Bravo Colonelo

Alternative Stage Founding Donor

Major Sponsor of the Greek National Opera

A co-production

The war revue Bravo Colonelo is based on Alekos Sakellarios and Dimitris Evangelidis’ satirical play of the same name, written in 1940 as a direct response to the Greco-Italian war. It was first performed at the Aliki Theatre – later known as the Mousouri Theatre – and enjoyed great popularity, as its humour and music encouraged audiences and satirised fascism. The music was composed by Theophrastos Sakellaridis. In 1979, the production returned to the stage and was broadcast on TV through ERT (the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation), curated by Alekos Sakellarios and Giorgos Katsaros, and featuring top artists of the time, including Anna Kalouta, Giannis Gionakis, Giannis Vogiatzis, Giannis Parios, and others.

The Chorus Master of the ERT Choir and arranger Michalis Papapetrou, in collaboration with researcher Apostolos Poulios, revives Bravo Colonelo at the GNO Alternative Stage with a new arrangement performed by the ERT Contemporary Music Orchestra. The new arrangement draws on ERT’s historical archive and the revue’s original version, respecting its historical value, in an effort to showcase the work’s lasting significance.