follows another
CHRIS
PARIS
Where to see
the other inversions.
Niko Keep open, stays up
The eyes of mind, soul.
Observe what is happening around
Niko Keep open, stays up
The eyes of mind, soul.
Observe what is happening around
NIKOS PAPPAS
I am
convulsed
A inversion succeeds the other
A inversion succeeds the other
KRIS
PARIS
That
you would see the other inversions.
Nik you have openly, it stays up
The eyes of brain, soul.
It what's going on observed I bend.
Nik you have openly, it stays up
The eyes of brain, soul.
It what's going on observed I bend.
GUIDE SCENE
Oedipus -
Oedipus
Comes out on stage
Soon Mr. Pappas
Comes out on stage
Soon Mr. Pappas
HELEN
ROBINSON
Scenes in
opera L A
is chaotic.
You see George
Mysterious figures hanging in dark
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is chaotic.
You see George
Mysterious figures hanging in dark
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GEORGE
BURROWS
It seems that we are in an imaginary world
Dante's Inferno
HELEN ROBINSON
How you
say this
George we were lost in labyrinth
of backstages
George we were lost in labyrinth
of backstages
GEORGE BURROWS
Never mind
These sensations are exacerbated in dark.
Bend your head
Do not fill bumps
These sensations are exacerbated in dark.
Bend your head
Do not fill bumps
ELEN ROBINSON
We are
removed
The music is heard slowly
The music is heard slowly
CASSANDRA
MICHNIK
Elaine and
George disappeared
I do not see them
I do not see them
MARK
WRIGHT
Lost in
shadows
Daedalus of soul.
Love has many faces
And masks
Daedalus of soul.
Love has many faces
And masks
CHRIS PARIS -
FRIEND NIK
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Eleni is
nowhere
Cassandra speaks with Mark.
Burrows where is Burrows
Cassandra speaks with Mark.
Burrows where is Burrows
DANCE
The betrayal
- the betrayal
has occurred
has occurred
ELEN
ROBINSON
I am
licensed
An endless desert my soul.
Don 't leave me alone
Furies with follow-threatening
An endless desert my soul.
Don 't leave me alone
Furies with follow-threatening
GEORGE
BAROOUS
Everything
will change, you will see
Do not despair
Do not despair
Oedipus
Tyrannus - Nick Pappas
went backstage obviously satisfied
went backstage obviously satisfied
OEDIPUS
TYRANNUS - NICK PAPPAS
Chris I am
satisfied
I found the correct steps
Approaching the climax of drama,
The big moment when Oedipus Tyrannus
learns the truth.
I found the correct steps
Approaching the climax of drama,
The big moment when Oedipus Tyrannus
learns the truth.
CHRIS PARIS
So
gathered all your forces.
Nobody knows what awaits him
If do not live first.
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Nobody knows what awaits him
If do not live first.
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GUIDE SCENE
Oedipus
Tyrannus, Oedipus
Mr Pappas be late
Mr Pappas be late
Back in
dark scenes
GEORGE
BURROWS
I have
big weakness for you
I abandoned all women
Changed my brains
I abandoned all women
Changed my brains
ELENA
ROBINSON
I do
not know - I do not know
Doing the right thing!
Doubts eat my guts.
George let's not rush
Doing the right thing!
Doubts eat my guts.
George let's not rush
MARK
WRIGHT
A! a! multimode George went too far
Makes his head.
And the resourceful Elaine
I believed that was logic.
missing hours
CASSANDRA
MICHNICK
Chris
Paris looks weird
Something looks behind the scenes
Something looks behind the scenes
MARK
WRIGHT
Mercurial
George is given with passion
Without regard for the consequences.
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Without regard for the consequences.
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Loves
Helen
First time I saw him in Love
First time I saw him in Love
CASSANDRA
MICHNICK
Great
charmer, conqueror
No one his resisted
Neither Beautiful Helen
No one his resisted
Neither Beautiful Helen
Behind scenes
deep
ELEN ROBINSON
Let's
go back
Will worry Cassandra.
I fear not understand anything Chris
Will worry Cassandra.
I fear not understand anything Chris
GEORGE
BURROWS
Do not
talk
Listen to the silence, the breathing
Listen to the silence, the breathing
ELAINE
ROBINSON
We are absent
hour
They will occupy us
They will occupy us
two lovers
kissing passionately
GEORGE
BURROWS
I die
for You
you are a witch that changed my mind.
I can not for a moment away from you
How I want uou
you are a witch that changed my mind.
I can not for a moment away from you
How I want uou
ELENA
ROBINSON
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George drives
me crazy
I'm losing my mind,
I do most things recklessly.
Burn - burn
I die from love
I'm losing my mind,
I do most things recklessly.
Burn - burn
I die from love
George
Burrows and Elen Robinson
was captured from Passion,
And lost each sense of time
where they were found.
Without they understanding arrived
at the front backstage.
Already they had become perceptible
from many,
But they made that they did not see
the illegal lovers.
was captured from Passion,
And lost each sense of time
where they were found.
Without they understanding arrived
at the front backstage.
Already they had become perceptible
from many,
But they made that they did not see
the illegal lovers.
Chris Paris shouted Nik Pappas
as soon as
passed the backstages
CHRIS PARIS
Nik
from here
reached the final showdown.
The revelation of the living drama
Oedipus Tyranus and Iocasta
reached the final showdown.
The revelation of the living drama
Oedipus Tyranus and Iocasta
NICK
PAPPAS - OEDIPUS TYRANNUS
The
truth when revealed
Shaking the husbands.
I would never want
To find myself in a similar position.
Shaking the husbands.
I would never want
To find myself in a similar position.
CHRIS
PARIS
Is
enough to see
What is happening around
Do not be blind from love.
What is happening around
Do not be blind from love.
NICK
PAPPAS-OEDIPUS TYRANNUS
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I come out -
I come out
It's my turn
It's my turn
SCENE
OEDIPUS
TYRANNUS
SERVANT
An old
prophecy said
How the child will kill
Their parents.
I could not kill this
So I gave it to the shepherd,
To take him far in other country.
How the child will kill
Their parents.
I could not kill this
So I gave it to the shepherd,
To take him far in other country.
OEDIPUS
TYRANNUS
Oh!
Light -My Light
It's the last time
I see.
Sink into deep dark.
I am child and murderer
Those who gave birth me
Without i know.
It's the last time
I see.
Sink into deep dark.
I am child and murderer
Those who gave birth me
Without i know.
ANTIGONE-OEDIPUS-DAUGHTER
Father how
many unfairly you learned
That you are son of Laius.
Son and husband of your mother.
How many unfairly I discovered
That I am daughter and your sister.
That you are son of Laius.
Son and husband of your mother.
How many unfairly I discovered
That I am daughter and your sister.
MESSENGER
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unfortunate
Iocasta had pitiful end
Frenetic entered in palace shouting
IOCASTA
Frenetic entered in palace shouting
IOCASTA
Ali-
Αli
wicked mother-all calamities
Had children with my children.
I had a husband and father of my children
My son.
wicked mother-all calamities
Had children with my children.
I had a husband and father of my children
My son.
DANCE
What
blame Antigone and Ismene
What blame Eteocles and Polynikis
your unfortunate children
What blame Eteocles and Polynikis
your unfortunate children
MESSENGER
The
Howl shocked Thebes.
Oedipus went into running
Tear and he yelled like a wild beast.
He searched Ιocasta
Where was his mother
And his wife.
He took such a voice
feared the trees.
He found his wife
Fallen in floor
with a sword stuck in the abdomen.
DANCE
Oedipus went into running
Tear and he yelled like a wild beast.
He searched Ιocasta
Where was his mother
And his wife.
He took such a voice
feared the trees.
He found his wife
Fallen in floor
with a sword stuck in the abdomen.
DANCE
Was Shocked
Thebes
From the voices of death
From the voices of death
MESSENGER
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When
stop crying
And mangle her clothes,
looked around the empty palace
took a deep breath,
And with all force she had
Plunged his sword through
her womb.
She stood upright until it died
And mangle her clothes,
looked around the empty palace
took a deep breath,
And with all force she had
Plunged his sword through
her womb.
She stood upright until it died
DANCE
Began the
endless dance
of death
of death
MESSENGER
Great Oedipus
once it saw Iocasta
did not bear and cried with black tears.
He began to hit
And lacerate his clothes
Saying words unintelligible
Of death.
Up to despair
Plunged the fingers in his eyes,
And felled with his own hands.
Shocked flew bulbs
On the floor.
As river began to run the blood
And bathes him whole.
did not bear and cried with black tears.
He began to hit
And lacerate his clothes
Saying words unintelligible
Of death.
Up to despair
Plunged the fingers in his eyes,
And felled with his own hands.
Shocked flew bulbs
On the floor.
As river began to run the blood
And bathes him whole.
OEDIPUS
TYRANNUS
Now I
am leaving for the vast country
Of Darkness.
No one can 't touch .
I did not understand
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Of Darkness.
No one can 't touch .
I did not understand
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How I took my
eyes
With my own hands.
With my own hands.
DANCE
The
king has gone mad
Behold the man who killed
His mother
And did children with her.
Behold the man who killed
His mother
And did children with her.
MESSENGER
Such end I
would not wish in no one
Such spectacle did not see never Person
Such spectacle did not see never Person
DANCE
WHEN
SUFFERING LEARN
Oedipus
Tyrannus - Nikos Pappas ended
the scene Exhausted and went backstage,
When he saw the depth of a horrible spectacle,
As a hypnotist proceeded to there
To ensure that it is true.
the scene Exhausted and went backstage,
When he saw the depth of a horrible spectacle,
As a hypnotist proceeded to there
To ensure that it is true.
OEDIPUS
TYRANNUS-NIKOS PAPPAS
What they see
my eyes
Better I did not see
That I saw.
Ach!!! my heart sunk in to abyss
of hell.
My woman, my beloved Eleni
In embrace of this unsettled seducer.
Sordid - depicted - made the friend
Beasts and monsters roaring inside me.
They spring up from the soul.
Dishonest I will kill you
How could and stretched out the hands
In my wife
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Better I did not see
That I saw.
Ach!!! my heart sunk in to abyss
of hell.
My woman, my beloved Eleni
In embrace of this unsettled seducer.
Sordid - depicted - made the friend
Beasts and monsters roaring inside me.
They spring up from the soul.
Dishonest I will kill you
How could and stretched out the hands
In my wife
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ELENI
ROMPINSON
Nikolas
We did not make nothing
A innocent kiss was
Swept away from the moment
We did not make nothing
A innocent kiss was
Swept away from the moment
OEDIPUS
TYRANNUS - NIKOS PAPPAS
Now I
will really take off my eyes
with my own hands,
To avoid seeing the unholy Lovers.
He bent shocked and began to beat
As a true hero of tragedy
He tried to pull his eyes.
with my own hands,
To avoid seeing the unholy Lovers.
He bent shocked and began to beat
As a true hero of tragedy
He tried to pull his eyes.
Chris
Paris ran around
And saved him grabbing his hands.
And saved him grabbing his hands.
CHRIS PARIS
Nick -
Nick Get it together
Not worth it
To waste your life
For an unfaithful Eleni
Not worth it
To waste your life
For an unfaithful Eleni
shakes Nick
Pappas with all the power
OEDIPUS
TYRANNUS - NIKOS PAPPAS
We did
not finish
We did not finish
cowardly
We did not finish
cowardly
Dashed
against George Burrows
His friends fell over and restrained him
was savage beast
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His friends fell over and restrained him
was savage beast
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OEDIPUS
TYRANNUS - NIKOS PAPPAS
Do not
leave
If you are man do not leave
we explain ourselves
to Clean
If you are man do not leave
we explain ourselves
to Clean
GEORGE
BURROWS
I'm not going
anywhere - anywhere
Here I will stay.
I do not fear you.
Really loves Elaine
We are in love.
Here I will stay.
I do not fear you.
Really loves Elaine
We are in love.
OEDIPUS
TYRANNUS - NIKOS PAPPAS
What I
hear the Man
If it is possible
Now you will see
If it is possible
Now you will see
Rushed again against George Burrows
But his friends restrained Nick Pappas
GUIDE SCENE
Mr
Pappas you come out on stage
Let them all
Come out now, now
Let them all
Come out now, now
DANCE
The show
continues
The show continues
The show continues
SCENE
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Oedipus
Tyrannus - Nikos Pappas went on stage
with hot claps . Hailed by the public
But mid-boiled, he was deeply saddened,
Tore to pieces the soul with who he saw.
with hot claps . Hailed by the public
But mid-boiled, he was deeply saddened,
Tore to pieces the soul with who he saw.
OEDIPUS
TYRANNUS - NIKOS PAPPAS -
Monologues inside
Monologues inside
With betrayed
Unfaithful Eleni
With betrayed the fool George Burrows.
Furies will not leave me quiet
If i do not take revenge.
With betrayed the fool George Burrows.
Furies will not leave me quiet
If i do not take revenge.
DANCE
WHAT IS
TRUTH
WHAT IS TRUTH
ANOTHER DIVINE FALLACY
WHAT IS TRUTH
ANOTHER DIVINE FALLACY
Audience clapped - deified Nick Pappas
As Oedipus Tyrannus
OIDIPODAS
TYRANNOS - NIKOS PAPPAS -
Monologues inside
Monologues inside
Years chasing
the dream-a Beautifu Eleni
For this I took the boat
And came to America
For this I took the boat
And came to America
A kiss
said - it was a kiss
nothing other
nothing other
But other was
glad the divine body
caressed Angelic face
caressed Angelic face
Did not make
nothing said
One passerby - a cloud was
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One passerby - a cloud was
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I fought for
Her
I gave my life
I gave my life
DANCE-sounds
from backstages
The Greeks
and Trojans fought unfairly
For Eleni
the deads thousands
For Eleni
the deads thousands
OIDIPODAS
TYRANNOS-NICK PAPPAS
Monologues inside
Monologues inside
Now I
remained alone
To pick up my pieces.
People have very death inside.
Sacrificed the best years
For an unfaithful-for a Eleni.
To pick up my pieces.
People have very death inside.
Sacrificed the best years
For an unfaithful-for a Eleni.
Audience
standing deified
Nick Pappas as Oedipus Tyrannus.
He bows thanking the world.
When finished with the applause
Passed distraught in backstage
Nick Pappas as Oedipus Tyrannus.
He bows thanking the world.
When finished with the applause
Passed distraught in backstage
NIKOS PAPPAS
- OIDIPODAS TYRANNOS
Where
are you cowardly
Gone!
I see you as friend.
Together we fought in Greece
I saved your life.
Remember how many hours
i was carrying hurt in back,
In occupying Athens.
Do not say anything.
Gone!
I see you as friend.
Together we fought in Greece
I saved your life.
Remember how many hours
i was carrying hurt in back,
In occupying Athens.
Do not say anything.
Crowds of
people gathered around
Asked surprised to learn what happened.
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Asked surprised to learn what happened.
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Only close
friends lived the drama who played
in backstage at the Opera of Los Angeles.
in backstage at the Opera of Los Angeles.
In between
came olso the other players of show,
They heard strange voices and asked
They heard strange voices and asked
ACTORS OF
REPRESENTATION
What
happened to Nick Pappas
Why shout
Why shout
OTHERS
We do
not know - do not know
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