Cretan soprano, Theano Papadaki captivates audiences with her magnetic stage presence, rich vocal tone, and expressive depth. She is in demand across opera and art song, with a gift for early and contemporary music.

She is a Rising Star of Voice for the 2026 Edinburgh International Festival. This autumn she will be touring her recital “Songs of the Mediterranean” with Sholto Kynoch in Crete, having already performed the programme to acclaim in London (St Martin-in-the-Fields), Birmingham (Elgar Hall) and Oxford (Oxford International Song Festival).

She will then perform Schoenberg’s String Quartet No.2 with Chiarina-Quartet in Germany, before making her debut at the Athens Megaron Concert Hall, featuring Berio’s Sequenza III amongst other avant-garde chamber music works in collaboration with Ventus ensemble.