Afroditi Laoutari (Greek: Î'Ï†Ï Î¿Î´Î¯Ï„Î· Î›Î±Î¿Ï…Ï„Î¬Ï Î·,
1893â€"1975) was a famous Greek singer and actor in musical
theatre.She was born in Patras in 1893. At an early age, she became
involved with the musical theatre of Ioannis Papaioannou (singer)
[el], a leading operatic producer, where it didn't take long for her
voice and stage talents to be appreciated, though she was self-taught.
By 1915, she was already performing lead roles with the company. From
that date through the 1920s, she performed roles in many works of
musical theatre, both foreign and especially, Greek operettas. She was
a muse to composer and conductor Theophrastos Sakellaridis. By the
early 1930s, she had retired from the theatre. She then became one of,
if not the, first Greek radio announcers on Athens Radio Station (RCA)
in 1938, where she was a dominating force. She continued to broadcast
after the end of World War II for another decade. Sofia Vembo has been
said to resemble Afroditi Laoutari at the height of her fame. She died
in 1975.Laoutari has been portrayed on stage in the operetta Remember
Those Years (Θυμήσου εκείνα τα Ï‡Ï ÏŒÎ½Î¹Î±) (2008),
composed by musicologist Lambros Liavas as a tribute to Theophrastos
Sakellaridis.
1893â€"1975) was a famous Greek singer and actor in musical
theatre.She was born in Patras in 1893. At an early age, she became
involved with the musical theatre of Ioannis Papaioannou (singer)
[el], a leading operatic producer, where it didn't take long for her
voice and stage talents to be appreciated, though she was self-taught.
By 1915, she was already performing lead roles with the company. From
that date through the 1920s, she performed roles in many works of
musical theatre, both foreign and especially, Greek operettas. She was
a muse to composer and conductor Theophrastos Sakellaridis. By the
early 1930s, she had retired from the theatre. She then became one of,
if not the, first Greek radio announcers on Athens Radio Station (RCA)
in 1938, where she was a dominating force. She continued to broadcast
after the end of World War II for another decade. Sofia Vembo has been
said to resemble Afroditi Laoutari at the height of her fame. She died
in 1975.Laoutari has been portrayed on stage in the operetta Remember
Those Years (Θυμήσου εκείνα τα Ï‡Ï ÏŒÎ½Î¹Î±) (2008),
composed by musicologist Lambros Liavas as a tribute to Theophrastos
Sakellaridis.
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