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Script consultant: David Auburn
Vocal arrangements and orchestrations: Stephen Oremus
Greek translation & lyrics adaptation: Julia Diamantopoulou
Musical direction: Michalis Papapetrou
Direction: Emily Louizou
Set, costume designer: Niki Psyhogiou
Movement, choreography: Ioli Philippakopoulou
Lighting designer: Christos Tziogkas
Sound design: David Blouin
Artistic collaborators: Vivian Tsitampani, Emilianos Stamatakis
Artistic associate set designer: Paris Paraskevopoulos
Jon: Paris Paraskevadis
Michael: Argyris Lambrou
Susan: Danae Vasilopoulos
Giannis Angelopoulos drums, Grigoris Danis guitar, Manos Anagnostopoulos bass, Michalis Papapetrou (6, 7, 14, 23, 26, 28/12/25 & 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11/1/26), Frixos Mortzos (18, 20, 21, 24, 27, 30/12/25) piano, synthesizer
Ticket prices: €18, €25 • Students, children: €15
Musical • New production • Greek premiere
Greek National Opera Alternative Stage – SNFCC
Starts at: 20.30 (Sunday: 19.30)
Running time: approximately 90 minutes
No intermission
With English subtitles
Tick, Tick... Boom! was originally produced off-Broadway in June, 2001 by Victoria Leacock, Robyn Goodman, Dede Harris, Lorie Cowen Levy, Beth Smith
The performances of the musical Tick, Tick… Boom! will be fully accessible on the 10th & 11th of January 2026
Score restored and adapted for chamber ensemble by Yannis Belonis
Musical direction: Nicolas Vassiliou
Stage direction Natasha Triantafylli
Dramaturgy, adaptation: Elena Triantafyllopoulou
Sets, costumes: Tina Tzoka
Movement: Dimitra Mitropoulou
Lighting design: Christos Tziogkas
Varonas: Dimitris Sigalos • Latroudis: Vangelis Maniatis • Mrs Latroudis: Julia Souglakou • Anna: Chrissa Maliamani • Adrianos: Nicolas Maraziotis • Rita: Marisia Papalexiou • Dimosthenis: Antonis Kyriakakis • Seargant: Nicolas Vassiliou
Featuring a nine-member instrumental ensemble
Ticket prices: €18, €25 • Students, children: €15
Operetta • Revival
Greek National Opera Alternative Stage – SNFCC
Starts at: 20.30 (17, 19/12), 17.30 (21, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30/12 & 2, 3, 4/1), 19.00 (31/12)
Running time: approximately 120 minutes, (no intermission)
With English surtitles
The performances of the shadow puppet opera Karagiozis as Rigoletto will be fully accessible on the 28 & 30 December 2025
Music: Giuseppe Verdi
Original libretto: Francesco Maria Piave
Musical adaptation: Lina Zachari
Text: Dimitris Dimopoulos, Alexandros Melissinos
Greek lyrics adaptation: Dimitris Dimopoulos
Lighting designer: Christos Tziogkas
Cast: Manos Kokkonis, Giannis Selitsaniotis, Marilena Striftombola
Shadow puppeteer: Alexandros Melissinos
Karagiozis΄ friend: Dimitris Dimopoulos
Markos Kotsias, Lina Zachari (14/12) piano
Ticket prices: €12, €15 • Students, children: €10
Shadow puppet opera • New production • Premiere
Greek National Opera Alternative Stage – SNFCC
Starts at: 12.00
Running time: approximately 70 minutes
Artistic curator: Dimos Goudaroulis
Lighting design, projections: Alexandros Seitaridis
Ticket prices: €12, €15 • Students, children: €10
Festival
Greek National Opera Alternative Stage – SNFCC
Starts at: 20.30
Double concert on Sunday, 16 November, at 19.00 and 21:30
Running time: approximately 100 minutes (single consert)
Arrangement, conductor: Michalis Papapetrou
Supervising director: Alexandros Efklidis
Set, costume designer: Alexia Theodorakis
Movement director: Fotis Diamantopoulos
Lighting design: Christos Tziogkas
Scientific advisors: Katerina Karra, Apostolos Poulios
Cast: Thanasis Alevras, Eleni Calenos, Galini Chatzipaschali, Giorgos Glastras, Raff Kritoulis, Ariadni Mersinia, Lydia Fotopoulou,
Featuring the ERT Contemporary Music Orchestra
Ticket prices: €12, €15 • Students, children: €10
Revue
Greek National Opera Alternative Stage – SNFCC
Starts at: 20.30 (Sunday: 19.30)
Duration: approximately 70 minutes
Concept, original music, arrangement, musical direction: Alexandros Gkonis
Visual curation of the set: Konstantinos Pittas
Marietta Sarri, Irini Bilini-Moraiti sopranos
Katerina Patsiani actress
Rrezarta Kruja violin Ι
Dimitris Kouzis violin II
Faidon Vryniotis viola
Sofia Efkleidou violoncello
Ticket prices: €12, €15 • Students, children: €10
Based on music by François Couperin and Claudio Monteverdi and poetry by Eugenio Montale
Concert
Greek National Opera Alternative Stage – SNFCC
Starts at: 20.30 (Sunday: 19.30)
Duration: approximately 60 minutes
Musical direction: Phaedra Giannelou
Stage direction: Diana Theocharidis, Alexandros Efklidis
Set, lighting design: Gonzalo Córdova
Costumes: Luciana Gutman
Kassandra: María Castillo de Lima
Electronics operator, coffee shop patron: Giorgos Braoudakis
Featuring musicians from Ergon Ensemble: Kostas Tzekos bass clarinet, Konstantinos Panagiotidis violin, Dimitris Travlos violoncello, Charalambos Taliadouros percussion
Ticket prices: €15, €20 • Students: €10
Chamber opera • Commissioned by the GNO Alternative Stage • Revival
Greek National Opera Alternative Stage – SNFCC
Starts at: 20.30 (Sunday: 19.30)
Duration: approximately 70 minutes
Ticket price for each performance: (apart from the performance at sea): €10
Single ticket for all three performances at the GNO: €20
Ticket price for the performance at sea (Piraeus-Egina-Piraeus): €20 (of which €8 is for the performance ticket and €12 is for the discounted ferry ticket, paid separately).
By purchasing the ticket for the onboard performance, you secure your reservation for a discounted ferry ticket, which can be collected from the Antigone ship's ticket offices at Gate E8 in Piraeus port, prior to boarding, by presenting your theater ticket.
Festival
Stavros Niarchos Hall Backstage – SNFCC
12, 13, 14 September 2025 • Starts at: 18.00, 19.30, 21.00
15, 16 September 2025 • Starts at: 19.00
At sea, along the Piraeus-Egina route
Departure time: 18.15 (Gate Ε8, Piraeus, with the ship Antigone)
Boarding time: 17.30
Duration: 70 minutes (single performance)
Concept, direction: Anna Tzakou
Musical composition: Stamatis Pasopoulos
Dramaturgy: Maria Olga Athineou, Stamatis Pasopoulos, Anna Tzakou, Anna Housiada
Texts, dramaturgy: Marios Hatziprokopiou
Sets, costumes: Anna Housiada
Song lyrics: Stamatis Pasopoulos, Maria Olga Athineou
Musical coaching: Stamatis Pasopoulos
Theatrical training: Anna Tzakou, Maria Olga Athineou
Movement supervision: Anna Tzakou
Processwork coordinator: Maria Olga Athineou
Lighting: Eleni Houmou
Sound engineering: Kostas Haikalis
Programme manager, production organization: Sandra Pintzopoulou
Cast:
Zone of Limni/Mantoudi: Chrysoula Antonopoulou, Sofia Athanasiadou, Maria Apostolopoulou, Vikentios Vellas, Thanos Georgiou, Sotiria Georgiou, Panagiota Ganogianni, Angelos Goumas, Maria Kalitsi, Maria Kapetanaki, Stella Karagianni, Melissanthi Karabatsou, Eleni Kokkinomilioti, Maria Lepida Katrina Mamoucha, Georgia Matsouka, Vivi Bella, Anna Maria Papadaki, Ariadne Eirini Passa, Eleni Saranti, Kostas Terniotis, Maria Tzini, Konstantinos Triantafylloi, Eirini Tsapoukli, Emmanuela Tsoupa, Efytchia Tsoupa, Argyris Hatzis
Zone of Istiaia/Edipsos: Alkisti Antoniadi, Katerina Antoniou, Gianna Giannoulopoulou, Haris Grammatikopoulos, Antonis Gremmenas, Lilian Douma, Minodora Zaka, Christos Zakas, Panagis Zervos, Froso Theohari, Anna Kalemi, Niki Kalemi, Stella Karpenisi, Marianna Koutstogiorgaki, Martha Makantasi, Milia Matsangka, Vasiliki Milioti, Konstantina Milioti, Vagia Mironenko, Panagiota Misirli, Marianna Baklatzoglou, Katerina Belmezou, Garyfallia Papastamoulou, Giorgos Petrou, Paraskevi Soulioti, Christina Sourra, Nadia Spintzou, Alexandra Tseliagkou
Zone of Agia Anna/Vasilika: Ioanna Anastasiou, Eleni Valtadorou, Vasilis Boulgaris, Argyroula Giannaki, Natalia Iliadi, Nancy Kourelou, Konstantina Litsa, Eleni Markou, Maria Batsakoutsa, Markos Papatheodorou, Caroline Stevens, Panagiota Sykioti, Stavroula Tsoukala, Elena Hatzimichali
Children’s choir of Krya Vrysi: Thanasis Georgantis, Giorgos Georgousopoulos, Spyros Georgousopoulos, Erato Yalçın, Giannis Kokogiannis, Anna Moschou, Angelos Bekos, Nikoletta Bekou, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Marianna Papanikolaou, Marilena Polyzoi.
Musical ensemble: Hara Sozou (voice), Giannis Laoutaris (percussion), Menelaos Moraitis (tuba), Konstantinos Kalamakis (violin), Spyros Tzitzis (mandolin), Vasilis Pallikaris (accordion).
Also featuring actresses Sofia Tsaniklidou and Sofia Hatziioannou.
Starts at: 19.45
Running time: approximately 130 minutes
Starting point: Krya Vrysi Square
Admission will be free upon priority vouchers that will be distributed:
The performances of the opera La traviata will be fully accessible on the 24 & 26 of July 2026
Conductor: Lukas Karytinos
Stage director, sets, costumes, lighting: Nikos S. Petropoulos
Revival stage director: Ion Kesoulis
Choreography: Dimitra Svigkou
Lighting revival: Christos Tziogkas
Chorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos
Band conductor: Katia Molfesi
Violetta Valéry
Vassiliki Karayanni (18, 21, 24, 28, 31/7)
Dimitra Kotidou (19, 23, 26, 30/7)
Flora Bervoix
Marissia Papalexiou (18, 21, 24, 28, 31/7)
Chrysanthi Spitadi (19, 23, 26, 30/7)
Annina
Julia Souglakou (18, 21, 24, 28/7)
Sophia Kyanidou (19, 23, 26, 30, 31/7)
Alfredo Germοnt
Yannis Christopoulos (18, 21, 24, 28, 31/7)
Konstantinos Klironomos (19, 23, 26, 30/7)
Giorgio Germοnt
Tassis Christoyannis (18, 21, 24, 28, 31/7)
Dionysios Sourbis (19, 23, 26, 30/7)
Gastone
Yannis Kalyvas (18, 21, 24, 28/7)
Nicolas Maraziotis (19, 23, 26, 30, 31/7)
Barone Duphol
Maxim Klonovskiy (18, 21, 24, 28, 31/7)
Christos Rammopoulos (19, 23, 26, 30, 31/7)
Marchese D’Obigny
Nikos Kotenidis (18, 21, 24, 28, 31/7)
Sotiris Triantis (19, 23, 26, 30/7)
Dottor Grenvil
Marios Sarantidis (18, 21, 24, 28/7)
Georgios Papadimitriou (19, 23, 26, 30, 31/7)
Giuseppe
Nikos Katsigiannis (18, 21, 24, 28/7)
Antonis Antoniadis (19, 23, 26, 30, 31/7)
Domestico di Flora / Commissionario
Ioannis Kontellis (18, 21, 24, 28/7)
Vassilis Dimakopoulos (19, 23, 26, 30, 31/7)
With the Orchestra, Chorus and the Ballet of the GNO
Ticket prices: €15, €20, €35, €40, €50, €55, €60, €80
Students, children: €15
Limited visibility seats: €10
Opera • Revival • Tribute to Nikos S. Petropoulos
GNO Stavros Niarchos Hall – SNFCC
Starts at: 20.00 | 
Historic production of 1961
Stage director: Alexis Minotis
Sets, costumes: Yannis Tsarouchis
Choreography: Maria Hors
Reimagined version of the 1961 historic production
Artistic direction: Giorgos Koumendakis
Conductor: Jacques Lacombe
Stage director: Panaghis Pagoulatos
Sets: Lili Pezanou
Costumes: Tota Pritsa
Choreography: Gianna Filippopoulou, Kelly Zambela
Lighting: Christos Tziogkas
Chorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos
Medea
Anna Pirozzi
Glauce
Danae Kontora
Neris
Alisa Kolosova
Giasone
Jean-François Borras
Creonte
Tassis Christoyannis
Captain of the Guard
Yannis Stamatakis
First maid
Emily Tsimidaki
Second maid
Irena Athanasiou
With the Orchestra and Chorus of the Greek National Opera
On the occasion of the reimagining of the historic 1961 Medea performance at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, the Greek National Opera presents the exhibition Callas Point in the surroundings of the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, from 18 to 21 June 2026, with the support of PPC. The exhibition is curated by the internationally renowned Greek set designer Dionysis Fotopoulos, while the video art and video installation are created by visual artist and video designer Pantelis Makkas. The exhibition will open to the public on Thursday, 18 June, at 08.00 and will remain open to visitors until Sunday, 21 June, at 20.00. Free admission.
More information here.
Audience members who wish to attend the performance of Medea will be offered bus transportation from Athens to the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus and back at an affordable price (more information here).
Opera • New production • Reimagined version of the 1961 historic production
Starts at: 21.00 | 
Concept, choreography, set, track selection: Konstantinos Rigos
Music: Ted Regklis
Dramaturgy: Erie Kyrgia
Art installation: Petros Touloudis
Costumes: Daglara
Lighting: Christos Tziogkas
Video: Vasilis Kehagias
Dancers
Vangelis Bikos
Anna Fragou, Manex Alberdi, Yannis Gantsios, Stavros Ikbal, Elena Kekkou, Yannis Mitrakis, Petros Nikolidis, Marita Nikolitsa, Daniele Pecorari, Stefano Pietragalla, Marta Rivero de Miranda, Yorgos Hatzopoulos, Despina Chrysostomou, Elton Dimrochi
Ticket prices: €15, €20, €30, €35, €42, €50, €60, €70
Students, children: €12
Limited visibility seats: €10
- The performance contains nudity
- The performance features loud music and strobe lighting
- Admission is suggested for ages 12 and older
Dance • Revival
GNO Stavros Niarchos Hall – SNFCC
Starts at: 19.30 | 
The performances of the opera Carmen will be fully accessible on the 24th & 31st of May 2026
Conductor: Konstantinos Terzakis
Stage direction: Romain Gilbert
Sets: Antoine Fontaine
Costumes: Christian Lacroix
Lighting: Hervé Gary
Lighting revival: Stéphane Le Bel
Choreography: Vincent Chaillet
Chorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos
Children’s chorus mistress: Konstantina Pitsiakou
Anita Rachvelishvili (2, 17, 20, 24, 31/5/2026)
Marina Viotti (26, 28/5/2026 & 4/6/2026)
With the Orchestra, Chorus, and Children’s Chorus of the GNO (as part of its educational mission)
Ticket prices: €15, €20, €35, €55, €60, €80*/70**, €100*/90**, €130*/120**
Students, children: €15
Limited visibility seats: €10
* CATEGORY A PRICES
** CATEGORY B PRICES
Executive producer: Bru Zane France
Sets: Atelier Devineau and the workshops of the Opéra Orchestre Normandie Rouen
Costumes: Atelier Caraco and the workshops of the Opéra Orchestre Normandie Rouen
Score published by: Choudens (revised by: Palazzetto Bru Zane)
Historical advice: Palazzetto Bru Zane scientific research team
Opera • New production • Historical staging of 1875
GNO Stavros Niarchos Hall – SNFCC
Starts at: 19.00 (Sunday: 18.30) | 
Conductor: Jacques Lacombe
Stage direction: Themelis Glynatsis
Sets: Leslie Travers
Original costumes: Nicholas Georgiadis
Costume revival: Niki Psyhogiou, Themelis Glynatsis
Movement: Katerina Gevetzi
Lighting: Howard Hudson
Sound curator: Thanos Polymeneas-Liontiris
Chorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos
With the Orchestra and Chorus of the GNO
Ticket prices: €15, €20, €35, €55, €60, €70, €90, €120
Students, children: €15
Limited visibility seats: €10
Opera • New production
GNO Stavros Niarchos Hall – SNFCC
Starts at: 19.30 (Sunday: 18.30) | 
The performances of the ballet Swan Lake will be fully accessible on the 27th & 28th of March 2026
Choreography, stage direction, sets: Konstantinos Rigos, with references to the choreographies of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Original musical composition: Ted Regklis
Conductor: Philippe Forget
Dramaturgy consultant: Alexandros Efklidis
Costumes: Giorgos Segredakis
Lighting: Christos Tziogkas
Associate architect: Mary Tsagari
Siegfried
Dmitry Zagrebin (07, 08/03), Charles - Louis Yoshiyama (22, 27, 28/03), Constantine Allen (15/3, 04/4)
Odette - Odile
Ksenia Ovsyanick (22, 27, 28/3), Rachele Buriassi (15/3, 04/4)
Odette
Rachele Buriassi (7, 8/3)
Odile
Eleana Andreoudi (7, 8/3)
Siegfried’s tutor
Danilo Zeka / Yannis Mitrakis
The Queen
Christina Makridou / Popi Sakellaropoulou
Rothbart
Igor Siadzko / Angelos Antoniou
Jester
Yorgos Hatzopoulos
A friend of Siegfried
Elena Kekkou
Siegfried’s first friend
Vangelis Bikos
Siegfried’s second friend
Yannis Gantsios
Featuring the Orchestra, Principal Dancers, Soloists, Demi-Soloists, and the Corps de ballet of the Greek National Opera
Ticket prices: €15, €20, €30, €35, €42, €50, €55, €70
Students, children: €12
Limited visibility seats: €10
Ballet • Revival
GNO Stavros Niarchos Hall – SNFCC
Starts at: 19.30 (Sunday: 18.30) | 
Conductor: Paolo Carignani
Stage direction: Stephen Langridge
Revival stage director: Katerina Petsatodi
Sets, costumes: George Souglides
Movement: Dan O’Neill
Lighting: Peter Mumford
Chorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos
Children’s chorus mistress: Konstantina Pitsiakou
Sir John Falstaff
Tassis Christoyannis
Ford
Dionysios Sourbis
Fenton
Vassilis Kavayas
Dr Caius
Andreas Karaoulis
Bardolfo
Yannis Kalyvas
Pistola
Haris Andrianos
Alice Ford
Cellia Costea
Nannetta
Marilena Striftobola
Mistress Quickly
Nefeli Kotseli
Meg Page
Chrysanthi Spitadi
With the Orchestra, Chorus, and Children’s Chorus of the GNO (as part of its educational mission)
Ticket prices: €15, €20, €35, €40, €55, €60, €65, €90
Students, children: €15
Limited visibility seats: €10
Opera • Revival
GNO Stavros Niarchos Hall – SNFCC
Starts at: 19.30 (Sunday: 18.30) | 
Music Giorgos Koumendakis
Conductor Teodor Currentzis
Concept, direction, choreography, visual design Dimitris Papaioannou
The set design for the 1995 production was created by Lili Pezanou. The 2026 version is designed by Dimitris Papaioannou and Loukas Bakas.
Lighting: Dimitris Papaioannou, Stephanos Droussiotis
Costumes: Vassilis Papatsarouchas
MEIZON Ensemble direction: Agathangelos Georgakatos
Dimitris Papaioannou’s team
Creative – executive producer, assistant director Tina Papanikolaou
Photography, cinematography Julian Mommert
Angel of Death
Diana Nosyreva 24, 29 Jan. (21.00), 25 Jan. (20.00), 27, 28, 30 Jan. (19.30)
Ksenia Dorodova 24, 29 Jan. (19.30), 25 Jan. (18.30), 27, 28, 30 Jan. (21.00)
PERFORMERS: Orestis Alexiadis, Iosif Ali, Gian-Angelos Apostolidis Isaak, Spyridon Christakis, Costas Chrysafidis, Nael Chrysafidis, Tasos Dedes, Georgios Dereskos, Damianos Efstathiou, Nikos Englezos, Georgios Gkiokas, Dimitris Goulios, Nikiforos Kalafatis, Panagiotis Kaoukis, Yiannis Karababas, Makis Katsaneas, Panagiotis Laganas, Dimitris Lagos, Dimitris Lagoutis, Fanouris Larentzakis, Ektor Liatsos, Nikos Manolas, Dimitris Matsoukas, Vasilis Mihas, Dionisis Nikolopoulos, Alexandros Nouskas-Varelas, Spyros Ntogas, Christos Ntoulas, Dimitris Oikonomidis, Aidi Ormeni, Stavros Papadopoulos, Timoleon Papadopoulos, Yoryis Partalidis, Łukasz Przytarski, Gal Robissa, Diogenis Skaltsas, Thanos Stasinos, Dimitris Stavrianopoulos, Christos Strinopoulos, Benjamin Stroman, Paschalis Terzis, Stelios Theodorou, Michalis Theophanous, Vasilis Tryfoultsanis, George Tsiggos, Christos Tzovaras, Stefanos Vlachos, Giannis Volonakis
Soloist musicians of the GNO Orchestra
MEIZON Ensemble
The performance contains nudity
Ticket prices: €15, €20, €35, €40, €55, €70, €80, €120
Students, children: €15
Limited visibility seats: €10
Performance-installation • New production
GNO Stavros Niarchos Hall – SNFCC
Starts at: 19.30, 21.00 (Sunday: 18.30, 20.00) | 
Running time: 40 minutes approximately, without intermission
Choreography revival, adaptation: Verónica Villar, Elena Iglesias, based on Marius Petipa’s original choreography (according to Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot)
Conductor: José Salazar
Sets, costumes: Dido Gogkou
Lighting: Eleftheria Deko
Giselle
Elisabeth Tonev (19, 21 Dec.) / Ksenia Shevtsova (24 Dec.) / Maia Makhateli (26, 28, 30 Dec.) / Ksenia Ovsyanick (31 Dec. / 2, 3 Jan.)
Count Albrecht
Julian MacKay (19, 21, 24 Dec.) / Young Gyu Choi (26, 28, 30 Dec.) / Alejandro Virelles (31 Dec. / 2, 3 Jan.)
Hilarion
Vangelis Bikos / Danilo Zeka / Yorgos Hatzopoulos
Wilfred
Yannis Benetos / Yannis Gantsios
Berthe
Emilia Gaspari / Mania Karavassili
The Duke of Courland
Igor Siadzko / Florian-Michalis Pappas
Bathilde
Christina Makridou / Popi Sakellaropoulou
Peasant pas de deux
Angelos Antoniou - Marita Nikolitsa
Manex Alberdi - Cecilia Hatziemmanouil
Stefano Pietragalla - Areti Noti
Yorgos Hatzopoulos - Carla Ruiz García
Giselle’s friends
Anna Frangou, Olga Markari, Marita Nikolitsa / Cecilia Hatziemmanouil, Areti Noti, Eleftheria Stamou, Zoi Schoinoplokaki
Peasants
Maria Elpida Vassilopoulou, Maria Pichler-Gaspari, Georgia Dimou, Magda Koukou-Ferra, Nefeli Dali, Despina Chrysostomou
Manex Alberdi, Angelos Antoniou, Yannis Gantsios / Sotiris Pierrakos, Yannis Mitrakis, Daniele Pecorari, Stefano Pietragalla / Elton Dimrochi, Yorgos Hatzopoulos / Georgios Tsingos
Hunters
Blendi Latifi - Vicky Tsiroyanni, Esmeraldo Bitro - Vicky Bourcha, Hector Bollano - Mania Karavassili / Lydia Kapouni, Nikos Moschis - Cleopatra Aneroussou
Elderly peasants
Florian-Michalis Pappas, Dimitris Ferras, Despina Bisbiki, Ilir Sipri, Evi Karpouzi
Kids
Despina Christopoulou, Ekaterini Dousikou, Nefeli Kollia, Alexandra Konstantinidi, Phaedra Kourli, Margarita Linchour, Anna Nathanael, Theseus Miligkos- Kontarinis, Athanasios Pappas, Melina Spiliopoulou, Alexandra Tartara, Sophia Tsiroyanni, Nafsika Mio Vratsanou
Myrtha
Olga Markari
Moyna
Anna Frangou, Carla Ruiz García, Eleftheria Stamou
Zulma
Carla Ruiz García, Areti Noti, Cecilia Hatziemmanouil
Willis
Anna Frangou, Maria Elpida Vassilopoulou, Maria Pichler-Gaspari, Katerina Devetzi, Georgia Dimou, Lydia Kapouni, Magda Koukou-Ferra, Olga Markari / Sissy Tsakgada, Fotini Mouchtouri, Sophia Nikolaou, Marita Nikolitsa, Nefeli Dali, Areti Noti / Myrsini Petroutsou, Alexandra Spanou, Eleftheria Stamou / Eleni Fotou, Zoi Schoinoplokaki, Cecilia Hatziemmanouil / Myrsini Petroutsou, Despina Chrysostomou
With the Orchestra and students of the Greek National Opera Professional Dance School
Ticket prices: €15, €20, €30, €35, €50, €55, €60, €80
Students, children: €12
Limited visibility seats: €10
Ballet • New production
GNO Stavros Niarchos Hall – SNFCC
Starts at: 19.30 (Sunday, 24 & 31/12: 18.30) | 
The performance’s text is based on Stella Michailidou’s book of the same title, published by Kaleidoscopio Publishing.
Text, stage direction: Stella Michailidou
Music: Kostas Vomvolos
Sets, costumes: Kenny McLellan
Movement: Fotis Diamantopoulos
Lighting: Christos Tziogkas
Video: Babis Venetopoulos
Isadora: Lydia Stefou (6 at 12.00, 7, 21, 28 Dec. 2025 / 4 Jan. 2026) / Io Latousaki (6 at 17.00, 14, 24 Dec. 2025 / 3 Jan. 2026)
Teacher – Narrator, Ms Hoity-Toity, Ms Papov: Margarita Syngeniotou
Mr Coup-de-Pied: Marios Sarantidis
Actors:
Georgia Kyriazi, Rafaela Tsobanoudi, Matina Kaiafa
Dancers:
Iliana Yfantí, Ioanna Loupeti, Anna-Maria Markopoulou, Myrsini Petroutsou, Eleni Fotou, Natalia Martini, Maritina Katsibraki
Break dancer: Christos Ntentis (Onel)
Featuring the musicians: Dionysis Vervitsiotis (violin), Sofia Efklidou (violoncello), Odysseas Siozopoulos (clarinet), Marilena Souri (piano), Konstantinos Zigkeridis (accordion), Kostas Seremetis (percussion)
Ticket prices: €12, €15, €20, €30, €35, €40, €50
Students, children: €12***
Limited visibility seats: €10
*** THE PRICE DOES NOT APPLY TO ZONES Δ, Ε, Ζ, AND Η. FOR ALL OTHER ZONES, CHILDREN’S TICKETS RECEIVE A 50% DISCOUNT
Musical for the whole family • Revival
GNO Stavros Niarchos Hall – SNFCC
With English subtitles
Starts at: 11.00 | 12.00, 17.00 (6 Dec.) | 
Conductor: Paolo Carignani
Staging, sets, costumes: Nikos S. Petropoulos
Stage direction revival: Ion Kesoulis
Lighting: Christos Tziogkas
Chorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos
Children’s chorus mistress: Konstantina Pitsiakou
Floria Tosca
Aleksandra Kurzak (27, 30/11 & 2, 7/12/25), Cellia Costea (20, 27/12/25 & 4, 9/1/26), Hrachuhí Bassénz (23/12/25 & 7/1/26)
Mario Cavaradossi
Marcelo Puente (27, 30/11 & 2, 20, 23, 27/12/2025 / 4, 7, 9/1/2026), Roberto Alagna (7/12/25)
Barone Scarpia
Dimitri Platanias (27, 30/11 & 2, 7/12/2025 / 4, 7, 9/1/2026), Tassis Christoyannis (20, 23, 27/12/2025)
Cesare Angelotti
Petros Magoulas
A sacristan
Yanni Yannissis
Sciarrone / A gaoler
Georgios Papadimitriou
A shepherd boy
Penny Rizou
Spoletta
Yannis Kalyvas
With the Orchestra, Chorus, and Children’s Chorus of the GNO (as part of its educational mission)
Ticket prices: €15, €20, €35, €55, €60, €80*/65**, €100*/80**, €130*/100**
Students, children: €15
Limited visibility seats: €10
* CATEGORY A PRICES
** CATEGORY B PRICES
Opera • Revival • Tribute to Nikos S. Petropoulos
GNO Stavros Niarchos Hall – SNFCC
Starts at: 19.30 (Sunday: 18.30) | 
Presented by BBC Radio 3 host Petroc Trelawny
Conductor: Konstantinos Terzakis
Artistic curation, stage direction: Konstantinos Rigos
Associate director: Katerina Petsatodi
Project manager: Christina Arseni
Lighting: Christos Tziogkas
Chorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos
Children’s chorus mistress: Konstantina Pitsiakou
Featuring GNO soloists Vassiliki Karayanni, Maria Kosovitsa, Dimitri Platanias, and Yannis Christopoulos
Featuring polyphonic ensemble: Irini Derebei, Maria Melachrinou, Alkmini Basakarou, Ioanna Forti
With the Orchestra, Chorus, Ballet, and Children’s Chorus* of the Greek National Opera
* as part of its educational mission
Shortlist for this year’s Awards
Conductor
Alain Altinoglu
Edward Gardner
Karen Kamensek
Susanna Mälkki
Kent Nagano
Giacomo Sagripanti
Designer
Ben Baur
Paolo Fantin
Erhard Rom
Rainer Sellmaier
Leslie Travers
takis
Director
Calixto Bieito
Valentina Carrasco
Johannes Erath
Claus Guth
Andreas Homoki
Jetske Mijnssen
Equal Opportunities
Dallas Opera: Hart Institute for Women Conductors
Denyce Graves Foundation
Minnesota Opera
Opera sin fronteras
Pegasus Opera
Vache Baroque
Female Singer
Anastasia Bartoli
Elsa Dreisig
Véronique Gens
Asmik Grigorian
Sondra Radvanovsky
Adela Zaharia
Festival
Innsbruck Festival of Early Music
Janáček Brno Festival
Munich Opera Festival
Opera Forward Festival
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Rossini Opera Festival
Male Singer
Nicholas Brownlee
Soloman Howard
Mika Kares
Huw Montague Rendall
Brindley Sherratt
Reinoud van Mechelen
Musical Theatre
Fiddler on the Roof (Cincinnati Opera)
Gypsy (Philharmonie de Paris)
Love Life (Opera North)
Rent (The Atlanta Opera)
Sunday in the Park with George (Glimmerglass Festival)
West Side Story (Opera di Roma/Caracalla Festival)
New Production
Castor et Pollux (Opéra national de Paris/Peter Sellars)
The Excursions of Mr Brouček (National Theatre Brno & Staatsoper Berlin/Robert Carsen)
La forza del destino (Greek National Opera/Rodula Gaitanou)
Innocence (Semperoper/Lorenzo Fiorini)
Khovanshchina (Salzburg Easter Festival/Simon McBurney)
Louise (Festival d’Aix-en-Provence/Christof Loy)
Salome (Metropolitan Opera/Claus Guth)
Wozzeck (Opera Ballet Vlaanderen/Johan Simons)
Opera Company
Deutsche Oper Berlin
GöteborgsOperan
Houston Grand Opera
MusikTheater an der Wien
Opernhaus Zürich
Teatro alla Scala
Readers’ Award – Opera Magazine with Opera News
Amartuvshin Enkhbat
Freddie De Tommaso
Elīna Garanča
Wallis Giunta
Jakub Jozef Orliński
Marina Rebeka
Nadine Sierra
Bogdan Volkov
Recording: Complete Opera
Bizet: Carmen (Bru Zane, DVD)
Lully: Atys (Château de Versailles Spectacles, CD & DVD)
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (Erato, CD)
Ruo: An American Soldier (Platoon, CD)
Strauss: Salome (Chandos, CD)
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (Naxos, DVD)
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (1857 version) (Opera Rara, CD)
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Accentus, DVD)
Recording: Solo Recital
Eleonora Buratto: Indomita (Pentatone)
Rosa Feola: Son regina e sono amante (Pentatone)
Amanda Forsythe: Ino – Telemann arias for soprano (CPO)
Ann Hallenberg: Gluck Arias (Signum)
Roberta Mameli: The Ghosts of Hamlet (Arcana)
Huw Montague Rendall: Contemplation (Warner Classics)
Lisette Oropesa: Mis amores son las flores (EuroArts)
Eva Zaïcik: Rebelle: (Alpha)
Rediscovered Work
Boccherini: Doña Clementina (Opera Southwest)
Galuppi: L’uomo femina (Opéra de Dijon)
Lemoyne: Phèdre (Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe)
Moore: Giants in the Earth (South Dakota Symphony Orchestra)
Porpora: Ifigenia in Aulide (Bayreuth Baroque)
Steffani: Orlando generoso (Musikfestspiele Potsdam)
Strauss: Waldmeister (Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz)
Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride (Innsbruck Festival of Early Music)
Rising Star
Adèle Charvet (mezzo-soprano)
Hugh Cutting (countertenor)
Kerem Hasan (conductor)
Deepa Johnny (mezzo-soprano)
Kenza Koutchoukali (director)
Carolina López Moreno (soprano)
Niamh O’Sullivan (mezzo-soprano)
Carles Pachón (baritone)
Sun-Ly Pierce (mezzo-soprano)
Ricardo José Rivera (baritone)
Sustainability
Longborough Festival Opera
Oper Leipzig
Oper Wuppertal
Santa Fe Opera
Teatro Real, Madrid
Volksoper Wien
World Premiere
Cánovas/Iglesias: Don Juan no existe (Festival Perelada/Teatro Maestranza/Teatros del Canal (Madrid) / Teatro Real)
Filidei/Busellato: Il nome della rosa (Teatro alla Scala/Opéra national de Paris)
Gordon/Nottage/Gerber: This House (Opera Theatre of Saint Louis)
Hosokawa/Tawada: Natasha (New National Theatre Tokyo)
Milch-Sheriff/Ricklin: Alma (Volksoper Wien)
Prestini/Vavrek: Silent Light (National Sawdust)
Saunders/Atkins: Lash – Acts of Love (Deutsche Oper Berlin)
Turnage/Hall: Festen (The Royal Opera)
Venables/Huffman/Segal: We Are the Lucky Ones (Dutch National Opera)
Walshe/O’Connell: MARS (Irish National Opera)
Ticket prices: €15, €20, €25, €30, €35, €45, €65, €80
Students, children: €15
Limited visibility seats: €10
GNO Stavros Niarchos Hall – SNFCC
Starts at: 19.00 | 
The performances of the opera La Gioconda will be fully accessible on the 25th & 29th of October 2025
Conductor: Fabrizio Ventura
Stage director: Oliver Mears
Sets: Philipp Fürhofer
Costumes: Annemarie Woods
Choreography: Lucy Burge
Lighting design: Fabiana Piccioli
Associates lighting designer: Neill Brinkworth, Chris Wilkinson
Chorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos
Children’s chorus mistress: Konstantina Pitsiakou
La Gioconda: Anna Pirozzi
Laura Adorno: Alisa Kolosova
Alvise Badoero: Tassos Apostolou
La Cieca (The Blind One): Anita Rachvelishvili
Enzo Grimaldo: Francesco Pio Galasso
Barnaba: Dimitri Platanias
Zuàne: Maxim Klonovskiy
Isèpo: Yannis Kalyvas
A monk: Ioannis Kontellis
Α singer: Yannis Stamatakis
A pilot: Christos Lazos
Two voices: Babis Velissarios, Christos Lazos
Dancers
Ballerina: Eleana Andreoudi
Barnaba: Florian-Michalis Pappas (19, 25/10 & 1, 7/11) / Yannis Benetos (22, 29/10 & 4/11)
Father: Danilo Zeka (19, 25/10 & 1, 7/11) / Agapios Agapiadis (22, 29/10 & 4/11)
Mother: Anna Frangou (19, 25/10 & 1, 7/11) / Eleftheria Stamou (22, 29/10 & 4/11)
Girl: Areti Noti (19, 25/10 & 1, 7/11) / Christina Makridou (22, 29/10 & 4/11)
With the Orchestra, Chorus, members of the Ballet and Children’s Chorus* of the Greek National Opera
* as part of its educational mission
Ticket prices: €15, €20, €35, €55, €60, €70, €90, €120
Students, children: €15
Limited visibility seats: €10
Opera • New production
GNO Stavros Niarchos Hall – SNFCC
Starts at: 19.00 (Sunday: 18.30) | 
Conductor: Konstantinos Terzakis
Restoration of the orchestration, editor: Yannis Samprovalakis – Hellenic Music Centre
Chorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos
Prince Christian of Örebro: Yanni Yannissis
Lydia: Vassiliki Karayanni
The Count of Adelfiord: Dionysios Sourbis
Valdo: Yannis Christopoulos
With the Orchestra and Chorus of the GNO
Ticket prices: €15, €20, €25, €30, €35, €40, €45, €60
Students, children: €15
Limited visibility seats: €10
Opera • Concert presentation
GNO Stavros Niarchos Hall – SNFCC
Starts at: 19.30 | 
Concept, choreography, set, track selection: Konstantinos Rigos
Music: Ted Regklis
Dramaturgy: Erie Kyrgia
Art installation: Petros Touloudis
Costumes: Daglara
Lighting: Christos Tziogkas
Video: Vasilis Kehagias
Dancers (Cyprus: Nicosia Municipal Theatre)
Vangelis Bikos
Manex Alberdi, Yannis Gantsios, Stavros Ikbal, Elena Kekkou, Yannis Mitrakis, Petros Nikolidis, Marita Nikolitsa, Daniele Pecorari, Stefano Pietragalla, Ariadni Filippaki, Yorgos Hatzopoulos, Despina Chrysostomou
Dancers (Italy: Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi di Gorizia)
Vangelis Bikos
Manex Alberdi, Yannis Gantsios, Stavros Ikbal, Elena Kekkou, Yannis Mitrakis, Petros Nikolidis, Marita Nikolitsa, Daniele Pecorari, Stefano Pietragalla, Marta Rivero de Miranda, Yorgos Hatzopoulos, Despina Chrysostomou
Dancers (Bologna: Teatro Duse)
Vangelis Bikos
Elena Kekkou
The production contains nudity
Dance • Tour
18, 19 September 2025 – Cyprus: Nicosia Municipal Theatre
As part of the Nicosia International Festival, at 20.30
18 October 2025 – Italy: Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi di Gorizia
As part of Gorizia European Capital of Culture 2025, at 21.00
1 November 2025 – Bologna: Teatro Duse
As part of the 3rd Bologna Ballet Competition, at 21.00
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