Internationally Acclaimed Classical Crossover Artist MARIO FRANGOULIS Brings Beau tiful Things to the US and Canada This

Spring Mario Frangoulis, the operatically trained powerhouse tenor and leading recordin g artist of Greece, brings his highly anticipated 2013 North American concert se ries, Beautiful Things, to audiences this spring! Washington, DC, April 05, 2013 -- Pasa Concert-goers are in for a rare treat as this world renowned who started his career as Marius in Les Miserables in Londons W est End, Tony in West Side Story at La Scala in Milan, and was personally chosen b y Andrew Lloyd Webber to play Raoul in Phantom of the Opera, returns to electrify American audiences with his powerful voice and incomparable stage presence. Port er Anderson of CNN.com said, You bask in the glistening dynamics and tonal contro l he brings to his vocals. Named 2011 Best Male Classical Crossover Artist, Frangoulis has been described a s, the kind of tenor sound that brings down the house! With Beautiful Things, he has created an emotional and inspiring musical journey that will transport audience s to all corners of the world, singing in English, Spanish, French, Italian and Greek. Each show in the series will feature talented guests, an eclectic repertoire, an d engage audiences through Frangoulis charismatic live performing, backing vocals by an international and talented vocal ensemble, Women of the World, from Italy, Japan, India and the United States, and a world-class group of musicians from al l over the world, including Martin Zarzar of the famed Pink Martini. The Current line-up of Spring 2013 concerts includes: May 11 May 31 June 2 June 6 June 8 Greece) Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA (in association with KVCR) The Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI (in association with DPTV) Thtre Rialto, Montreal, Canada (in association with WCFE). Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA (in association with WGBH) JW Lisner Auditorium, Washington, DC (in association with the Embassy of

Selections from his live performance of Beautiful Things are highlighted in a publ ic television pledge special which began airing across the US and Canada in Nove mber, 2012: Mario Frangoulis LIVE With The Boston Pops. Frangoulis new Beautiful T hings CD, DVD and tickets to these performances are offered as pledge gifts, thro ugh public television stations, and on Ticketmaster. The CD features duets with Vanessa Williams, Liza Minelli of Greece Alkistis Protopsalti, and Italian tenor V ittorio Grigolo. The WGBH television special presents Frangoulis live performance at Boston Sympho ny Hall with Keith Lockhart conducting the Boston Pops. Included are composition s by David Foster & Andrea Bocelli, Stephan Moccio, Steve Wood and Robin Gibb, a s well as songs Frangoulis himself made famous, like Vincero, Perdero, and Heres To The Heroes, from his two international Classical Crossover albums, Sometimes I Dr eam and Follow Your Heart, both fixtures on Billboards Classical Crossover charts . Guests on the television show are Hayley Westenra of Celtic Woman fame, Alkistis Protopsalti, French/Greek singer George Perris, and composer Stephan Moccio. Frangoulis is International Ambassador for the Horatio Alger Association of Dist inguished Americans, underwriters of the program. A portion of proceeds from the sale and pledging of Beautiful Things and Mario Frangoulis Live with The Boston Po ps will go to the Horatio Alger Associations scholarship fund for Americas highestrisk, highest-potential young students. For further information, tickets, and personal interviews:

Official website: http://www.MarioFrangoulis.com or info@mariofrangoulis.com, Ti cketmaster.com Demetra Anagnostopoulos: demetra.lyricmuse@gmail.com Carole Myers worldmediapartners@me.com 310-440-0046 Contact : Demetra Anagnostopoulos Lyric Muse Productions, Inc. Washington, DC 617-869-9811 demetra.lyricmuse@gmail.com http://www.MarioFrangoulis.com