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RECITAL
Dimitris Toufexis (5.11)
Titos Gouvelis (6.11)
Lilia Boyadjieva (26.11)
Nefeli Mousoura (27.11)
Thodoris Tzovanakis (4.12)
Opening remarks: Kostas Chardas
Ticket prices: €12, €15
Students, children: €8
Artistic curator: Charalambos Angelopoulos
Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
MUSIC COMPOSITION
Nikos Galenianos
DIRECTOR
Sophia Paschou
DRAMATURGY
Juan Ayala
SETS
Evangelia Therianou
COSTUMES
Claire Bracewell
MOVEMENT
Annie Pui Ling Lok
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Sofia Alexiadou
SPRING
Alexis Vidalakis, Katerina Mavrogeorgi
SUMMER
Giannis Giannoulis, Stefi Poulopoulou
AUTUMN
Theodosis Konstas, Erifyli Stefanidou
WINTER
Apostolis Psyhramis
MUSICIANS
Giannis Agraniotis (violin), Alexis Karaiskakis (cello), Dimitris Tigkas (double bass), Alexis Mastichiadis (harpsicord), Konstantinos Zigkeridis (accordion)
Daily performances for schools: €10
Weekends: €12, €15
Students: €10
Based on Antonio Vivaldi’s work of the same title
GNO Alternative Stage commission
Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Starts at: 11.00 |
Libretto
Philip Hensher
Conductor
Nicolas Vassiliou
Director
Alexandros Efklidis
Sets, costumes
Yannis Katranitsas
Movement
Fotis Diamantopoulos
Lighting designer
Melina Mascha
Cast: Justine Viani, Chrissa Maliamani, Christos Kechris, Yanni Yannissis
With Ergon Ensemble
Ticket prices: €15, €20
Students: €10
Greek premiere
Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Starts at: 20.30 (Sunday: 19.00) |
Conception, composition
Dimitra Trypani
Libretto
Pantelis Boukalas
Sets
Katherine Wise
Lighting designer
Valentina Tamiolaki
Collaborating visual artist, costumes
Nikos Kokkalis
Milia: Sophia Ketedjian
Mother: Aliki Siousti / Georgiana Filippaki
Brother I – Kyriakis: Antonis Vasiliadis
Brother II – Sotiris: Alexandros Psihramis
Brother III – Diakoumis: Giorgos Kasavetis
Brother IV – Panayiotis: Rafael Kritoulis
Brother V – Kostantis: Nikos Ziaziaris
Father: Giorgos Nikopoulos / Vasilis Pelantakis
Seer Teiresias / Harp: Gogo Xagara
Violoncello: Dimitris Travlos
Ticket prices: €12, €15
Students, children: €8
A co-production with the Paxos Music Festival
Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
With English surtitles
Starts: 20.30 (Sunday: 19.00) |
Soloist
Dionysios Sourbis
Piano
Thodoris Tzovanakis
Ticket prices: €15, €20
Students, children: €10
Manos Hadjidakis Cycle
Artistic curator: George Hadjidakis
Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Starts at: 20.30 |
CONCEPTION, STORY, DIRECTOR
Rafika Chawishe
ORIGINAL SCORE, MUSIC COMPOSITION, ORCHESTRATION
Stavros Gasparatos
VISUALIZATION, SETS AND COSTUME DESIGN
Michalis Argyrou
DRAMATURGY
Giota Argyropoulou
CHOREOGRAPHER
Dafin Antoniadou
LIBRETTO
Alexandra Zelman-Doring
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Anna Sbokou
ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE
Paraskevi Lypimenou
CHORUS DIRECTOR
Ioulia Tzannetoulakou
CASTING DIRECTOR
Sophia Dimopoulou
WITH
Paris Alexandropoulos, Daphne Antoniadou, Rafika Chawishe
CAST
Evangelia Aleiftira, Yakinthi Alexandridou-Zilakou, Chrysoula Nefeli Kanaki, Dimitra Chrysoula Karyofylli, Stefania Kitsopoulou, Konstantina Kontou, Stylianos Kratsas, Athina Liaki, Andrianna Loukidi, Anna Magdalini Lytra, Orestis Barkas, Angeliki Krinea Beveratou, Paris Patsis, Maria Eleni Skourti, Electra Ioanna Souliou, Stamatina Tsopanidou, Panagiotis Tasoulis, Anastasios Tsouris
Boomsatsuma theatre company (Bristol, UK)
Gemma Walker, Romaya Weaver, Marino Stavrou, Emily Horler Valens, Max Hodge
Ticket prices: €12, €15
Students, children: €8
World premiere / A co-production with Ibsen Awards and Lineculture
Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Starts at: 20.30 |
It is announced that, due to illeness, the soprano Ekaterina Siurina will not be able to perform the role of Violetta Valéry in the performanceof La traviata, on Sunday 28 July. The role will be performed by the soprano Maria Mudryak.
On Wednesday 17 July 2019, the Greek National Opera Artistic Director Giorgos Koumendakis announced the programme for the 2019/20 season, in a press conference held at the Stavros Niarchos Hall in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.
Watch live the announcement of the Greek National Opera programme for the season 2019/20, on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 12.00 (GMT+3) at www.nationalopera.gr/en/
Conductor
Lukas Karytinos
Artistic curator
George Hadjidakis
Visual installation
Jannis Kounelis (Sipario-Uscite)
Curator
Denys Zacharopoulos
Lighting
Christos Tziogkas
Music material editor
Lefteris Michalopoulos
City of Athens Choir Master
Agathangelos Georgakatos
Children’s Chorus Mistress
Konstantina Pitsiakou
Hellenic Navy Band conductor
Georgios Tsilimbaris
Soloists
Theodora Baka
Paris Kimionis
Stavros Niforatos
Greek National Opera Stavros Niarchos Hall
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Manos Hadjidakis Cycle
Starts at: 20.00 | 
Conductor
Daniel Smith
Greek National Opera Stavros Niarchos Hall
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Starts at: 20.00 | 
Conductor
Lukas Karytinos
Curator
Marina Krilovici
Lighting
Eleftherios Banos
Greek National Opera Stavros Niarchos Hall
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Starts at: 20.00 | 
Conductor
Yorgos Ziavras
Director
Alexandros Efklidis
Associate director
Angela-Kleopatra Saroglou
Libretto translation in Greek
Dimitris Dimopoulos
Sets
Sotiris Stelios
Costumes
Alexia Theodoraki
Choreographer
Maria Kousouni
Lighting
Melina Mascha
Chorus master
Agathangelos Georgakatos
Dr. Falke
Yannis Selitsaniotis (9, 23/2 & 5/3)
Georgios Iatrou (7, 8, 16, 19, 22/2)
Dr. Blind
Yannis Kavouras (7, 9, 23/2 & 5/3)
Dionyssis Melogiannidis (8, 16, 19, 22/2)
Adele
Vassiliki Karayanni (7, 9, 23/2 & 5/3)
Marilena Striftobola (8, 16, 19, 22/2)
Ida
Ioanna Forti (7, 9, 23/2 & 5/3)
Myrto Bocolini (8, 16, 19, 22/2)
Frosch / Murrey
Dimitris Nalbandis
With the GNO Orchestra, Chorus and GNO Ballet School students
Greek National Opera Stavros Niarchos Hall
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Starts at: 20.00 (Sundays: 18.30 / On 5/3 at 19.00) | 
On Monday, 1 July 2019, at the GNO Ballet Studio, at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, it was decided by the ballet committee that the following three (3) dancers are selected to cover the artistic needs of the GNO Ballet:
Born in Piraeus, he studied at the GNO Professional Dance School, from where he graduated with honours. He participated in competitions in Greece and abroad such as International Dance Competition-Hellas, Tanzolymp, Rīgas Pavasaris with distinctions. He has danced in the performances of the Professional Dance School as well as the Ballet of the Greek National Opera. He has collaborated with such choreographers and dancers as Konstantinos Rigos, Andonis Foniadakis, Renato Zanella, Irek Mukhamedov, Markella Manoliadis, Nina Botkay, Daphnis Kokkinos, Athanasia Kanellopoulou, Thiago Bordin, Ioannis Mantafounis, Smaro Karakosta, Sophia Spyratou, etc. He has attended dance seminars with Stephan Żeromski, Didier Chape, Jiří Jelínek, Omar Gordon, Myrto Grapsa, Sascha Radetsky, Susana Riazuelo, etc. In 2018 he was a member of the Corps de ballet at the Sofia Opera and Ballet, where he danced classical repertoire. Since 2019 he has been a member of the GNO Ballet.
A major international success for the Greek National Opera, acknowledging its Educational and Social work that is carried out with a donation from the SNF. The GNO’s Educational and Social Activities project Co-OPERAtive: An intercultural and collaborative opera hub for young people won the 2019 Fedora Prize for Education.
Greek National Opera's second summer production for 2019 is the popular La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, which is presented for the first time at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.
The Greek National Opera hereby announces an audition to engage three (3) male ballet dancers. The audition will take place on Monday 1 July 2019, at the Ballet studios of the Greek National Opera at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (364 Syngrou Ave., GR-17674).
The first Greek National Opera co-production, as part of the new donation by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, will be with the Baden-Baden Festival: Verdi's Otello, directed by Robert Wilson.
CONDUCTOR
Haris Lambrakis
Free adimission
Starts at: 21.00 |
On Thursday 2 May, at noon, opens the presale for the Greek National Opera production of Norma, which will be presented on 5, 7, 9, 11 June at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, as part of the Athens Festival.
Read more on the production here.
Orchestration
Michalis Papapetrou
Conductor
Elias Voudouris
Director
Nikos Karathanos
Sets
Elli Papageorgakopoulou, Sotiris Melanos
Costumes
Angelos Mentis
Choreography
Amalia Bennett
Associate Choreographer
Antigone Gyra
Lighting
Eliza Alexandropoulou
Video
Pantelis Makkas
Chorus master
Agathangelos Georgakatos
Intercultural Orchestra conductor
Harris Lambrakis
65+ Choir mistress
Dimitra Papastavrou
With the GNO Orchestra and Chorus, as well as the Intercultural Orchestra and 65+ Choir of the GNO Learning & Participation Department
Harris Andrianos, Theodora Baka, Yannis Kalyvas, Marina Krilovici, Kostis Rassidakis, Petros Salatas, Giorgos Samartzis
Éntekhno (Greek art music) singers
Savina Yannatou, Elli Paspala
Singers 65+
Yola Alexopoulou-Gasparinatou, Gabriel Antonelos, Georgios Christoulas, Lazaros Negas
Actor
Ioanna Bitouni
Ticket prices: €15, €20, €25, €30, €35, €40, €45, €60
Students, children: €12
Limited visibility seats: €10
Αccording to the instructions of the Greek State, GNO’s venues at the SNFCC operate at a 100% capacity.
You can find more detailed information at https://www.nationalopera.gr/en/tickets
Opera • New production • GNO commission
Greek National Opera - Stavros Niarchos Hall
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Starts at: 19.30 (Sunday at: 18.30) | 
Conductor
Vassilis Christopoulos
Director
Olivier Py
Sets, costumes
Pierre-André Weitz
Lighting
Bertrand Killy
Chorus master
Agathangelos Georgakatos
Children's Chorus mistress
Konstantina Pitsiakou
Wozzeck: Tassis Christoyannis
Drum Major: Peter Wedd
Andres: Vassilis Kavayas
Captain: Peter Hoare
Doctor: Yanni Yannissis
Apprentice I: Vangelis Maniatis
Apprentica II: Michalis Psyrras
Madman: Panagiotis Priftis
Marie: Nadine Lehner
Margret: Margarita Syngeniotou
With the GNO Orchestra, Chorus and Children’s Chorus as part of its educational mission
Ticket prices: 15, 20, 30, 35, 42, 50, 55, 70 euros
Students, children: 15 euros
Limited visibility seats: 10 euros
The performance contains nudity
Greek National Opera - Stavros Niarchos Hall
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
20th Century Cycle / First presentation by the GNO
Starts at: 20.00 (Sundays: 18.30) | 
Conductor
Dimitris Botinis
Choreography, director, sets
Konstantinos Rigos, with references to the choreographies of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Original music composition
Thodoris Regklis
Dramaturgy consultant
Alexandros Efklidis
Costumes
George Segredakis
Lighting
Christos Tziogkas
Associate architect
Mary Tsagari
Video
Konstantinos Garinis
SIEGFRIED
Vangelis Bikos (22, 27, 31/12)
Danilo Zeka (24, 26, 29/12)
ODETTE
Maria Kousouni (22, 27, 31/12)
Eleana Andreoudi (24, 26, 29/12)
ODILE
Eleana Andreoudi (22, 27, 31/12)
Maria Kousouni (24, 26, 29/12)
THE QUEEN
Aimilia Gaspari (22, 31/12)
Alina Stergianou (24, 29/12)
Natassa Siouta (26/12)
Margarita Kostoglou (27/12)
TUTOR
Stratos Papanoussis (22, 27, 31/12)
Yorgos Varvariotis (24, 26, 29/12)
ROTHBART
Igor Siadzko (22, 24, 26, 27, 29/12)
Yorgos Varvariotis (31/12)
With the GNO Orchestra, Principal dancers, Soloists, Demi-Soloists and Corps de Ballet
Ticket prices: 15, 20, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 70 euros
Students, children: 12 euros
Limited visibility seats: 10 euros
Greek National Opera - Stavros Niarchos Hall
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Starts at: 20.00 (Sundays: 18.30 / 31/12 at 19.00) |
ACT I A magnificent park outside the palace. Prince Siegfried is celebrating his birthday with his tutor, friends and peasants.The revelries are interrupted by Siegfried’s mother, the Queen, who is concerned about her son’s carefree lifestyle. She tells him that he must choose a bride at the royal ball the following evening. Siegfried is upset that he cannot marry for love. His friend Benno and the tutor try to lift his troubled mood. As evening falls, Benno sees a flock of swans flying overhead and suggests they go on a hunt. Siegfried and his friends take their crossbows and set off in pursuit of the swans.
ACT II That night at the lake Siegfried is transfixed by the appearance of a swan, which changes before his eyes into the princess Odette. She and her maidens are prisoners of the sorcerer Rothbart, and condemned to be swans for all but a few hours of each night. Only a vow of true love and fidelity can break the spell. Rothbart suddenly appears. Siegfried threatens to kill him but Odette intercedes – if Rothbart dies before the spell is broken, it can never be undone. As Rothbart disappears, the swan maidens fill the clearing. Siegfried breaks his crossbow, and sets about winning Odette’s trust as the two fall in love. But as dawn arrives, the evil spell draws Odette and her companions back to the lake and they are turned into swans again.
ACT III The next night in the palace ballroom. A great ball is in progress, and this evening the distracted prince is expected to choose a future consort to reign with him. None are aware of his secret love for Odette. The festivities are interrupted by the arrival of Rothbart and his retinue, which includes his daughter Odile. Strangely resembling Odette, the seductive beauty captivates Siegfried. Odette appears and attempts to warn Siegfried, but he does not see her. He then proclaims to the court that he will marry Odile, believing her to be Odette, before Rothbart shows him a magical vision of Odette. Grief-stricken and realizing his mistake, Siegfried hurries back to the lake.
ACT IV That night at the lake Odette is distraught. The swan-maidens try to comfort her. Siegfried returns to the lake and makes a passionate apology. She forgives him, but his betrayal cannot be undone. Rather than remain a swan forever, Odette chooses to die. Siegfried chooses to die with her and they leap into the lake. This breaks Rothbart’s spell over the swan maidens, causing him to lose his power over them and he dies. The lake rises from the storm and drowns Odette and Siegfried. The storm quiets, and a group of swans appears on the lake.
Conductor
Philippe Auguin
Director
Sir Nicholas Hytner
Revival director
Daniel Dooner
Sets, costumes
Bob Crowley
Movement
Scarlett Mackmin
Lighting
Mark Henderson
Lighting supervisor
Simon Bennison (ROH)
Chorus master
Agathangelos Georgakatos
Swordsmen Movement
Terry King
Filippo II
Alexander Vinogradov
Don Carlo
Marcelo Puente
Rodrigo
Tassis Christoyannis (8, 15, 21, 28/12)
Dimitri Platanias (13, 19/12 & 2, 5/1)
The Grand Inquisitor
Rafal Siwek
A monk
Petros Magoulas (8, 13, 15/12, 2 & 5/1)
Dimitris Kassioumis (19, 21, 28/12)
Elisabeth of Valois
Barbara Frittoli (8, 13, 15, 19, 21/12 & 5/1)
Cellia Costea (28/12 & 2/1)
Princess Eboli
Ekaterina Gubanova (8, 13, 15, 19, 21/12)
Elena Zhidkova (28/12 & 2, 5/1)
Tebaldo
Miranda Makrynioti
Countess of Aremberg
Lyudmila Bondarenko
The Count of Lerma / Herald
Yannis Kavouras
Voice from the Sky
Niki Chaziraki
6 representatives of Flanders
Nicolas Karagiaouris, Maxim Klonovskiy, Tassos Lazarou, Nikos Masourakis, Andreas Metaxas-Mariatos, Marinos Tarnanas
6 monks
Vassilis Asimakopoulos, Giorgos Mattheakakis, Kostas Panagopoulos, Georgios Papadimitriou, Spyros Sokos, Dionisos Tsantinis
With the GNO Orchestra, Chorus and Soloists
Ticket prices: 15, 20, 35, 40, 50, 55, 60, 90 euros
Students, children: 15 euros
Limited visibility seats: 10 euros
*Limited number of tickets of 2 euros, as part of the "One for One" programme.
Greek National Opera - Stavros Niarchos Hall
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Italian Opera Cycle
Starts at: 19.00 (Sundays: 18.30) | 
Choreography, set
Konstantinos Rigos
Conductor
Lukas Karytinos
Costumes
Deux Hommes
Lighting
Christos Tziogkas
Associate architect
Mary Tsagari
Video
Vasilis Kehagias
Manos Hadjidakis Cycle artistic curator
George Hadjidakis
Soloist: Dionysios Sourbis (baritone)
Piano: Thodoris Tzovanakis
With a music ensemble and the GNO Principal dancers, Soloists, Demi-Soloists and Corps de Ballet
Greek National Opera - Stavros Niarchos Hall
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Manos Hadjidakis Cycle
Starts at: 20.00 (Sundays: 18.30) | 
Music
Lena Platonos
Orchestration
Lena Platonos - Stergios Tsirliagos
Libretto
Giorgos Voloudakis
Director
Katerina Petsatodi
Animation
Eirini Vianelli
Sets
Evangelia Therianou
Costumes
Alexia Theodoraki
Music coaching/Conductor
Michalis Papapetrou
Lighting
Christos Tziogkas
Sound design
Stergios Tsirliagos
Emperor
Nikos Kotenidis
Courtier / Death
George Roupas
Nightingale
Marilena Striftobola
Fisherman / Chamberlain / Technician
Yannis Filias
Nightingale's friend / Technician
Myrto Bokolini (23/10, 3/11, 11/12)
Niki Chaziraki (20/10, 19, 20/11, 12/12 & 22, 23, 26/1, 23/2)
Violinist / Conductor
Dimitris Nalbandis
Narrator
Maria Skoula
Ticket prices: Weekdays: 12 euros
Sundays: 15, 20 euros
Children, students: 12 euros
Limited visibility seats: 5 euros
Greek National Opera Stavros Niarchos Hall
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Starts at: 11.00 |
Conductor
Philippe Auguin
Director, sets, lighting designer
Marco Arturo Marelli
Costumes
Dagmar Niefind
Chorus master
Agathangelos Georgakatos
Count Rodolfo
Tassos Apostolou (11, 16, 20, 25, 27/10)
Christophoros Stamboglis (13, 18, 26, 29/10)
Teresa
Anna Agathonos (11, 16, 20, 25, 27/10)
Elena Marangou (13, 18, 26, 29/10)
Amina
Christina Poulitsi (11, 16, 20, 25, 27/10)
Vassiliki Karayanni (13, 18, 26, 29/10)
Elvino
Yannis Christopoulos (11, 16, 20, 25, 27/10)
Vassilis Kavayas (13, 18, 26, 29/10)
Lisa
Marilena Striftobola (11, 16, 20, 25, 27/10)
Maria Palaska (13, 18, 26, 29/10)
Alessio
George Mattheakakis (11, 16, 20, 25, 27/10)
Georgios Papadimitriou (13, 18, 26, 29/10)
Notary
Thanasis Evangelou (11, 16, 20, 25, 27/10)
Philippos Dellatolas (13, 18, 26, 29/10)
With the GNO Orchestra and Chorus
Ticket prices: 15, 20, 35, 40, 50, 55, 60, 90 euros
Children, students: 15 euros
Limited visibility seats: 10 euros
Greek National Opera Stavros Niarchos Hall
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Italian Opera Cycle
Starts at: 20.00 (Sundays: 18.30) | 
STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION
CULTURAL CENTER
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Box Office:
+30 213 0885700
Box Office email:
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