Cappella Romana
45th Parallel Universe
Alexander Lingas, music director
The Last Anthem by rising star Dimitris Skyllas gives voice to memories too important to be forgotten. Co-commissioned by Cappella Romana with the İstanbul Festival, The Last Anthem remembers those caught in the “Exchange of Populations” between Greece and Türkiye after World War I, with poetry in English, Greek, and Turkish. Plus poignant selections from the Requiem by Mikis Theodorakis (Zorba the Greek), a memorial work by John Tavener, and the world premiere of Mystical Versicles by Christos Hatzis.