Concept, artistic curator: Michaela Pliaplia 
Soundscapes: Nikos Sotirelis
With the participation of the Kavala Photography Club

Visual – sound installation

Free admission

Concept, artistic curation: Rafi Music Theatre Company (Anastasia Kotsali, Lito Messini)
Dramaturgy, musical adaptation, arrangement: Vasiliki Legaki
Direction: Sofia Antoniou
Poetic composition: Tonia Tzirita Zacharatou
Sets: Marilena Kalaitzantonaki
Costumes: Eleni Kavvada • Choreography: Mina Ananiadou 
Lighting design: Vasilis Apostolatos 

Cast   Paris Dimatsas, Georgios Iatrou, Anastasia Kotsali, Lito Messini
Musicians: Kostas Giovanis (oboe), Eleftheria Togia (viola), Konstantinos Zigkeridis (bayan), Vasiliki Legaki (live electronics)

GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC

Opera in three acts based on Jean-Baptiste Lully’s opera of the same name, with a libretto by Philippe Quinault

Starts at: 21.15

Direction: Georgios Karakantzas, Samaneh Latifi
Illustrator: Kinga Kelemen
Music: Ali Hout 
Scientific collaborator: Efimia Karakantza
Puppet construction: Eric Deniaud 
Puppeteer: Georgios Karakantzas
Performer: Samaneh Latifi 

GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC

Puppet theatre

Starts at 17.00 (19/9), 14.00 (20/9)

Text: Eva-Oikonomou Vamvaka, with the company’s contribution
Direction: Eva-Oikonomou Vamvaka
Music, onstage musician: Sophie Lies
Set & lighting design: Vasilis Apostolatos
Costumes: Ourania Frangea
Movement coach: Alexandros Stavropoulos
Assistants to the director: Anna Filidou, Fotini Meletiadou 

Cast: Babis Alefantis, Andreas Natsios, Danae-Arsenia Filidou

GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC

Theatre

Starts at: 15.30 (20/9), 19.00 (18/9), 21.15 (19/9)

Translation: Thodoris Daskarolis 
Direction: Dimitris Stavropoulos
Music, sound design: Dimos Vryzas 
Set & lighting design: Vasilis Apostolatos 
Costume design: Alexanda-Anastasia Ftouli 
Movement coach, assistant to the director: Loukia Konidari 

Cast: Margarita Alexiadi, Anastasis Georgoulas, Erietta Manouri, Giorgos Fasoulas 

GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC

Theatre

 Starts at: 15.30 (20/9), 19.00 (18/9), 21.15 (19/9)

Artistic curator of Community and Creation Days: Eva Karterou in collaboration with the GNO Learning & Participation team

The Learning & Participation Department of the Greek National Opera will announce open calls for participation in all educational programmes and workshops for the 2026/27 season.

GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC

Performances for schools: 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21 May 2027 • Starts at: 10.30
Performances for the whole family: 15, 16, 22, 23 May 2027 • Starts at: 10.30 & 12.30

Performances for schools: 26, 27, 28 May & 1, 2, 3, 4 June 2027 •
Performances for the whole family: 29, 30 May, 5 June 2027 • Starts at: 10.00 & 11.30

Artistic curator: Zaharias Karounis

GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC

Starts at: 20.30

FIRST CYCLE • The Age of Revolutions | 19, 20, 21, 22 November 2026
Artistic curator: Dimos Goudaroulis | In collaboration with the Thessaloniki Concert Hall

SECOND CYCLE • Active Pasts | 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 November 2026
Artistic curator: Markellos Chryssicos

GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC

Starts at: 20.30, 27/11 (20.00 & 21.30), (Sunday 22/11 19.30 & 29/11 18.30)

Μουσική: Giuseppe Verdi
Original libretto: Francesco Maria Piave
Musical adaptation: Lina Zachari
Text: Dimitris Dimopoulos, Alexandros Melissinos
Lyrics translation: Dimitris Dimopoulos

Cast: Manos Kokkonis, Yannis Selitsanitis, Marilena Striftombola| Shadow puppeteer: Alexandros Melissinos | Frixos Mortzos piano

Shadow puppet opera • Revival
GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC

Morning performances at 12.00 / 13, 20, 26, 27 December 2026 & 2, 3, 9 January 2027
Afternoon performances at 18.00 / 19, 20, 24, 31 December & 7 January 2027

Libretto: Domenico Gilardoni
Adaptation: Sofia Paschou, in collaboration with the team 
Director: Sofia Paschou 
Musical text adaptation, musical dramaturgy consultant: Kharálampos Goyós
Sets, costumes: Claire Bracewell |
Lighting design: Sofia Alexiadou
Voice-over scoring: Christos Sakellaridis

Cast: Daphne David, Vassilis Kavayas (27, 30/12, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9/1) Christos Kechris (12, 13, 15, 17, 22, 23, 26,/12), Chrissa Maliamani, Marios Sarantidis, Marinos Tarnanas, Kostas Filippoglou, Apostolis Psichramis| Christos Sakellaridis piano

Opera • Revival

GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC

Ώρα έναρξης: 20.30 (Κυρ.: 19.30) 

GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC

Designed by: Ioannis Angelakis

Creative team of mentors:
Ioannis Angelakis musical composition
Pavlos Antoniadis musical performance, musical technology 
Themelis Glynatsis direction
Niki Psyhogiou set & costume design 
Christina Thanasoula lighting design
Nicolas Vassiliou musical direction
Chrissa Maliamani soprano
Christos Kechris tenor

Featuring eight musicians from the Ergon Ensemble

With the participation of the emerging artists:

Composers: Dimitris Androniadis, Giorgos Vavoulas, Kyriaki Gkoudina, Michalis Zoumboulakis, Kostis Paleoyiannis, Dimitris Paplikas

Directors: Noemi Vasileiadou, Ermioni Garramone, Emmanuel Konstantinidis, Barbara Daliani, Grigorios Sfakianakis, Eugenia Demelio

Set & costume designers: Maria Alexandrou, Dimitra Gika, Elpida Daliani, Nektaria Iliaki, Asimina Lantavou, Paris Paraskevopoulos

Lighting designers: Katerina Voutsa, Iphigenia Yanniou, Panagiotis Baraklis, Kostis Mousikos

Artistic curator: Nancy Nerantzi

The detailed programme will be announced in November.

GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC

Artistic curator: Ioannis Angelakis

GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC

Starts at: 20.30, Sunday: 19.30 (25/10), 18.00, 20.00 (1/11), Saturday 18.30, 20.30 (7/11), 18.00 (10/11)

Artistic curator: Petros Touloudis

The detailed programme will be announced in November.

GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC

Artistic curator: Vaios Machmountes

GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC

The detailed programme will be announced in October.

Music: Ioannis Angelakis 
Choreography: Alexandros Vardaxoglou
Dramaturgy consultant: Kharálampos Goyós
Sets, costumes: Artemis Flessa 
Lighting and video design: Giorgos Agiannitis |

Female figure: Irini Bilini-Moraiti, Male figure: Christos Kechris 

Musicians from the Ergon Ensemble: Kostas Tzekos bass clarinet, Guido de Flaviis baritone saxophone, Andreas-Rolandos Theodorou trombone, Faidon Miliadis violin

Music theatre • New production • A GNO Alternative Stage commission

GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC

Starts at: 20.30 (Sunday: 19.30)

Music, video design: Konstantinos Baras
Libretto, direction: Fanis Sakellariou 
Set: Olga Ntenta 
Costumes: Brooke Englhardt 
Movement: Maro Petli 
Lighting design: George Agiannitis

Alexandra Achillea voice, George Krimperis trombone, George Kokkinaris double bass

Music theatre • New production • A GNO Alternative Stage commission

GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC

Starts at: 20.30 (Sunday: 19.30)

Music, musical direction: Nikos Galenianos
Lighting and projections design: Sofia Alexiadou, in collaboration with the Creative Lighting Control Department of the Rose Bruford College
Sound design: Brian Coon 
|Costume coordination: Genevieve Athanasopoulou
Artistic associate: Georgios Mizithras(MIZI) 

Ioanna Vrakatseli, Niki Lada, Artemis Bogri voices, Petros Miliadis (aka Invoker) metal singer
Female chorus ensemble CHÓRES 
Music coach: Eirini Patsea 
Charis Pazaroulas double bass, Katerina Konstantourou classical harmonium

Music theatre • New production • A GNO Alternative Stage commission

GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC

Starts at: 20.30 (Sunday: 19.30)

Direction: Vassilis Noulas 
Sets, costumes, lighting design: Kostas Tzimoulis
Dramaturgy consultant: Hypatia Vourloumis 
Translation: Pelagia Marketou 

Cast: Chraja, Lito Messini, Despina Sanida-Krezia, Konstantinos Georgopoulos, Georgios Iatrou   

Music theatre • New production • A GNO Alternative Stage commission
GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC

Starts at: 20.30 (Sunday: 19.30)

Music: Iason Maroulis 
Dramaturgy, direction: Themelis Glynatsis 
Sets, costumes: Niki Psyhogiou 
Lighting design: Stevi Koutsothanasi 
Projections design: Marios Gampierakis, Chrysoula Korovesi

àktapha ensemble: Dafni Mengou bass clarinet, Iason Maroulis trumpet, George Kokkinaris double bass, Orestis Tsekouras guitar, Yiannis Psarakis percussion

Music theatre • New production • A GNO Alternative Stage commission
GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC

Starts at: 20.30 (Sunday: 19.30)