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WHAT'S ON
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Wagner |
- Athens |
- Tonight |
Under Vyron Fidetzis, the Athens State Orchestra will interpret Richard Wagner’s “Twilight of the Gods,” along with sopranos Julia Souglakou, Yiouli Karagouni, Sofia Kyanidou and Mina Polychronou, mezzo-soprano Maria Vlachopoulou, tenor Vangelis Hadzisimos, baritone Dimitris Platanias and base Constantinos Sfyris as well as the Emboriki Bank Male Choir at the Athens Concert Hall tonight. |
Athens Concert Hall, |
1 Kokkali & Vas. Sofias, |
tel 210.728.2333. |
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Guitar Recital |
- Athens |
- Tonight |
Guitarist Yiannis Yakoumakis will perform works by Girolamo Frescobaldi, Georg Philipp Telemann, Bach, Dionisio Aguado, Leo Brouwer, Isaac Albeniz and Roland Dyens at the Philippos Nakas Conservatory tonight. Starts at 8.30 p.m. |
Philippos Nakas Conservatory, |
41 Ippocratous, |
tel 210.363.4000. |
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Spiritualized |
- Athens |
- Tonight |
Alternative act Spiritualized will blend rock with blues, psychedelia and gospel at the Gagarin 205 club tonight. Tickets can be purchased at Ticket House (42 Panepistimiou). |
Gagarin 205, |
205 Liosion, |
tel 210.360.8366. |
| THEATER |
‘La Poupee’ |
- Athens |
- Opens Tonight |
Directed by Anna Kokkinou, who also stars, Vangelis Hadziyiannidis’s play “La Poupee” will open tonight at the Sfendoni Theater and will be staged Wednesdays to Sundays for a limited run. |
Sfendoni Theater, |
4 Makri, Makriyianni, |
tel 210.924.5592. |
| EVENTS |
Speleology Colloquium |
- Athens |
- Tomorrow |
The Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies and the Ephorate for Paleoanthropology-Speleology for Southern Greece will host a colloquium on “New Research on Greek Caves” at the Austiran Institute (26 Alexandras), 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow. It will be almost entirely in English. |
Irish Institute, |
51A Notara, Exarchia, |
tel 210.884.8074. |
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Aegean Islands |
- Athens |
- To Sunday |
The Technopolis arts complex is running a tribute to northeastern Aegean islands Lesvos, Lemnos, Samos and Chios, with exhibitions of photographs, local products and more, as well as educational programs and live music, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 5.30 p.m.to the evening. C-Real are scheduled to perform tonight. Admission is free. |
Technopolis, |
100 Pireos, Gazi, |
tel 210.346.1589. |
| DANCE |
Dora Stratou Theater |
- Athens |
- Starts Tonight |
The Dora Stratou Theater kicks off its summer program of daily shows of traditional Greek dances. The first series will run to June 8 and will feature dances from Evia, Kilkis, Pontus, Thrace and other regions. Starts at 9.30 p.m. daily and at 8.15 p.m. Sundays. |
Dora Stratou, |
Philopappou Hill, |
tel 210.921.4650. |
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