- Athens

- Tonight

Under the baton of Ioannis Elefantis, the Athens State Orchestra will celebrate the 120th anniversary of the City of Athens Philharmonic at the Athens Concert Hall tonight.

Athens Concert Hall,

1 Kokkali & Vas. Sofias,

tel 210.728.2333.

- Athens

- To Thursday

Joined by the group Arpioni, eccentric Basque artist Tonino Carotone, known for his signature fashion sense and wit, is performing at the Half Note Jazz Club until Thursday this week. The club offers reduced prices on Mondays.

Half Note Jazz Club,

17 Trivonianou, Mets,

tel 210.921.3360.

- Athens

- Tomorrow

Salvatore Settis, rector of the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy, will deliver a lecture at the Athens Concert Hall tomorrow evening at 7 p.m. on organizing a museum of classical antiquity in the age of globalization. Admission is with priority coupons.

Athens Concert Hall

(see above).

- Athens

- To December 10

Director Ektoras Lygizos’s unconventional take on Verdi’s opera “Il Trovatore,” a production that was a resounding critical success last season, is being staged once more at Bios, for a limited run only. The production stars vocalists Yiannis Christopoulos, Ioanna Forti and Marina Kolyva. On stage Mondays and Wednesdays at 9 p.m.

Bios,

84 Pireos,

tel 210.342.5335.

- Athens

- Tonight

As part of the ongoing exhibition-tribute to theater master Karolos Koun, Lakis Papastathis’s documentary “Karolos Koun” will premiere at the Benaki Museum Pireos Street Annex at 7 p.m.

Benaki Museum,

138 Pireos & Andronikou,

tel 210.345.3111.

- Athens

- To November 23

A retrospective exhibition of photographs by Josef Koudelka, curated by the celebrated Czech photographer himself, is on display at the Benaki Museum Pireos Street Annex until November 23. Open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays; 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays.

Benaki Museum,

138 Pireos & Andronikou,

tel 210.345.3111.

- Athens

- To January 31

The first large-scale retrospective exhibition of award-winning sculptor Giorgos Zongolopoulos since his death, featuring 54 sculptures, 28 paintings and 56 drawings, from the Georgios Zongolopoulos Foundation and the Portalakis Collection, is on display at the Athens Concert Hall until January 31.

Athens Concert Hall

(see above).