A benefit concert dedicated to the late writer, poet and song-writer Manos Eleftheriou will be held at the Herod Atticus Odeon this Wednesday, starting at 21:00, with all proceeds going to support the victims of the deadly Attica fires.
The special concert is organised by the Athens & Epidaurus Festival under the aegis of the culture ministry. The large number of artists that will be volunteering, include: Manolis Lidakis, Lavrentis Machairitsas, Giorgos Dalaras, Christos Nikolopoulos, Tania Tsanaklidou and Maria Farantouri.
The acclaimed poet, lyricist and writer Manos Eleftheriou passed away on July 22, a day before the wildfire disaster in the Mati area. Throughout his long career, Eleftheriou created over 400 beloved songs, set to music by the greatest Greek composers of the last five decades.
During discussions, the festival’s artistic director Vaggelis Theodoropoulos said it was an opportunity to pay tribute to the memory of a great poet and a man who had written the lyrics to hundreds of songs that “kept us company for decades, in good moments and difficult moments, in joy and in sorrow”.
For those wanting to support the cause but unable to attend the concert in person, it is possible to buy financial support coupons of 10 and 20 euros from the festival box office or the website viva.gr.
Source: AMNA
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