The Berlin-based, convention-defying opera company Novoflot is traveling to Athens to appear in the Elefsina European Capital of Culture program.
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In a tribute marking the centennial of Maria Callas’ birth, the Greek National Opera is premiering Luigi Cherubini’s “Medea” on Tuesday.
Starring Cellia Costea, Alisa Kolosova, Diamanti Kritsotaki and Andrea Care, Puccini’s popular masterpiece “Madama Butterfly” is being brought to the Herod Atticus Theater this summer by the Greek National Opera (nationalopera.gr).
Working with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Canadian Opera Company and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Greek National Opera is presenting a grand production of Luigi Cherubini’s “Medee.”
Heralding the debut of leading mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili in the role of Charlotte, the Greek National Opera (nationalopera.gr) is staging a revival of the late Spyros Evangelatos’ 2014 production of Jules Massenet’s “Werther.”
Marking the 100-year anniversary of Maria Callas’ birth, the Athens Symphony Orchestra and Choir, under the baton of Sebastiano Rolli, take the stage at the same theater where the celebrated Greek opera singer made her debut.
The Greek National Opera starts the new year with a bang, presenting its ambitious new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s swan song, the comic opera “Falstaff.”
Luigi Cherubini’s “Medea” provided the inspiration for the Greek National Opera’s new bespoke candle, as the company prepares to stage the late 18th-century opera at the Stavros Niarchos Hall this spring.
Before getting involved with the Maria Callas Museum, architect and museologist Erato Koutsoudaki loved classical music but was not much of an opera fan.
The Greek National Opera teams up with the Goteborg Opera of Sweden and the Royal Danish Opera to launch the season with a new production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.”
Hailed as opera’s newest big star, Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen is coming to the Athens Concert Hall for a gala performance with the Athens State Orchestra.
Argentina’s Hugo de Ana directs the Greek National Opera’s revival of its 2012 production of Giacomo Puccini’s ever-popular yet heart-wrenching drama “Tosca,” for the Athens & Epidaurus Festival.
The Athens Epidaurus Festival has started, and it has an exciting lineup this year. One of the program’s highlights is the Greek National Opera’s first big production for 2022, Verdi’s “Rigoletto.”
A Greek National Opera production of Charles Gounod’s grand opera in five acts, “Faust” is going on stage at the Stavros Niarchos Hall for eight performances directed and choreographed by Renato Zanella.
Controversy erupted at the Greek National Opera ahead of Saturday’s performance of “Otello,” as organizers dedicated the show to war-torn Ukraine, holding a moment of silence for the victims of the conflict.
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