Greek tenor Nicolas Maraziotis is known for his diverse repertoire ranging from baroque to musical theatre and contemporary classical music. Nicolas approaches every performance with dedication, drive, and singular artistry.
In the season 2016/ 17, Nicolas makes his debut at the Dutch National Opera in the role of Testo in Monteverdi’s Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda directed by Pierre Audi under the baton of Christophe Rousset.
The following season 2017/ 18 saw many role engagements for Nicolas: as Dimitri (Prince Ivan and the Firebird), vocal ensemble (Z), Venditore di canzonette (Il Tabarro) all in new productions in the Greek National Opera and his debut as Pedrillo at Patras’ Municipal Theatre production of Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail. Later that season he debuts at Athens & Epidaurus Festival as Arbace in Mozart’s Idomeneo.
In the season 2018/ 19 he makes his debut at the theatre stage participating in Terrence McNally’s famous Masterclass as Anthony Candolino. His performance of Anthony got much acclaim with excellent reviews. In November 2018 he sings the part of Maese Pedro in De Falla’s masterly puppet opera El retablo del Maese Pedro, an educational GNO’s production with selected performances for schools aiming to induct small viewers into the world of lyric theatre. His season concluded with his participation at GNO’s groundbreaking production Medea, a new operetta by the leading Greek composer Nikos Kypourgos presented at the Greek National Opera in Stavros Niarchos Hall.
Nicolas began the season 2019/ 20 singing the part of Freddy Eynsford-Hill in Loewe’s My Fair Lady presented for the first time in Greece in its full-length music version by the Greek National Opera. Later that season he sings the role of Maurice the Crow in Alkis Baltas’ new opera for children Fricadela. On August 2020, Nicolas sings the role of Anfinomo in Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria with Camerata Armonia Atenea conducted by George Petrou.
In 2021/22 Nicolas started off with the season with two new productions of the Greek National Opera and his first collaboration with Onassis Foundation. In the Stavros Niarchos Hall Nicolas will portray Christopher the Teacher in Yorgos Dousis’ new childrens’ opera “The Magic Pillows” based on Eugene Trivizas fairytale, staged by Natasha Triantafylli and conducted by Nicolas Vassiliou. While on the Alternative Stage Nicolas will be part of a vocal ensemble for much acclaimed and awarded American composer and conductor George Tsontakis’ “The Air of Greece”. His first collaboration with the Onassis Foundation will be made on Christmas Theatre with the production of Moby Dick a musical by Dimitris Papadimitriou and staging by Giannis Kakleas where Nicolas portrayed the First Mate Starbuck in the epic novel by Melville.
The season 2022/23 finds Nicolas engaged with three revivals and three new exciting production.
The new season 2022/23 finds Nicolas engaged with three revivals, a role debut and a new exciting production. Nicolas at the beginning of the season will portray once more the beloved Christopher the Teacher in the much acclaimed production of The Magic Pillows by Yorgos Dousis following the revival of Abazis’ Prince Ivan & the Firebird which will be staged at the Athens Municipal Theatre “Olympia” where this time Nicolas will take the lead role of Ivan and the revival of Baltas’ Fricadela where Nicolas will portray again the character of Maurice the Crow.
Later in the season, Nicolas will be part in the anticipated new production at the Alternative Stage of the GNO Strella by Michalis Paraskakis conducted by Konstantinos Terzakis and staged by the promising stage director George Koutlis. In the Stavros Niarchos Hall of the Greek National Opera Nicolas will sing the role of Schmidt in Massenet’s Werther sharing the stage with world-class singers Anita Rachvelishvili as Charlotte and Francesco Demuro in the title role. In June, Nicolas will be part of a new stage play written and directed by Natasha Triantafylli based on the historic Marshall Plan that will be performed at Pireaus 260 stage of Athens & Epidaurus Festival.
Nicolas holds a BA (Dual Hons) in Music & Music Technology from Keele University and a (MMus) Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the Royal Conservartoire of Scotland. During the season 2012-14 he has been a member of Patras’ Municipal Theatre Opera Studio where he performed the role of Pamikos in Sakellarides’ operetta Sataneri on the Grand Finale staged production.