OPERA


Lise Davidsen | Athens | October 15
WHAT'S ON

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.

Tosca | Athens
WHAT'S ON

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.

Tosca
WHAT'S ON

Giacomo Puccini’s stunning melodrama wraps up the season for the Greek National Opera.


Rigoletto | Athens | June 2, 5, 8 & 11
WHAT'S ON

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.”

Faust | Athens | April 7-22
WHAT'S ON

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 at opera over Ukraine statement
CULTURE

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.


Otello | Athens | March 5, 8, 11 & 15
WHAT'S ON

The Greek National Opera is staging “Otello,” a co-production with the Baden-Baden Easter Festival, directed by the world-renowned Robert Wilson.

Cheap Smokes | Athens | To March 13
WHAT'S ON

An operetta on life and romance in 1990s Athens, the Greek National Opera’s latest production is an adaptation of a film by Renos Haralambidis, “Cheap Smokes,” which helped shape the independent Greek film scene that emerged at the time.

Otello | Athens | February & March
WHAT'S ON

One of the highlights on next year’s program at the Stavros Niarchos Hall, “Otello” is a major co-production between the Greek National Opera and the Festspiel Baden-Baden.



The Murderess | Athens | December 28 & 30
WHAT'S ON

Greek National Opera artistic director Giorgos Koumendakis has transformed the early 20th century novella “The Murderess” by Alexandros Papadiamantis into a modern opera.

Sonya Yoncheva | Athens | November 4
WHAT'S ON

Award-wining soprano Sonya Yoncheva lends her considerable talents to a good cause at the Greek National Opera (GNO) on Thursday, November 4, performing at a concert marking the 25th anniversary of the Together for Children charity organization.


Greece stakes its claim as international culture hub
IMAGES

A rehearsal at the Kallimarmaro Stadium in Athens as the National Opera prepares to pay tribute to Italian master Guiseppe Verdi with the “All Star Gala Verdi” on Saturday on the occasion of 150th anniversary of the premiere of “Aida” at the Cairo Opera in 1871.