15 November 2014
SNFCC Visitors Center
Performances begin at 12.00 | (noon)
Admission is free

14 November 2014
SNFCC Visitors Center
Starts at 17.30 |
Free admission with pre-registration at the SNFCC Visitors Center

CONDUCTORS
Miltos Logiadis (24, 25, 26, 31/10 - 1, 2/11)
Jean-Christophe Charron (8, 9/11)

DIRECTOR
Rodula Gaitanou

SETS - COSTUMES
George Souglides

LIGHTING
Simon Corder

CHORUS MASTER
Agathangelos Georgakatos

24, 25, 26, 31 October 2014
1, 2, 8, 9 November 2014
Olympia Theatre
Performances begin at 20.00 |

8 November 2014
SNFCC Visitors Center
Performances begin at 12.00 | (noon)
Admission is free

2 November 2014
Olympia Theatre's Foyer
Performances begin at 18.00 |

1 November 2014
SNFCC Visitors Center
Performances begin at 12.00 | (noon)
Admission is free

26 October 2014
Olympia Theatre's Foyer
Performances begin at 18.00 |

25 October 2014
SNFCC Visitors Center
Performances begin at 12.00 | (noon)
Admission is free

18 October 2014
SNFCC Visitors Center
Performances begin at 12.00 | (noon)
Admission is free

CHOREOGRAPHY
Yannick Boquin

SETS - COSTUMES - LIGHTS
Renato Zanella

PIANO
George-Emmanuel Lazaridis

10, 12, 15, 16 October 2014
Municipal Theatre of Piraeus
Performances begin at 20.00 |

11 October 2014
SNFCC Visitors Center
Performances begin at 12.00 | (noon)
Admission is free

CHOREOGRAPHY
Yannick Boquin

SETS - COSTUMES - LIGHTS
Renato Zanella

PIANO
George-Emmanuel Lazaridis

27, 28 September 2014
Thessaloniki Concert Hall
Starts at 21.00 |

Ticket sales:

Thessaloniki Concert Hall Box Office (25 Martiou str. & Paralia)
Monday-Saturday: 10.00-18.00
tel.: 2310 895938-9

At the Concert Hall Box Office on Aristotelous Square
Monday, Wednesday, Saturday: 10.00-15.30
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 10.00-14.00 & 17.30-20.00

17, 18 September 2014
Οlympia Theatre
Starts at 20.00 |
Αdmission is free of charge with priority coupons which will be distributed one hour before the performance starts

DIRECTOR
Isidoros Sideris

SETS - COSTUMES
Giannis Katranitsas

LIGHTING
Nikos Ergazakis

CHOREOGRAPHY
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis

PIANO
Frixos Mortzos

12 September 2014
Κapodistrian Cultural Centre, Spetses
Starts at 19.30 |
Αdmission is free of charge with priority coupons which will be distributed at the entrance of the Κapodistrian Cultural Centre, one hour before the performance starts

Κapodistrian Cultural Centre, tel.: 22980 73005, 22980 72225, 22980 73366

La Bohème at a glance / The composer
Giacomo Puccini was born in Lucca, Tuscany, on 22 December 1858. He remains to this day one of the most renowned composers of Italian opera, as his works are regularly throughout the world. His musical style was already clearly developed by his third opera, Manon Lesacaut (1893), while his next three compositions, La bohème (1896), Tosca (1900) and Madama Butterfly (1904), firmly established Puccini as Verdi’s true heir. The beautiful melodies and intense theatricality that define his operas successfully met the demands of their time. His last opera, Turandot (1926), remained incomplete due to his death in 1924.

The opera
La bohème, an opera lirica in four acts, is based on the novel Scènes de la vie de bohème (1845/8, 1851) by Henry Mürger and the play La Vie de bohème (1849), written by Théodore Barrière after Mürger. The libretto was written by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Ilicca. It tells the story of the love affair between the poet Rodolfo and the seamstress Mimì, from the moment they meet until Mimì’s death from tuberculosis.

Premieres
La bohème received its premiere on 1 February 1896 at the Teatro Regio in Turin and was conducted by Arturo Toscanini. The Greek National Opera presented La bohème for the first time on 17 April 1948 under Antiochos Evangelatos.

CONDUCTOR
Myron Michailidis

DIRECTOR - SETS - COSTUMES
Yannis Kokkos

ARTISTIC COLLABORATOR - DRAMATURGY
Anne Blancard

LIGHTING
Michael Bauer

CHORUS MASTER
Agathangelos Georgakatos

27, 29, 30, 31 July 2014
ODEON OF HERODES ATTICUS
New production within the framework of the Athens Festival
Starts at 21.00 |

Presale at
the Olympia Theatre Box Office
(59-61, Akadimias str., tel.: 210 3662100)
the Greek Festival Box Office
(39, Panepistimiou str., inside the Pesmazoglou Arcade, tel.: 210 3272000)

8 July 2014
Olympeion
(Temple of Olympian Zeus - entrance from Vassilisis Olgas Ave.)
Starts at 20.30 |
Admission is free with priority tickets that are distributed two hours prior to the commencement of the performance at the event venue

DIRECTOR
Alexandros Efklidis

SETS
Vassiliki Papadopoulou

COSTUMES
Natassa Dimitriou

LIGHTING
Spyros Tzoras

MUSICOLOGICAL COORDINATION
Dimitris Yakas

PIANO
Frixos Mortzos

6 July 2014

DUCHESS OF PLAISANCE CONCERT HALL, PENTELI
Starts at 21.00 |
Αdmission is free of charge with priority coupons which will be distributed at the entrance of the Duchess of Plaisance Concert Hall, one hour before the performance starts.

Duchess of Plaisance Concert Hall (at the end of the Lord Byron str., Penteli, τel.: 210 6138802)

Don Giovanni at a glance

The composer / Most people have a great sense of familiarity for Mozart, probably because his music is so pleasant at a first hearing. However, prevalent misconceptions about his life and work have formed an image that is much different to reality. These misconceptions, that have even altered his name, date as far back as the 19th century, when Mozart was first cast as a figure that inspired awe. That was when the rather bombastic Amadeus was introduced, a name that he used rarely and then only in jest, instead of the more prosaic Αmadé or Amadeo, which was how he usually signed his name. To this day, the misconceptions regarding Mozart continue to be propagated through popular presentations of his life and work, for example in film. There is certainly no doubt that Mozart was an intellectual and one of the most significant and introspective figures of his time. He was charismatic and sensitive, and embraced lofty ideals. However, recent research into his life and work continues to endow him with additional attributes, completing the portrait of a man who is constantly revealing new and exciting aspects of himself.

The opera / Don Giovanni is an opera in two acts. The libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte was based on an earlier piece by Giovanni Bertati for Giuseppe Gazzaniga’s opera Don Giovanni Tenorio, or The Stone Guest, which premiered in Venice in 1787. The story revolves around the salacious adventures of the Spanish nobleman and libertine Don Giovanni. In one of these incidents, Don Giovanni tries to rape Donna Anna and kills her father in his effort to escape justice. But the elderly man returns from the dead to exact his revenge and Don Giovanni, unrepentant for his sins, is sent straight to hell. The opera ends with a moral, as was the usual practice at the time.

Premieres / Don Giovanni was first performed in Prague on 29 October 1787. For its premiere in Vienna on 7 May 1788, Mozart adapted the score to accommodate the new singers, while also adding a editing a number of the musical parts. The opera that is most often presented today is a combination of the original and adapted versions. The Greek National Opera first introduced Don Giovanni to its repertory on 20 March 1962 in a production directed by Antiochos Evangelatos. The Pocket Opera presents an abridged version of the original.

6 July 2014
Bourtzi, Skiathos
Starts at 21.00 |
Αdmission is free with priority tickets that are distributed one hour prior to the commencement of the performance at the event venue

4, 5 July 2014
Starts at 20.00 |
Free admission

DIRECTOR
Alexandros Efklidis

SETS
Vassiliki Papadopoulou

COSTUMES
Natassa Dimitriou

LIGHTING
Spyros Tzoras

MUSICOLOGICAL COORDINATION
Dimitris Yakas

PIANO
Frixos Mortzos

2 July 2014
AMALIEIO INSTITUTE CULTURAL EVENTS AREA, ΜΑROUSI
Starts at 21.00 |
Αdmission is free of charge with priority coupons which will be distributed at the entrance of the Amalieio Institute, one hour before the performance starts.

Amalieio Institute Cultural Events Area (219, Kifisias Av., Μarousi, tel.: 213 2038000)

Don Giovanni at a glance

The composer / Most people have a great sense of familiarity for Mozart, probably because his music is so pleasant at a first hearing. However, prevalent misconceptions about his life and work have formed an image that is much different to reality. These misconceptions, that have even altered his name, date as far back as the 19th century, when Mozart was first cast as a figure that inspired awe. That was when the rather bombastic Amadeus was introduced, a name that he used rarely and then only in jest, instead of the more prosaic Αmadé or Amadeo, which was how he usually signed his name. To this day, the misconceptions regarding Mozart continue to be propagated through popular presentations of his life and work, for example in film. There is certainly no doubt that Mozart was an intellectual and one of the most significant and introspective figures of his time. He was charismatic and sensitive, and embraced lofty ideals. However, recent research into his life and work continues to endow him with additional attributes, completing the portrait of a man who is constantly revealing new and exciting aspects of himself.

The opera / Don Giovanni is an opera in two acts. The libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte was based on an earlier piece by Giovanni Bertati for Giuseppe Gazzaniga’s opera Don Giovanni Tenorio, or The Stone Guest, which premiered in Venice in 1787. The story revolves around the salacious adventures of the Spanish nobleman and libertine Don Giovanni. In one of these incidents, Don Giovanni tries to rape Donna Anna and kills her father in his effort to escape justice. But the elderly man returns from the dead to exact his revenge and Don Giovanni, unrepentant for his sins, is sent straight to hell. The opera ends with a moral, as was the usual practice at the time.

Premieres / Don Giovanni was first performed in Prague on 29 October 1787. For its premiere in Vienna on 7 May 1788, Mozart adapted the score to accommodate the new singers, while also adding a editing a number of the musical parts. The opera that is most often presented today is a combination of the original and adapted versions. The Greek National Opera first introduced Don Giovanni to its repertory on 20 March 1962 in a production directed by Antiochos Evangelatos. The Pocket Opera presents an abridged version of the original.