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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
ART DIRECTOR
Angelo Simo
FLUTE
Nafsika Tsara
CELLO
Maria Anisengou
PIANO
Nikos Kyriosoglou
16 March 2013
Starts: 18.00 | 
Free admission
DIRECTOR
Isidoros Sideris
SETS - COSTUMES
Giannis Katranitsas
CHOREOGRAPHER
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis
LIGHTS
Nikos Ergazakis
LIBRETTO TRANSLATION
Maria Mourkoussi
27 February 2013
KALLITHEA MUNICIPAL THEATRE
Starts at 20.00 | 
Admission is free of charge
CONDUCTOR
Zoi Tsokanou
CHOREOGRAPHER
Renato Zanella
CHORUS MISTRESS
Mata Katsouli
SPECIAL GUESTS
Olga Esina
Eno Peci
Principal Dancers of Vienna State Opera
SOLOISTS
CLARINET
Dionysis Grammenos
3 February 2013
Starts at 20.00 | 
DIRECTOR
Isidoros Sideris
SETS - COSTUMES
Giannis Katranitsas
CHOREOGRAPHER
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis
LIGHTS
Nikos Ergazakis
LIBRETTO TRANSLATION
Maria Mourkoussi
30 December 2012
Free entrance
DIRECTOR
Isidoros Sideris
SETS - COSTUMES
Giannis Katranitsas
CHOREOGRAPHER
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis
LIGHTS
Nikos Ergazakis
9 December 2012
Starts at 20.00 | 
Free entrance
DIRECTOR
Isidoros Sideris
SETS - COSTUME
Giannis Katranitsas
CHOREOGRAPHER
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis
LIGHTS
Nikos Ergazakis
RODOLFO
Yannis Christopoulos
MIMI
Anna Stylianaki
MARCELLO
Dionyssis Sourbis
MUSETTA
Maria Mavrommati
SCHAUNARD
Zafiris Koutelieris
COLLINE
Kostas Dotsikas
ALCINDORO
Tasos Lazarou
LOVE - DEATH
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis
1 December 2012
Starts at 20.00 | 
Free entrance
DIRECTOR
Isidoros Sideris
SETS - COSTUMES
Giannis Katranitsas
CHOREOGRAPHER
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis
LIGHTS
Nikos Ergazakis
28 November 2012
Free entrance
CONDUCTOR
Lukas Karytinos
DIRECTOR
Giancarlo del Monaco
SETS
Nikos S. Petropoulos
COSTUMES
Pasquale Grossi
LIGHTING
Wolfgang von Zoubek
CHORUS MASTER
Agathangelos Georgakatos
MANON LESCAU
Lana Kos (21, 24, 26, 28 Oct.)
Rachele Stanisci (7, 9, 11, 14, 18 Νοv.)
LESCAUT
Dionyssis Sourbis
THE CHEVALIER DES GRIEUX
Dimitris Paksoglou (21, 24, 26, 28 Oct.)
Renzo Zulian (7, 9, 11, 14, 18 Νοv.)
GERONTE DE RAVOIR
Dimitris Kassioumis (21, 24, 26, 28 Οct.)
Tassos Apostolou (7, 9, 11, 14, 18 Νοv.)
EDMONDO, A STUDENT
Nikos Stefanou (21, 24, 26, 28 Οct.)
Charalambos Alexandropoulos (7, 9, 11, 14, 18 Νοv.)
THE INNKEEPER
Pavlos Maropoulos (21, 24, 26, 28 Οct.)
Kostas Dotsikas (7, 9, 11, 14, 18 Νοv.)
THE DANCING MASTER
Christos Kechris (21, 24, 26, 28 Οct.)
Thanassis Evangelou (7, 9, 11, 14, 18 Νοv.)
A SINGER
Elena Marangou (21, 24, 26, 28 Οct.)
Athina Kastrinaki (7, 9, 11, 14, 18 Νοv.)
SERGEANT OF THE ROYAL ARCHERS
Christos Amvrazis (21, 24, 26, 28 Oct.)
Yannis Stamatakis (7, 9, 11, 14, 18 Νοv.)
A LAMPLIGHTER
Filippos Dellatolas (21, 24, 26, 28 Οct.)
Nektarios Samartzis (7, 9, 11, 14, 18 Νοv.)
A NAVAL CAPTAIN
Theodore Moraitis (21, 24, 26, 28 Οct.)
Christos Amvrazis (7, 9, 11, 14, 18 Νοv.)
With the Orchestra and Choir of the GNO
21, 24, 26, 28 October 2012
7, 9, 11, 14, 18 November 2012
DIRECTOR
Isidoros Sideris
SETS - COSTUME
Giannis Katranitsas
CHOREOGRAPHER
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis
LIGHTS
Nikos Ergazakis
RODOLFO
Yannis Christopoulos
MIMI
Elena Kelessidi
MARCELLO
Christos Lazos
MUSETTA
Maria Mavrommati
SCHAUNARD
Zafiris Koutelieris
COLLINE
Theodoros Moraitis
ALCINDORO
Tasos Lazarou
LOVE - DEATH
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis
10 November 2012
Free entrance
SETS - COSTUMES
Giannis Katranitsas
CHOREOGRAPHER
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis
LIGHTS
Nikos Ergazakis
RODOLFO
Yannis Christopoulos
MIMI
Elena Kelessidi
MARCELLO
Charis Andrianos
MUSETTA
Despina Scarlatou
SCHAUNARD
Zafiris Koutelieris
COLLINE
Kostas Dotsikas
ALCINDORO
Christos Amvrazis
LOVE - DEATH
Dionyssis Tsaftaridis
PREMIERE 6 OCTOBER 2012
6 October 2012
Starts at 21.00 | 
Free entrance
The Greek National Opera has made changes to its February-March 2013 season programme due to the cancellation of certain performances following the recent strikes called by the company’s technical staff.
On Monday, 22 July 2013, at 10:30 a.m. an audition for male ballet dancers will take place at the Ballet Studios of the Greek National Opera (16, Archimidous St., Tavros 177-78, Athens Greece).
The GNO announces that tonight's performance of The Flying Dutchman at the Herod Atticus Odeon has been cancelled following an announcement by the unions representing the GNO's musicians and singers of their participation in a 24-hour general strike in protest at the closure of state broadcaster ERT.
The annual showcase of the Professional Dance School of the Greek National Opera is re-presented on Sunday, July 7 at 12.00 am, due to large attendance.
A musical surprise is in store for the residents of the Greek capital on Thursday 18 July at 20.00 on the pedestrian street of Dionysiou Areopagitou, where the Greek National Opera Orchestra will hold an open-air rehearsal.
Within the context of its open-door policy, the Greek National Opera announces that it will be offering 1,500 seats free of charge to the unemployed for the dress rehearsal and preview of its production of Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at the Herod Atticus Odeon on Friday 26 July at 21.00.
The Greek National Opera is offering a specific number of internships in international sponsorship (6 posts in total) for 6 months to undergraduate university and technological educational institute (TEI) students.
The Greek National Opera announces Call for Expression of Interest for the position of Ballet Director. GNO is looking for a leading name from the field of ballet with a noteworthy artistic career and proven administrative experience in opera companies and/or dance groups, with a classical focus.
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