The Greek National Opera (264 Syngrou) revitalizes Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s iconic masterpiece, “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.”
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The opera “Medge,” created by the eminent Greek composer Spyros Samaras (1861-1917), is presented at the Olympia Municipal Music Theater (59 Akadimias) on February 17.
The Greek National Opera (nationalopera.gr) presents a fresh interpretation of 19th-century French composer Georges Bizet’s world-famous work, with acclaimed Swedish dancer and choreographer Johan Inger creating a brand-new choreography for the popular four-act opera.
Acclaimed Greek baritone Dimitri Platanias is taking the stage at the Greek National Opera with two roles that have already earned him rave reviews: Alfio in Pietro Mascagni’s “Cavalleria rusticana” and Tonio in Ruggero Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci.”
The Greek National Opera presents the Greek premiere of Nadia Boulanger’s opera “La Ville Morte” (The Dead City), being staged for only the third time in over a century.
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) is set to stage the musical performance “Papageno’s Holidays” in the Stavros Niarchos Hall.
“The Apaches of Athens” is a 1921 Greek musical by Nikos Hadjiapostolou and Yiannis Prineas, in which the Viennese operetta meets the charming simplicity of mid-war Athens.
Argentine tenor Marcelo Alvarez, 61, will sing the role of Licinius in Gaspare Spontini’s opera “La Vestale” in Thessaloniki, as part of the celebrations marking the centenary of Greek-American soprano Maria Callas’ birth.
When it comes to New Year’s traditions in Athens, a date with the Athens Concert Hall (megaron.gr) at the end of the year is a must.
“Les Eclairs,” the contemporary opera by French composer Philippe Hersant based on the book by Jean Echenoz, will be staged three times at the Greek National Opera in a co-production with the Opera Comique Paris.
The entire Maria Callas collections released by EMI, Angel, Arkadia, Myto, Mercury, Cetra, Melodram and Naxos record labels, studio recordings and even unofficial recordings from live shows, some 4,000 vinyl records and 6,000 CDs, dozens of books and magazines, clippings from newspapers, stamps honoring the great Greek opera singer, medals, hundreds of photographs in printed form and thousands in digital, not to mention personal items like necklaces, a silver powder case and a bottle of scent.
From a sample of her hair to a blue velvet dress she wore after the memorable 1955 performance of Verdi’s La Traviata in Milan’s La Scala, visitors to Athens can now marvel at items belonging to opera diva Maria Callas in a new museum dedicated to the legendary soprano.
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, a 20th century masterpiece by Dmitri Shostakovich, returns to the Greek National Opera (nationalopera.gr) due to popular demand.
The artistic director of the Internationale Handel Festspiele-Gottingen, Giorgos Petrou, conducts and directs the new production of Handel’s “Semele,” a musical drama based on Ovid’s Metamorphoses, which the composer himself describes as a “secular oratorio.”
Maria Callas performed in Vincenzo Bellini’s “I Puritani” (The Puritans) in Venice in 1949, a performance that marked her rise to stardom.
Biographies on her tumultuous life, but also novels, poetry collections and plays that refer to her directly or tacitly; children’s books, graphic novels and programs from performances inspired by her; posters too, such as from her only film (Pier Paolo Pasolini’s “Medea”), and catalogues from exhibitions of her costumes; there are […]
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