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DIRECTOR
Isidoros Sideris
SETS - COSTUMES
Giannis Katranitsas
CHOREOGRAPHER
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis
LIGHTS
Nikos Ergazakis
LIBRETTO TRANSLATION
Maria Mourkoussi
PIANO
Frixos Mortzos
RODOLFO
Yannis Christopoulos
MIMI
Voula Amiradaki
MARCELLO
Haris Andrianos
MUSETTA
Maria Kokka
SCHAUNARD
Christos Lazos
COLLINE
Theodoros Moraitis
ALCINDORO
Christos Amvrazis
LOVE - DEATH
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis
19 June 2013
NEAS SMYRNI'S "ESTIA"
Starts at 20.00 | 
Admission is free of charge
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
Lukas Karytinos
STAGING - SET DESIGN - COSTUMES
Yannis Kokkos
ARTISTIC COLLABORATOR - DRAMATURGY
Anne Blancard
VIDEO SCENOGRAPHY
Eric Duranteau
LIGHTING
Michael Bauer
CHORUS MASTER
Agathangelos Georgakatos
DALAND
Gregory Frank
SENTA
Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet
ERIK
Ιan Storey
MARY
Elisaveta Klonovskaya
STREERSMAN
Antonis Koroneos
THE DUTCHMAN
Thomas J. Mayer (7, 11/6)
Thomas Gazheli (9, 13/6)
With the Orchestra and Chorus of GNO
With greek and english surtitles
SURTITLES TRANSLATION
Jenny Mastoraki
7, 9, 11, 13 June 2013
ODEON OF HERODES ATTICUS
New production within the framework of the Athens Festival
Starts at 21.00 | 
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Der fliegende Hollander [The Flying Dutchman] at a glance
The composer / Born in Leipzig in 1813, the same year as Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner stands out among nineteenth-century composers. A significant figure of German Romanticism, his life as well as his oeuvre had a great influence on philosophy, literature and art.
Wagner wrote treatises as well as his own texts for all of his stage works. For him art was not mere entertainment, but had a rather didactic role which, seen in the spirit of Greek tragedy, could play a significant role in his own society. Wagner envisioned and built an “ideal” theatre structure in the countryside, where his music dramas were to be performed away from the luxuries and customs of upcoming bourgeois and high society. The pioneering structure of his libretti, as well as the innovation of his music in terms of harmony, alliteration and leitmotif technique, among others, challenged and
changed the way composers looked at music as a whole. Wagner died in Venice in 1883. His most significant works include Der fliegende Hollander (1843), Tannhauser (1845/61), Lohengrin (1850), Tristan und Isolde (1864), Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (1867), Der Ring des Nibelugnen (1876) and Parsifal (1882).
The work / A romantic opera in three acts, The Flying Dutchman is based on Richard Wagner’s own text, which draws from Heinrich Heine’s satirical novel Aus den Memoiren des Herren von Schnabelewopski [The memoirs of Mister von Schnabelewopski, 1833] but is also influenced by Wagner’s adventurous sea journey from Riga to London during the summer of 1839. The main character of the plot is a sailor who once swore to Satan that he would sail forever if he had to, in order to sail around a cape in a furious gale. The devil took him at his word and cursed him for his arrogance to roam the seas forever. He will be released of the curse only if when he comes ashore, every seven years, he should find a woman who will swear to be eternally faithful to him. This woman is Senta, who seems to have been anticipating his arrival. When her faith is being questioned she decides to prove that she will be faithful to him until death, by throwing herself into the sea.
Premieres / The Flying Dutchman was premiered at the Konigliches Sachsisches Hoftheater in Dresden, on 2 January 1843. In 3 May 1952 the work was added to the repertory of the Greek National Opera, founded in 1939. It was produced at the Olympia Theatre in a Greek translation by composer Manolis Kalomiris and was conducted by Leonidas Zoras. The staging was by Renato Mordo and the leading roles were sung by Dimitris Efstratiou (Dutchman), Nafsika Galanou-Voutyra (Senta), Antonis Delendas (Erik) and Petros Hoidas (Daland).
CONDUCTOR
Georgios Vranos (10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 19/5)
Zoi Tsokanou (22, 24, 25, 26/5)
DIRECTOR
Dimitris Lignadis
LIBRETTO ADAPTATION AND EDITING
Dimitris Lignadis
SETS, COSTUMES
Eva Nathena
CHOREOGRAPHY REVIVAL
Fotis Diamantopoulos
LIGHTING
Nikos Ergazakis
CHORUS MASTER
Agathangelos Georgakatos
BARON MIRKO ZETA
Tassos Apostolou (10, 12, 17, 22, 25/5)
Vangelis Maniatis (11, 15, 19, 24, 26/5)
VALENCIENNE
Vassiliki Karayanni (10, 15, 17, 22, 25/5)
Georgia Eliopoulos (11, 19, 26/5)
Katia Paschou (12, 24/5)
COUNT DANILO DANILOVITSCH
Dionyssis Sourbis (10, 12, 17, 22, 25/5)
Dimitris Paksoglou (11, 15, 19, 24, 26/5)
HANNA GLAWARI
Elena Kelessidi (10, 12, 17, 22, 25/5)
Maria Mitsopoulou (11, 15, 19, 24, 26/5)
CAMILLE, COUNT DE ROSILLON
Yannis Christopoulos (10, 15, 17, 22, 25/5)
Antonis Koroneos (11, 19, 26/5)
Nikos Stefanou (12, 24/5)
VICOMTE CASCADA
Haris Andrianos (10, 15, 17, 22, 25/5)
Zafiris Koutelieris (11, 12, 19, 24, 26/5)
RAOUL DE ST BRIOCHE
Filippos Dellatolas (10, 15, 17, 22, 25/5)
Zacharias Tsoumos (11, 12, 19, 24, 26/5)
BOGDANOVITCH
Dimitris Kassioumis (10, 15, 17, 22, 25/5)
Kostas Dotsikas (11, 12, 19, 24, 26/5)
SYLVIANE
Georgia Argyropoulou (10, 15, 17, 22, 25/5)
Eva Michelidaki (11, 12, 19, 24, 26/5)
KROMOW
Costis Rasidakis (10, 11, 25, 26/5)
Petros Salatas (12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24/5)
OLGA
Victoria Dina-Maifatova (10, 15, 17, 19, 22/5)
Sophia Kapetanakou (11, 12, 24, 25, 26/5)
PRITSCHITSCH
Michalis Katsoulis (10, 15, 17, 22, 25/5)
Pavlos Samsakis (11, 12, 19, 24, 26/5)
PRASKOWIA
Eleni Davou (10, 15, 17, 22, 25/5)
Elena Marangou (11, 12, 19, 24, 26/5)
NJEGUS
Panagiotis Athanassopoulos
A GYPSY VIOLINIST
Jannis Georgiadis (10, 11, 25, 26/5)
Michalis Kolokotronis (12, 17, 22/5)
Fragiskos Margaritis (15, 19, 24/5)
With the Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet of the GNO
The work is presented in Greek language
10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 25, 26 May 2013
OLYMPIA THEATRE
Starts at 20.00 | 
ART DIRECTOR
Angelo Simo
SOLOISTS
Theodora Baka
PIANO
Theodore Tzovanakis
26 May 2013
Starts: 18.00 | 
Free admission
ART DIRECTOR
Angelo Simo
PIANO
Frixos Mortzos
25 May 2013
Starts at 18.00 | 
Admission is free of charge
ΚΑΛΛΙΤΕΧΝΙΚΟΣ ΥΠΕΥΘΥΝΟΣ
Βαγγέλης Χατζησίμος
ΣΟΛΙΣΤ
Χριστίνα Γιαννακοπούλου - Βαγγέλης Χατζησίμος
ΠΙΑΝΟ
Θανάσης Αποστολόπουλος
ΠΡΕΜΙΕΡΑ 19 ΜΑΙΟΥ 2013
19 Μαΐου 2013
ΘΕΑΤΡΟ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ - ΦΟΥΑΓΕ
Ώρα έναρξης: 18.00 
Είσοδος ελεύθερη
DIRECTOR
Isidoros Sideris
SETS - COSTUMES
Giannis Katranitsas
COACHING & ACCOMPANIEMENT
Frixos Mortzos
CHOREOGRAPHER
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis
LIGHTS
Nikos Ergazakis
LIBRETTO TRANSLATION
Maria Mourkoussi
RODOLFO
Yannis Christopoulos
MIMI
Anna Stylianaki
MARCELLO
Haris Andrianos
MUSETTA
Despina Scarlatou
SCHAUNARD
Zafiris Koutelieris
COLLINE
Costas Dotsikas
ALCINDORO
Pavlos Maropoulos
LOVE - DEATH
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis
18 May 2013
MARATHONAS / SPORTS & CULTURAL CENTER OF NEA MAKRI
(35th Klm., Marathonos Ave.)
Starts at 20.30 | 
Admission is free of charge
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.
DIRECTOR
Yiannis Karachisaridis
SET & COSTUME SUPERVISOR
Tota Pritsa
COACHING & ACCOMPANIEMENT
Chryssanthos Alissafis
LIGHTING
Nikos Ergazakis
LIBERTO TRANSLATION
Lena Tachmazidou
VIOLETTA
Despina Scarlatou
ALFREDO
Dimitris Paksoglou
GERMONT
Petros Salatas
FLORA
Lydia Angelopoulou
ANNINA
Angeliki Marinaki
GASTONE
Nikos Tsaoussis
BARON DOUPHOL
Christos Amvrazis
DOCTOR GRENVIL
Christos Lazos
MARCHECE D’OBIGNY
Michalis Katsoulis
With Chorus and Ballet
16 May 2013
ILION MUSIC SCHOOL
Starts at 20.00 | 
Admission is free of charge
DIRECTOR
Isidoros Sideris
SETS - COSTUMES
Giannis Katranitsas
CHOREOGRAPHER
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis
COACHING & ACCOMPANIEMENT
Frixos Mortzos
LIGHTS
Nikos Ergazakis
LIBRETTO TRANSLATION
Maria Mourkoussi
RODOLFO
Yannis Christopoulos
MIMI
Anna Stylianaki
MARCELLO
Haris Andrianos
MUSETTA
Maria Kokka
SCHAUNARD
Zafiris Koutelieris
COLLINE
Theodore Moraitis
ALCINDORO
Tasos Lazarou
LOVE - DEATH
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis
12 May 2013
METRO SYNTAGMA STATION
Starts at 18.00 | 
Admission is free of charge
CONDUCTOR
Vassilis Christopoulos
DIRECTOR
Alexandros Efklidis
VIDEO DIRECTORS
Evita Galanou
Thomas Wollenberger
COSTUMES - STAGE COORDINATION
Evangelos Mantzavinos
LIGHTING
Spyros Tzoras
CHORUS MASTER
Agathangelos Georgakatos
SANTUZZA
Julia Souglacou (25, 27/4)
Maria Katsoura (26, 28/4)
TURIDDU
Dimitris Paksoglou (25, 27/4)
Philip Modinos (26, 28/4)
LUCIA
Maria Vlachopoulou (25, 27/4)
Zoe Apiranthitou (26, 28/4)
ALFIO
Kyros Patsalides
LOLA
Georgia Eliopoulos (25, 27/4)
Marissia Papalexiou (26, 28/4)
ORGAN
Ermioni Nastou
With the Orchestra and Chorus of the GNO
25, 26, 27, 28 April 2013
OLYMPIA THEATRE
Starts at 20.00 | 
Our mission is to offer audiences – at home and abroad – high-calibre productions, by presenting operas, ballets, operettas, operas for children and music recitals, among others.
Our organisation also encompasses the GNO Professional School of Dance, as well as educational programmes aimed at all age groups.
Performances are held at Greek National Opera's two stages at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (Stavros Niarchos Hall and Alternative Stage), as well as at the open-air Odeon of Herodes Atticus.
The repertory of Greece’s only opera company covers four centuries of lyrical theatre, from the works of Claudio Monteverdi to those of contemporary composers.
The Greek National Opera (GNO) was founded in 1939 thanks to the initiative of Kostis Bastias, an author and journalist, director of the Royal (National) Theatre and Director of Arts and Letters in the authoritarian 4th of August Metaxas Regime. Its founding followed a 150-year long flourishing operatic tradition on the Ionian Islands, unoccupied by the Ottomans, as well as half a century of activity of the most important Greek private opera company, known as Hellenic Melodrama (1888-1943). In the beginning, the newly founded company operated as part of the Royal Theatre and gave performances at its main stage on Aghiou Constantinou street.
From the outset, the Greek National Opera repertoire comprised operas, operettas and ballets. The company was inaugurated with the operetta Die Fledermaus, followed by Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. Maria Kalogeropoulou (Callas) made her debut with the company, interpreting lead roles in operas such as Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fidelio, Eugen D’Albert’s Tiefland and Manolis Kalomiris’ The Masterbuilder.
In 1944, before the Liberation from the German occupation, the company was separated from the National Theatre and embarked on its independent course, under the name Greek National Opera. It was housed at the old Olympia Theatre on Academias street. Its first production was Rhea, an opera by Greek composer Spyridon-Filiskos Samaras. The company’s first director was the composer Manolis Kalomiris.
In 1958 the newly-built Olympia Theatre was inaugurated with Verdi’s Aida. The company’s repertoire was significantly expanded in the years that followed, giving prominence to its educational mission, in keeping with a philosophy corresponding to today’s concept of cultural management. Every artistic period would comprise about 20 productions, while about 30 works in total received their Greek premiere. The repertoire covered all periods, from baroque to contemporary works, and all schools, from the Italian, French and German school to the national schools of Eastern Europe and the works of Greek composers. Important performances were staged at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus as well as at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, starring Maria Callas.
This promising artistic development was interrupted by the military regime of 1967. In the seven-year period that followed the coup, the Greek National Opera introduced its regular annual monthly season in Thessaloniki, where almost all works of each artistic season were presented. After the restoration of democracy in 1974, a new generation of Greek artists were invited to the theatre, breathing new life to it. In the hard years of political transition, worthy directors have been at the helm of the GNO, supporting and ensuring its development and artistic growth, despite the financial and institutional challenges. Converting the GNO to a Legal Entity of Private Law (1994) boosted its development even further. A policy of co-productions with leading opera houses from abroad was gradually developed and started flourishing from 2000 onwards. The repertoire’s substantial expansion was followed by a visual upgrade of the operatic spectacles as well as by the organization’s international promotion. In parallel, the policy of extroversion, through outreach events throughout the country, has led to audience expansion.
On 23 February 2017 the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, which comprises the new home of the Greek National Opera, was handed over to the Greek state. The company’s first performances were presented in both of its venues, the Stavros Niarchos Hall and the Alternative Stage, during the trial period, in spring 2017.
Artistic Director
Giorgos Koumendakis
Board of Directors
Chair of the Board
Hary Stavropoulos
Deputy Chair of the Board
Dimitris Dimitriadis
Secretary
Eleni Skarkou
Members
Dimitra Filippou
Nikolaos Sarris
Administrative and Finance Director
Vassilis Blithikiotis
ARTISTIC DIRECTION
Artistic Director
Giorgos Koumendakis
Director of Artistic
Coordination & Casting
Panaghis Pagoulatos
GNO Director of Production
Stella Angeletou
Artistic Consultant for Communications and Programming
Vasilis Louras
Special Associate
to the Artistic Director
Yorghos Matskaris
Cast Artistic Advisor
Sofia Tamvakopoulou
Associate to the
Artistic Director
Angeliki Keramida
Associate to the Artistic
Coordinator & Casting
Effie Vlachou
Head of Hospitality
Evi Tsekoura
Production Associates
Stavroula Baroutsa
Olga Gratsaniti
Vasia Magoula
Christos Poulianas
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Conductor
tba
Studienleiter
Sofia Tamvakopoulou
Assistant Conductor
Nikos Vassiliou
Soloists
Sopranos
Vassiliki Karayanni
Cellia Kostea
Maria Mitsopoulou
Mezzo-soprano
Anita Rachvelishvili
Tenors
Yannis Kalyvas
Yannis Christopoulos
Baritones
Dimitri Platanias
Dionysios Sourbis
Tassis Christoyannis
Bass-baritones
Yanni Yannissis
Basses
Tassos Apostolou
Petros Magoulas
Orchestra
Deputy Chief Conductor
Theodoros Mavrommatis
Secretary to the Orchestra Manager
Maria Angelopoulou
Principals
Alexis Theofylactou
Iordanis Santos-Mastralexis
First Violins
Yannos Margaziotis*
Charalampos Karasavvidis*
Kostas Anastasopoulos**
Evangelia Agrafiotou**
Dorian Idrizi
Giannis Alexandropoulos
Nikolaos Karagiannis
Emmanouil Stratoudakis
Theodora Serelea
Giorgos Papadopoulos
Eugjen Zhibaj
Chrysa Koutsaftaki
Angeliki Kasda
Franc Sestani
Antonela Cefa
Clarita Loli
Second Violins
Argyro Sira*
Kostas Panagiotidis*
Michail Kolokotronis**
Stella Karytinou**
Eva Moszynska**
Nikos Despotopoulos
Kostas Lazaridis
Frangiskos Margaritis
Michail Amarantidis
Emilios Gatsos
Giorgos Papadimitriou
Kalliopi Mitropoulou
Sokratis Stathoulopoulos
Marialena Karayanni
Violas
Ilias Sdoukos*
Angeliki Yannaki*
Maria Kori**
Marios Dapergolas**
Patrick Evans
Nikolaos Deliyannakis
Kristalia Gaitanou
Stylianos Papanastasis
Mariana Stalimerou
Lintita Nina
Cellos
Nikos Kavakos*
Nikolaos Prevezianos*
Eleni Ravanopoulou**
Yolanda Karamouza**
Maria Skandali**
Marilena Vassou
Maria Dimissianou
Rita Stratigopoulou
Marina Kolovou
Vangjel Nina
Amalia Giannopoulou
Double-basses
Christos Komissopoulos*
Vassilis Papavassileiou*
Stavros Makris**
Dimitris Dimitriadis
Christos Doumanis
Ferghius Currie
Vilen Karapetyan
Flutes
Theodoros Mavrommatis*
Zacharias Tarpagos**
Evangelia Neoudaki
Marilena Dori
Oboes
Dimitry Safarian-Simonenko*
Petros Mavrommatis**
Illyrios Manthios**
Makrina Troullou
Clarinets
Spyridon Tzekos*
Ioannis Karagiannidis*
Panayotis Sioras**
Alexandros Vlachos
Bassoons
Georgios Faroungias*
Dimitris Dakovanos*
Sonja Piesk**
Andreas Spyropoulos **
Alex Kaltso
Horns
Christos Kaloudis*
Angelos Siorras*
Dionyssis Motsenigos**
Anastassios Bakouris**
Spyridon Bakos**
Ourania Stamatelou**
Nikolaos Kaloudis
Trumpets
Konstantinos Nikas*
Sophia Siora*
Alexandros Mavropoulos**
Nikolaos Sarris**
Trombones
Spyridon Farougias*
Stavros Klavanidis**
Konstantinos Tzivas**
Ioannis Kokkoris
Georgios Kriberis
Tuba
Konstantinos Aslanidis
Drums
Dimitris Tzafestas*
Marinos Tranoudakis*
Percussion
Kostas Theodorakos**
Georgios Kalogeropoulos**
Panagiotis Ziavras**
Athanasios Papadimitriou
Harp
Ersilia Mikrou*
Anna Dermani
* Section Principal
** Associate Principal
Chorus
Chorus Master
Agathangelos Georgakatos
Music Preparation
Assistant to the Chorus Master
Michalis Angelakis
Sorpanos
Elizabeth Athanassopoulou
Triantafyllia Georgiadou
Maria Gournia
Efi Dimitrelou
Irene Zerva
Mireille Ivanova
Eleni Koutsoubi
Angeliki Marinaki
Lyudmila Bodarenko
Ifigenia Pavli
Penny Rizzou
Anna-Anastasia Smerou
Thei Stavrou
Marilena Striftombola
Emilia Tsimidaki
Mezzo-sopranos
Irini Athanassiou
Zoe Apiranthitou
Amalia Avloniti
Irini Afali
Eleni Voudouraki
Antonia Despouli
Elizabeth Klonovskaya
Ioanna-Vasiliki Koraki
Vaia Kofou
Victoria Mayfatova
Gina Markoulis
Vasiliki Petroyanni
Barunka Preisinger
Eleni Sotiriou
Magda Tzavella
Anastasia Christofilaki
Tenors
Babis Velissarios
Christos Yannoulis
Philippos Dellatolas
Thanassis Evangelou
Nikos Katsigiannis
Vassilis Kotsikoyannis
Panagiotis Pantoulias
Michalis Platanias
Panayotis Priftis
Nektarios Samartzis
Yiorgos Soutis
Zacharias Tsoumos
Baritones
Sotiris Kolydas
Ioannis Kontellis
Christos Lazos
Nikos Petridis
Yannis Stamatakis
Antonis Hadjidimitriou
Basses
Theodoros Aivaliotis
Vassilis Dimakopoulos
Konstantinos-Stavros Karageorgiou
Alexandros Loutas
Theodoros Moraitis
Andreas Papagrigoriadis
Spyros Sokos
Nikos Syropoulos
Children's Chorus*
Chorus Mistress
Konstantina Pitsiakou
Music preparation - Piano
Marilena Souri
Children's choir curator
Stelina-Marina Siani
*Αs part of its educational mission
BALLET
Ballet Director
tba
Artistic Coordinator
tba
Ballet Curator
Xenia Vlahopoulou
Artistic Collaborator
Dimitra Palatsidi
Ballet Εducational Projects
Athina Vrouva
Assistant Choreographers /
Rehearsal Supervisors
Fotis Diamantopoulos
Dimitra Laoudi
Physiotherapists
Thanassis Kainourgios
Edward Katsikian
Isadella Mitrou
Konstantina Zerva
Principal Dancers
Elena Andreoudi
Emilia Gaspari
Eurydice Isaakidou
Natasha Siouta
Alina Stergianou
George Varvariotis
Danilo Zeka
Vangelis Bikos
Stratos Papanoussis
Igor Siadzko
Soloists
Mania Karavassili
Dimitra Laoudi
Christina Makridou
Popi Sakellaropoulou
Agapios Agapiadis
Stelios Katopodis
Antonis Korutis
Demi-Soloists
Anna Frangou
Fotis Diamantopoulos
Blendi Latifi
Yannis Benetos
Hector Bollano
Florian-Michalis Pappas
Corps de Ballet
Manex Alberdi
Cleopatra Aneroussou
Despina Bisbiki
Esmeraldo Bitro
Vicky Bourcha
Despina Chrysostomou
Elton Dimrochi
Magda Koukou-Ferra
Dimitris Ferras
Ariadni Filippaki
Yannis Gantsios
Yorgos Hatzopoulos
Elena Kekkou
Margarita Kostoglou
Eleni Kladou
Avrokomi Kloukina
Marta Rivero de Miranda
Yannis Mitrakis
Nikos Moschis
Marita Nikolitsa
Areti Noti
Daniele Pecorari
Stefano Pietragalla
Zoi Schinoplokaki
Ilir Sipri
Thanassis Solomos
Eleftheria Stamou
Vicky Tsiroyanni
Athina Vrouva
Olga Zourbina
GNO ALTERNATIVE STAGE
Alternative Stage
Artistic Programming
Advisor
Ioannis Angelakis
Alternative Stage
Production Director
Manolis Sardis
Alternative Stage
Head of Communication
Vaios Machmountes
Alternative Stage
Head of Dramaturgy
& Publications
Kharálampos Goyós
Alternative Stage
Production Associates
Lila Karagelou
Christina Polychroniadou
Nalia Ziku
Stage Coordinators –
Alternative Stage
Vicky Kalaitzidou
Alexios Zervanos
Alternative Stage
Associate of Communication
Maria Kakagianni
Alternative Stage
Associate of Dramaturgy
& Publications
Anna-Maria Gkouni
STAGE DIRECTION
DEPARTMENT
Director
Katerina Petsatodi
Répétiteurs-Coaches (Soloists)
Chryssanthos Alissafis
Irini Antoniadou
Domna Halari
Frixos Mortzos
Maria Neophytidou
Christos Sakrllaridis
Marilena Souri
Sophia Tamvakopoulou
Nicolas Vassiliou
Répétiteurs (Ballet)-
Pianists
Anastasios Chamilakis
Eris Moustidi-Meloyannidi
Arranger- Music Library
& Historic Archive Supervisor
Yannis Belonis
Orchestra Music Director
Dionyssis Voudouris
Historic Archive Collections Manager
Mina Soulantzou
Associates of Music Library - Historic Archive
Eleni Anagnostopoulou
Fatma Fayad
Theofrastos Pates
Zoi Tzamtzi
Assistant Stage Manager
Giorgos Doumos
Artistic Associates
Electra-Thalasso Arzimanoglou
Myrto Moraitou
Assistant Director
Ion Kesoulis
Set Crew Managers
Fani Gartsou
Vivian Mela
Marina Vafiadi
Stage Managers
Orestea Karydaki-Nikolopoulou
Dina Strani
Orchestra Curator
Kostas Matsikas Head of
Oswald Amiralis
Michalis Kaseris
Kostas Roumeliotis
Asterios Tsetsilas
Chorus Curator
Varvara Biza
Music Prompter, Surtitles
Antonis Nikitas
Evi Stafeta
Visual and Special Programmes
Dimitrios Elenis
Visual Designers
Dimitris Arapoglou
Aristotelis Fregidis
Department of sound, sound boost, sound recording
Head of
Giorgos Rekoutis
Sound Curators
Thanos Zamboukas
Minoas Koutedakis
Sound Designers
Stefanos Diamantis
Nikos Koutsothanasis
Nikos Metalloulis
Nikos Economeas
GNO PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL OF DANCE
Director of Studies
Yorghos Matskaris
Assistant to the Head of Studies
Alkistis Lala
School's Secretary
Avrokomi Kloukina
Georgia Theodorelou
Teachers of the
Professional & Preparatory Section
Fotis Diamantopoulos
Yannis Zarotis
Artemis Ignatiou
Lydia Kagiou
Thanasis Kainourgios
Athanasia Kanellopoulou
Eleni Kladou
Sofia Kontosi
Alkistis Lala
Elizaveta Basova
Athanasia Nerantzi
Bettina Panagiotara
Dimitra Svigkou
Vasiliki Spyridonos
Olga Tornaritou
Yannis Tsigris
Nancy Charmanta
Ourania Fovou
Teachers of Seminar Courses
Rena Papantoniou
Répétiteurs-Pianists
Zelkitsa Karanovic
George Kontovas
Alexandros Pourloukakis
Betty Santamouri
Lukas Tsolakian
GNO LEARNING & PARTICIPATION
Head of GNO Learning & Participation
Eva Karterou
Educational Design Supervision & Production Coordination
Michalis Moschoutis
Kallirroi Papadopoulou
Sadra Rintzopoulou
Christina Spanou
Communications Associate
Myrsini Vasilopoulou
Executive Production
Alexandra Pintzopoulou
Raia Tsakiridi
DRAMATURGY
DEPARTMENT
Head of
Sophia Kompotiati
Collaborators
Panagiota Eftaxia
Ino Konstantopoulou
Proofreader
Dimitris Karadimas
Translation in English
Angeliki Boura
Graphic Designer
Maria Bougioukou
MARKETING & COMMUNICATION
DEPARTMENT
Head of
Vasilis Louras
Head of Cultural Marketing
Christina Arseni
Head of Press Office
Sophie Bachtalia
Press Office Αrtistic Coordinator
Kiki Kerzeli
Digital Platforms and Marketing Coordinator
Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos
Marketing Specialist
Marianna Stefanitsi
GNO Opera Club Coordinator
Christina Grigoriadou
Artistic Associate of Communication
and Media Department
Maria Kakagianni
Group Sales
Vicky Panagou
DIRECTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Human Resources and
Administrative Services Manager
Kosmas Kosmas
Board of Directors Secretary
Angeliki Kladou
Protocol
tba
Contracts Department
Chrysoula Vakoufari-Della
Vaso Vougogiannopoulou
Maria Drandaki
Anna Kyriopoulou
Maria Liaka
Head of Secretary Department
Lina Stamou
Secretary
Despina Daska
Giannis Konas
Curator
Avraam Karameros
Giannis Tsitsikas
IT & Technical
Support Manager
Dimitris Zafiropoulos
IT & Technical Support
Department
Evangelia Barouma
Development Programmes
Office
Evangelia Xanthopoulou
Collaborations Manager
Kleopatra Spanou
DIRECTION OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Director of Financial Services
Sophia Voyatzidou
Accounts Department
Varvara Daska assistant accountant
Efthymios Karyambas accountant
Konstantinos Loukas
Chryssa Sfendouraki accountant
Eleftheria Cryssochoou
Supplies Department
Konstantinos Markou
Danae Beri
Maria Tulkaridou
Logistics Department
Anna Papadopoulou
Kleopatra Spanou
Pay Manager
Eleni Theoharopoulou
Department of Pay
Vassiliki Baka
Angeliki Theoharopoulou
Box Office Manager
Giorgos Tsitouras
Cashiers
Maria Kyprigli-Kyprioti
Sofia Vasileiadou
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
Legal Associates
Daphne Chatziprokopiou
Giouli Papoulia
Sophia Sotirakoglou
Data Protection Officer
Konstantinos Kakavoulis
TECHNICAL DIRECTION
Artistic-Technical Coordinator
Stelios Lampadarios
Deputy Artistic-Technical Coordinator
Mariangela Dimaki
Assistant of the
Artistic-Technical Coordinator
Maria Lantavou
Head of Set Production
Konstantinos Theophanis
Production Department
Set Production
Katerina Victoratou
Sophia Theodoraki
Konstantinos Theophanis
Vassiliki Papadopoulou
Maria Stathopoulou
Chryssanthi Psaropoulou
Lighting Coordinator
Lambros Papoulias
Set Design
Stavros Kalimeris
Dimitris Athsnasiou
Property Supervisor
Anestina Argyropoulou
Stage Department
Stage Mechanics / Coordinators
Antonis Kapanos
Konstantinos Barounis
Alexandros Tseris
Stage Mechanics / Fly Crew
Alexandros Kinis Associate Coordinator
Panagiotis Darzentas
Vasilis Mavrovouniotis
Ioannis Pitatzis
Apostolos Tsaknis
Serafeim Tsaknis
Stage Crew Supervisors (Master Mechanics)
George Dimopoulos
Xenophon Zachariou
Athanasios Katsouliaris
Alexander-Athanasios
Kyparissis
Panagiotis Matsioris
Damianos Chytiris
Stage Mechanics / Fly Crew
Nikolaos Vasilopanagos*
Panagiotis Vasilopanagos
Athanasios Danaskos*
Vasilis Dimitropoulos
Ioannis Karambesinis**
Dimitrios Kassar
Giorgos Katidis
Konstantinos Kotzias
Dimitris Koutougeras
Nikos Kyriannakis
Manolis Leivadaros
Dimitris Martinos
Ioannis Martinos
Ioannis Michalis
Christos Bogdanos
Georgios Broumas
Panagiotis Dohas
Dimitrios Papanagiotou**
Theodoros Polychroniadis
Athanasios Roumeliotis
Apostolos Roumeliotis
Charilaos Simos
George Schinas*
Antonis Tambakas
Ilias Tzavaras
Dimitrios Tsiblekas**
Hamid Fatahi**
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* Assistant Stage Engineer / Assistant Flyman
** Alternative Stage
Head of Electricians,
Lighting Designers
Alexandros Koutroulakis
Eleftherios Banos
Dimitris Sarris
Konstantinos Bethanis
Head of GNO Main Stage Revivals
Harutun Nixalian
Head of GNO Alternative Stage Revivals
Elecricians, Lighing Desinger
George Athanasiadis
Evangelos Antonakos-Kassis
Giannis Georgiou
Fotis Giatras
Lambros Giotis
Athanasios Theodoropoulos
Michael Carlos
Theofanis Katsanos
Dimitris Koutas
Christos Liaskas
Emmanuel Manolidakis-Netis
Alexandros Papadatos
Dimitris Rizos
Ioannis Stavropoulos
Oleksandr Tsima
Managers of Props
Kyriakos Kourkoutis
Katerina Martikou
Propmen
Markos Georgalis
Apostolos Dimakopoulos
Ilias Dimos
Maria Kasdagli
Ioulia Koukouzeli
Panagiotis Kypraios
Konstantinos Loukas
Nektarios Louloudis
Lykourgos Papaemmanouil
Ioannis Papapaschalis
Aliki Spanoudaki
Christina Stavrou
Petros Chamosfakidis
Ioannis Psarrakis
Heads of Props Workshop
Kyriakos Polychroniadis
Props Workshop
Maria Agalianou
Sofia Bertoli
Emmanuel Papathomas
Konstantinos Roussakis
Scenic Artists
Ioakeim Sarris Supervisor
Konstantinos Margaritis
Charalampos Nazlidis
Fabric Sets
Dimitra Papadopoulou
Head of General Duties Employees and Drivers
Kostas Georgousopoulos
Craftsmen / Drivers
Arsene Batikian
Stelios Tzamaras
General Duties
Achilleas Anagnostopoulos
Athanassios Kakas
Stelios Karakitsos
Dimitris Karkitsos
Tasos Konstantopoulos
Vangelis Lemonis
Konstantinos Bistintzanos
Alexander Ocropiridze
Head of Sets Storage and Archiving
Evangelos Taprantzis
Sets Storage and Archiving
Nikolaos Voulakakis
Lambros Dimopoulos
Ilir Kuitziou
Georgios Meletis
Fotis Panagiotopoulos
COSTUME DEPARTMENT
Direction of Supplies and Costumes
Tota Pritsa
Artistic Associate
Konstantina Antonopoulou
Supply Department
Maria Konstantopoulou
Costume Production
Anna-Ira Karagkouni
Alexandra Konstantinidou
Dimitra Mpanti
Sofia Patsinakidou
Nikolaos Tsironis
Giorgos Trikalliotis
Margarita Chatziioannou
Head of Costume Workshop
Gayane Pogosian
Designers-Tailors /
Designers-Seamstresses
Aliki Demi
Francesco Infante
Maria-Dorina Leka
Eirini Chardaloupa
Tailors /Seamstresses
Eleni Dimopoulou
Olga Evangelidou
Sotiria Maria Karasiotou
Marouso Kardimi
Irene Kovani
Konstantinos Pantirmas
Kyriaki Petridou
Elena Pechlivanidou
Iro Prodromou
Lydia Skouriali
Panagiota Sbonia
Barbara Terzi
Maria Trochalidou
Garyfalia Chachami
Hats Supervisor
Alexandros Dakious
Hats
Konstantina Katsanou
Marina Markouli
Stefanos Simitzis
Wardrobe Manager (Acharnes)
Evangelia Katsari
Clothing / Wardrobe Storekeepers (Acharnes)
Eleni Gini
Konstantinos Kenzeas
Panorea Kyriazi
Antonia Tsagaraki
Hairdressing / Make-Up Department
Head of
Maria Brailiou
Hairdressing
Eleni Klapsanou
Thaleia Metallidou
Efthymia Nakou
Stella Papatriantafyllou
Alexandra Togia
Make-Up
Asimina Vythoulka
Anastasia Kyriazopoulou
Georgia Maropoulou
Elisavet Petrou
Alexia Petta
Margarita Tompori
Georgia Filippa
Wigs Department
Head of
Pavlos Katsimichas
Wigs
Sofia Anastasiadou
Sofia Vassilopoulou
Olga Lefkopoulou
Eftychia Papadopoulou
Georgia Malatesta
Head of Dressers and Wardrobe
Athanassia Paschali
Dressers
Angeliki Kavalierou
Aikaterini Kampoli
Christina Karofyllaki
Eleni Laskari-Pantazi
Konstantina Liakou
Anastasia Louka
Nikoleta Martinou
Athanasia Bakalexi
Maria Danou
Eva-Malgorzata Dudech
Jessica Dudech
Maria Xanthopoulou
Panagiotis Paschalis
Christina Pogkosian
Dimitra Soubli
Panagiota Stavrou
Dominique Charnidou
CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOPS
Set–Construction Artistic Coordinator
Stelios Lampadarios
Set–Construction Artistic Coordinator's Deputy
Manos Antonopoulos
Set–Construction Artistic Coordinator's Assistant
Andreas Raptis
Set Design-Construction
Giorgos Chryssoulis
Irene Koliou
Marina Dolcetti
Carpentry Workshop
Dimitris Kirykos Head of
Agop Melikian
Petros Rouvelas
CNC
Angelos Tsadilas operator
Giorgos Moris assistant
Metal Construction Workshop
Efthymios Moris Head of
Scenic Painters
Freddy Gkizas
Anastasia Kolyva
Lora-Fani Kyriakidi
Argyris Konstantinos
Konstantinos Michos
Anastasios Mylonas
Aristeidis Petropoulos
Christos Sidiropoulos
Margarita Tzannetou
Painters
Giorgos Raptis Head of
Konstantina Visviropoulou
Maria Gini
Antonis Larios
Christina Nikolaidou
Ioanna Papageorgiou
Konstantinos Pavlidids
Vasilis Polychroniadis
Pelopidas Tzamtzis
GNO BUILDING MAINTENANCE / AUXILIARY STAFF
Head of GNO Buildings Direction / Safety Technician
Christos Santorineos
Assistant Building Maintenance Engineer
Giorgos Kokarakis
GNO Buildings Maintenance
Konstantinos Xynogalas
George Semertzakis
Head of Usher Services, Guards and Cleaners
Ioannis Mitropoulos
Usher Services
Anna Agapiadou
Eleni Armakola
Andreas Fotopoulos
Guards
Theodoros Gkitakos
Gerasimos Kanakaris
Georgios Kontos
Lambros-Sotirios Matsikas
Christos Spanos
Nikolaos Stagias
Anastasios Tsalis
Georgios Tsalis
Georgios Tsiapos
Nikolaos Fourikis
Georgios Chondrogiannis
Cleaners
Christina Anagnostopoulou
Andromachi Kabantai
Chryssoula Kikentzi
Paraskevi Daga
Despina Petridou
ART DIRECTOR
Angelo Simo
CONCERT PROGRAMME
G. Mahler - Piano Quartet in A Minor
J. Brahms - Piano Quartet in G minor Opus 25
PIANO
Stefanos Thomopoulos
VIOLIN
Antonis Sousamoglou
VIOLA
Hara Seira
CELLO
Angelos Liakakis
28 April 2013
OLYMPIA THEATRE - FOYER
Starts at 18.00 | 
Admission is free of charge
DIRECTOR
Isidoros Sideris
SETS - COSTUMES
Yiannis Katranitsas
CHOREOGRAPHER
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis
LIGHTS
Nikos Ergazakis
LIBRETTO TRANSLATION
Maria Mourkoussi
RODOLFO
Yannis Christopoulos
MIMI
Elena Kelessidi
MARCELLO
Haris Andrianos
MUSETTA
Maria Kokka
SCHAUNARD
Zafiris Koutelieris
COLLINE
Costas Dotsikas
ALCINDORO
Tasos Lazarou
LOVE - DEATH
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis
27 April 2013
PALAIO FALIRO TOWN HALL
Starts at 20.00 | 
Admission is free of charge
ART DIRECTOR
Angelo Simo
SOLOISTS
Julie Karagouni
PIANO
Sotiris Dimitriadis
21 April 2013
Starts: 18.00 | 
Free admission
CONDUCTOR
Myron Michailidis
DIRECTOR - CHOREOGRAPHER
Renato Zanella
CHORUS MASTER
Αgathangelos Georgakatos
SETS
Alessandro Camera
COSTUMES
Carla Ricotti
LIGHTING
Renato Zanella
Stella Kaltsou
GUY DE MONTFORT
Dimitri Platanias (14/4)
Igor Golovatenko(16, 18/4)
LORD OF BETHUNE
Akis Laloussis(14, 18/4)
Dionyssis Tsantinis (16/4)
COUNT VAUDEMONT
Dimitris Kassioumis(14, 18/4)
George Roupas(16/4)
ARRIGO
Renzo Zulian (14, 18/4)
Rafael Alvarez (16/4)
GIOVANNI DA PROCIDA
Dimitri Kavrakos (14,18/4)
Tassos Apostolou (16/4)
DUCHESS ELENA
Cellia Costea
NINETTA
Marissia Papalexiou (14, 18/4)
Maria Karagiannaki (16/4)
DANIELI
Christos Kechris (16, 18/4)
Charalambos Alexandropoulos (14/4)
TEBALDO
Stamatis Beris(14, 16/4)
Dimitris Nalbantis (18/4)
ROBERTO
Yannis Selitsaniotis (14/4)
Petros Salatas (16, 18/4)
MANFREDO
Zacharias Tsoumos (14, 18/4)
Charalambos Velissarios (16/4)
With the Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet of the GNO
14, 16, 18 April 2013
MEGARON–THE ATHENS CONCERT HALL, ALEXANDRA TRIANTI HALL
Starts at 20.00 | 
DIRECTOR
Isidoros Sideris
SETS - COSTUMES
Giannis Katranitsas
CHOREOGRAPHER
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis
LIGHTS
Nikos Ergazakis
LIBRETTO TRANSLATION
Lena Tachmazidou
17 April 2013
Free entrance
IDEA & CONCEPTION
Isma Toulatou
DIRECTOR,ART DIRECTOR, LIGHTING DESIGNER
Dimitris Dassios
PROGRAMME SUPERVISOR
Yorgos Koumentakis
PIANO
Dimitris Giakas
FLUTE
Theodoros Mavrommatis
CELLO
Amalia Yiannopoulou
SOLOISTS
Vassiliki Karayianni
Irene Karayianni
Elena Kelesidi
Julia Souglakou
Vasia Zacharopoulou
With the participation of members of the GNO Ballet and School of Dance
13 April 2013
OLYMPIA THEATRE (Entrance staircase & live screening at the Maria Callas Hall)
Starts: 20.00 | 
Free admission with priority coupons, which will be distributed at the Olympia Theatre box office, starting two hours before the commencement of the show.
CONDUCTORS
George Aravidis (19,20,26,27,30,31/3, 2,3,4,5,6,7/4)
Nikos Vassiliou (2,3,4,9/1)
Jean Cristophe Charron (3,10,17,21,22/3)
DIRECTOR
Dimitris Karantzas
SETS
Eleni Manolopoulou
COSTUMES
Ioanna Tsami
LIGHTING
Alekos Anastassiou
MOVEMENT
Zoe Chatziantoniou
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
Lito Messini (3, 10, 16, 24/2, 3, 19, 2/4)
Niki Chaziraki (10, 17, 20, 21, 27, 30/3, 5, 7/4)
Vassia Zacharopoulou (13, 17, 19/2, 22, 31/3, 3, 4, 6/4)
MOTHER/GRANDMOTHER
Ines Zikou (3, 10, 16, 17, 24/2, 3/3, 2, 4/4)
Eleni Davou (10, 17, 19, 21, 22, 27/3)
Margarita Syngeniotou (13, 19/2, 20, 30, 31/3, 3, 5, 6, 7/4)
WOLF/WOODSMAN
Dionyssis Tsantinis (17, 22, 27, 31/3, 3, 6/4)
Vangelis Maniatis (17, 24/2, 3, 10, 19, 20, 4/4)
Kostis Rasidakis (3, 10, 16, 19/2, 21, 30/3, 2, 5, 7/4)
With the Orchestra and Children’s Stage of the GNO
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 January 2013
3, 10, 16, 17, 19, 24 February 2013
3, 10, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 30, 31 March 2013
3, 5, 6, 7 April 2013
Starts at 11.00 | 
CONDUCTORS
Giorgos Petrou (15,16,17, 23, 24/2, 5,14,15/3)
Panagiotis Papadopoulos (31/3)
DIRECTOR
Petros Zoulias
HALIMA
Georgia Eliopoulos (15, 17, 24/2, 5, 15/3)
Gina Fotinopoulou (16, 23/2, 14, 31/3)
AMINÀ
Evdokia Hadjioannou (15, 17, 24/2, 5, 15/3)
Despina Scarlatou (16, 23/2, 14, 31/3)
SHAH ROUMAN
Yannis Christopoulos (15, 17, 24/2, 5, 15/3)
Nikos Stefanou (16, 23/2, 14, 31/3)
ALI MOUSSAKA
Haris Andrianos (15, 17, 24/2, 5, 15/3)
Nikos Kotenidis (16, 23/2, 14, 31/3)
ZOUBEIDA
Angeliki Marinaki (15, 17, 24/2, 5, 15/3)
Sophia Damianidou (16, 23/2, 14, 31/3)
AVOUL
Kostas Dotsikas (15, 17, 24/2 5, 15/3)
Pavlos Sahpekidis (16, 23/2, 14, 31/3)
NOUREDDIN
Michalis Katsoulis (15, 17, 24/2 5, 15/3)
Nikos Tsaoussis (16, 23/2 14, 31/3)
RASHID/KADI
Louis Manikas
A COURTIER
Nikos Syropoulos (15, 17, 24/2, 5, 15/3)
Stavros Tselios (16, 23/2, 14, 31/3)
With the GNO Orchestra and Chorus
15, 16, 17, 23, 24 February 2013
5, 14, 15, 31 March 2013
7 April 2013
Starts at 20.00 |
CONDUCTOR
Lukas Karytinos
CHOREOGRAPHER
Renato Zanella
COSTUMES
Celia Kritharioti
SETS
Konstantinos Theofanis
LIGHTING
Renato Zanella
ROMEO & JULIET
Evrydiki Issaakidou - Danilo Zeka (5, 7/4)
Maria Kousouni - Vangelis Bikos (6/4)
TYBALT
Aleksander Neskov (5, 7/4)
Stratos Papanousis (6/4)
ROSALINE
Emilia Gaspari (5, 7/4)
Alina Stergianou (6/4)
JULIET'S MOTHER & FATHER
Georgia Tritsi (5, 7/4)
Athina Vrouva (6/4)
Giorgos Varvariotis
ROMEO'S MOTHER & FATHER
Dimitra Laoudi
Dimitris Ferras
MERCUTIO
Anton Koruti (5, 7/4)
Agapios Agapiadis 6/4)
BENVOLIO
Blenti Latifi (5, 7/4)
Fotis Diamantopoulos (6/4)
PARIS
Igor Siadzko
With the Orchestra, Principal Dancers, Leading Dancers and Corps de Ballet of GNO
5, 6, 7 April 2013
MEGARON - THE ATHENS CONCERT HALL
Starts at 20.00 | 
ART DIRECTOR
Angelo Simo
VIOLIN
Natasha Georgiadou
CELLO
Amalia Yiannopoulou
PIANO
Costas Kritsotakis
7 April 2013
Starts: 18.00 | 
Free admission
DIRECTOR
Isidoros Sideris
SETS - COSTUMES
Giannis Katranitsas
CHOREOGRAPHER
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis
LIGHTS
Nikos Ergazakis
LIBRETTO TRANSLATION
Maria Mourkousi
5 April 2013
YIANNIS RITSOS THEATRE, AGIA VARVARA
Starts at 20.00 | 
Admission is free of charge
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.
ART DIRECTOR
Angelo Simo
SOLOISTS
Julia Souglakou - Angelo Simo
PIANO
Dimitris Vezyroglou - Sotiris Dimitriadis
31 March 2013
Starts: 18.00 | 
Free admission
CONDUCTOR
Giorgos Vranos
CHORUS MASTER
Agathangelos Georgakatos
SOLOISTS
Vassiliki Karagianni
Dimitris Kassioumis
Alexandra Mattheoudaki
Artemis Bogri
Dimitris Paksoglou
Dimitri Platanias
Mina Polychronou
Julia Souglakou
Dionyssis Sourbis
Margarita Syngeniotou
Angelo Simo
With the GNO Orchestra and Chorus
24 March 2013
Starts at 20.00 | 
ART DIRECTOR
Angelo Simo
PIANO
Apostolos Palios
24 March 2013
Starts: 18.00 | 
Free admission
CONDUCTORS
Miltos Logiadis – Tassos Symeonidis
CHOREOGRAPHER
Renato Zanella
SETS, COSTUMES
Katerina Angelopoulou
LIGHTING
Vinicio Cheli
SOLOISTS
SOPRANO
Evmorfia Metaxaki (2, 16, 17, 20 Mar.)
SOPRANO
Kira Lambraki (3, 6 Mar.)
CAST
I. Bachianas Brasileiras
Εmilia Gaspari
Natassa Siouta
Alina Stergianou
George Varvariotis
Igor Siadzko
Stavroula Kaburakis–Blendi Latifi
Popi Sakellaropoulou–Anton Koruti
Olga Zourbina–Stelios Katopodis
Vicky Tsiroyanni–Esmeraldo Bitro
Margarita Kostoglou–Michael Doolan
Magda Layoyanni–Petros Kouroupakis
Eleni Kladou–Nikos Moschis
Komi Kloukina–Andrew Cummings
II. Voyage to eternity
Stratos Papanoussis
Evrydiki Issaakidou–Aleksandar Neskov
Maria Kousouni–Vangelis Bikos
Christina Makridou–Danilo Zeka
Mania Karavassili–Elton Dimrochi
Anna Fragou–Agapios Agapiadis
Eleana Andreoudi–Michalis-Florian Pappas
Vanessa Kourkoulou–Thanassis Solomos
Vicky Bourcha–Yannis Benetos
With the Orchestra, Principal Dancers, Soloists, Coryphées and Corps de Ballet of the GNO
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