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 […]
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Maria Callas, three leading cultural organizations in Thessaloniki are organizing an impressive opera gala.
100 years after the great Greek soprano’s birth, we look back on two career highlights at the ancient theater of Epidaurus.
Leo Muscato’s acclaimed 2018 production of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Nabucco” returns to the Herod Atticus Theater for four performances as part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival.
Greece’s Culture Ministry appointed Chariton Stavropoulos as the new President of the Board of Directors of the National Opera.
Kicking off the summer program at the Athens Concert Hall (megaron.gr) is a screening of the revival of Franco Zeffirelli’s version of Georges Bizet’s “Carmen.”
The Berlin-based, convention-defying opera company Novoflot is traveling to Athens to appear in the Elefsina European Capital of Culture program.
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.”
