YASOU AIDA! | 2012
"[G]anz neu, schräg, unkonventionell" Funkhaus Europa
"[Τ]heatralisch in jeder Hinsicht virtuos." Peter Uehling, Berliner Zeitung
"[V]iel unterhaltsamer und komischer als jede Nachrichtensendung." Pinar Abut, Berliner Morgenpost
"[E]in griechisches Regieteam katapultiert Verdis 'Aida' ins Jahr 2012. [...G]ut gemacht, witzig und intelligent [...D]as Gespür für Timing stimmt und [...] Verdi in jedem Augenblick ernst genommen wird. [...] Selbstironie ist eine der Stärken des Abends. Eine andere ist Wahrhaftigkeit." Udo Badelt, Der Tagesspiegel
"[D]ie Figuren [...] werden [...] durch die charismatischen DarstellerInnen lebendig. [...] Kritik wird hier zwar mit augenzwinkerndem Humor versüßt, aber dieser binationale Cocktail hat es in sich. [...] Kharálampos Goyós' respektlos-kongeniales Arrangement [...] Der Produktion gelingt es, die Brücke zu schlagen zwischen dem Schicksal eines kaputtgesparten Landes und der Geschichte einer Migrantin, die für unsere Zeit paradigmatisch ist [...]" Kristina Rath, Die Tageszeitung
"Un opéra tout à fait réjouissant [...] Plus subtil qu'il y paraît, ce spectacle est une farce réussie. [...] Les artistes sont de qualité [...]" Frédéric Lemaître, Le Monde
"[E]ine herrlich überzogene zeitgenössische Oper [...] Besetzt mit hervorragenden Sängern." Lucía Tirado, Neues Deutschland
"Auch wenn in Efklidis' Stück kaum eine Minute ohne neuen Gag vergeht [...], 'Yasou Aida in keinem Moment Klamotte oder Comedy wird [...]. [V]on beeindruckender musikalischer Qualität, das [...] Ensemble wird von Goyós mit übermenschlicher Disziplin zusammengehalten." Matthias Nöther, noethers-kritiken.de
"A successful music theatre production that undermines all certainties with finesse and toys with throwing stereotypes in the direction of the public." Katerina Economakou, Ta Nea
"Amazingly lively, to the point, enjoyable and furthermore impressively resistant to even the most insistent, distrustful examination of its consistency in matters of musical and stage dramaturgy." Yannis Svolos, classicalmusic.gr
"Satire, humour, sarcasm, emotion, indictment [...] in generous dosage, and, however, not a moment too much." Isma Toulatou, To Vima
"An unqualified triumph that justified all expectations. [...] Respecting the original, while musically and dramatically deconstructing it with merciless humour, [...] it is an exciting model of contemporary, politically thoughtful music theatre." Eftychios D. Horiatakis, Athinorama
"Its main idea could as well be adopted by any opera theatre. Indeed, it would probably be preferable to doubtful taste 'spectaculars' that commonly befall Verdian operas with faux-historical subjects [...] The multi-level musical and textual transcription [...] proved successful, the dramaturgy had no holes. [...] The music was transcribed with equal success, losing none of its character and power. [...] All the singers were vocally and interpretatively most enjoyable" Nikos A. Dontas, Kathimerini
"Even Schäuble himself would enjoy this show. […H]ow much talent was needed for this radical adaptation to convince us that it doesn't deform the great Verdi clumsily and needlessly! […] One of the strongest productions of the Athens Festival." Vena Georgakopoulou, protagon.gr
"Humour, relevance, originality, sensibility and emotion. […] Not just an imaginative and expressive Verdi transcription, but a meeting of friendship and hope." Maria Katsounaki, Kathimerini
"The thematically daring adaptation [...] was harmonized with the austere realist aesthetics of the stage direction [...], the abstract design of the set [...] and the realistic, austerely theatrical interpretation of the five main parts" Thymeli, Rizospastis
"A successful revue, or, if you prefer, music theatre without the variety and cheap seasonableness of satire. […] By far the most –substantially– innovative thing we saw during this, largely predictable, 2011-2012 season.» Nikos Sarafianos, avopolis.gr