Georgios Bitzios

The Tenor and multisided Singer George Bitzios

Georgios Bitzios was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. As a young child he showed great interest in music and singing; firstly, in English rock and afterwards, Greek music. His father was a huge influence and encouraged him to continue, as he also was a musician. As a result, he took advantage of listening and learning much from his father. In the year 1997, he met soprano Georgia Dimou and took singing lessons at the Municipal Conservatory in Thessaloniki where he studied classical music and his career as a tenor commenced.

After only one year, he took part in the national singing competition in Greece where he won third place. This took place in Thessaloniki where the famous Romanian, baritone Dan Lordakeskou, was a judge. Georgios has given numerous concerts and has already performed three times in the opera "Despo" by Pavlos Karrer, along with other artists, and the Lyrical Choral and Orchestra from Thessaloniki, under the famous conductor N. Astrinidis.

In 1999, he performed as a tenor with Mimis Plessas, one of the greatest and most well-known Greek composers. That same year, he sang with Christos Nikolopulos, and also with great success.

In May 2001, at the theater ANETON in Thessalonika, he sang for the first time in the comic opera "La Cantarina" by J. Haydn, and as in his previous performances, was met with great enthusiasm. His repertoire includes works from G. Verdi, G. F. Händel, W. A. Mozart, J. Brahms, E. Grieg, R. Leoncavallo, F. Schubert, G. Puccini, F. Lehar, R. Strauss, R. Wright and G. Forrest.

In January 2002 he completed his education with excellent commendations and laudations from his teachers because of his outstanding achievements.

He then worked for the opera in Thessaloniki and participated in the opera "Il Barbiere di Siviglia", "Fidelio", "Tosca" and "Don Giovanni" under the conductorship of D. Savic. In April 2003 he participated in a duet and sang alongside G. Velivasaki.

In November 2003, he moved to Germany and studied for one year at the Music Academy of Würzburg opera school, as a guest student, where he took lessons from prominent and renowned professors, in order to be prepared for introduction to the German opera world. In Germany, he gave many concerts, some of which were at the Neubaukirche in Würzburg, as well as La Traviata at the castle Johannisburg in Aschaffenburg in the role of Gaston, and in the role of "The first prisoner" in the opera Zauberflöte in 2006. He has also cooporated in a German operetta with the German soprano Ute Ziemmer at the city hall in Aschaffenburg which was accompanied by the Aschaffenburger symphony orchestra.

In February 2007 he sang at the Opera House in Frankfurt for the Frankfurter Opera Ball.
In January 2008 he sang as a first tenor at the annual Champagne Musicale concert at the city theater of Aschaffenburg.
In April 2008 he sang at the Marienkirche in Ludwigshafen, where he successfully interpreted the work “Axion Esti” of Mikis Theodorakis, which was awarded a nobel prize.
Georgios Bitzios and Il Bel Canto, along with his Italian friends Giorgio and Giacomo Camese have presented the greatest Italian songs 2006. Georgios Bitzios and his Greek band Triptychon were accompanied by Zisis Rakitzis (guitar) and Ilias Kotsis(Buzuki), sings Miki Theodoraki and other famous Greek composers.

Georgios Bitzios is a member and Lead Singer of the Gala Band Barney
Jackson.

Georgios Bitzios sang the Rock Opera Alexander by K. Athiridis the lead Role, which already took place and made its debut on 9 November 2012 in Thessaloniki, Greece. The Project continues to be performed at various Theaters in Greece and will also travel abroad. A double CD has been released and is available on the Greek Market.