Musical direction: Lukas Karytinos
Stage direction, sets, costumes, lighting: Nikos S. Petropoulos|
Stage direction revival: Ion Kesoulis
Chorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos

Opera • Tour

Tour across Greece • July 2025

4/7 – Paros, Karnagio Ai-Giannis Detis, at 21.30
6/7 – Naxos, Bazeos Tower, at 21.30
11/7 – Syros, Syros National Airport “Dimitrios Vikelas”(KASOV), at 21.00

As part of the 31st Kalamata International Dance Festival
19/7 – Kalamata, Central Square, at 20.30
20/7 – Sparta, Central Square, at 21.00
21/7 – Astros Kynourias, Kaytsiotis Squaret, at 21.00
22/7 – Nafplio, Port Pier Π, at 21.00
23/7 – Xylokastro – Evrostini, Concert Venue inside the Wooden Park, at 21.00
24/7 – Tripoli, Areos Square, at 21.00
25/7 – Kalamata Port - Dock, at 22.30
26/7 – Pylos, Pier of the Port of Pylos, at 21.00
27/7 – Ancient Olympia, Parking lot underneath the Museum of the History of the Olympic Games, at 21.00

As part of the 31st Kalamata International Dance Festival and its outreach programme “Dance in Cities of the Peloponnese”, which is being implemented for the fifth consecutive year in collaboration with the Region of the Peloponnese and the municipalities of the participating cities.

CHÓRES female choral ensemble
Eleanna Alavanou, Athina Alchazidou, Eleni Alexaki, Maria Andreoulaki, Vasiliki Antonaki, Sofia Archontouli, Aggeliki Athanasopoulou, Marina Avraam, Rallou Avramidou, Homerolie Baltou, Despina Barmpounaki, Sofia Bekou, Valia Bolonakou, Ourania Bolovini, Dimitra Bompou, Ioanna Boskainou, Melina Boutsioli, Eleftheria Bozoni, Alexia Chamodraka, Effrosyni Chatzichristodoulou, Angelina Chatzimarkou, Katerina Chatzinikolaou, Artemis Chatzopoulou, Natalia Christoforou, Valeria Dimitraka, Giota Dimitrakopoulou, Veatriki Dimopoulou, Vasiliki Dimou, Anna Efstathiou, Maria Fotiou, Panagiota Gantzoudi, Faidra Gardouni, Konstantina Giannopoulou, Konstantina Giannoutsou, Eva Giotaki, Danai Gkanasou, Myrsini Gkini, Vasiliki Gkosda, Chrysoula Iliopoulou, Maria Ioannou, Souaila Jaghnoon-Kotaki, Anna-Maria Kafantari, Konstantina Kagia, Christina Kagia, Maria Nefeli Kalpaka, Maria Kampani, Maria Karagiannidou, Anny Karakosta, Artemis Karkani, Anastasia Katapidi, Vera Katsimparou, Faidra Kazakou, Maria Kazala, Athina Kefalopoulou, Dominiki Kondyli, Eleni Kontargyri, Filippia Kontogiannakopoulou, Despoina Kontozani, Nafsika Korialou, Varvara Kotsiourou, Magdalini Kousteri, Katerina Koutsonikola, Veroniki Krikoni, Kelly Kyriakopoulou, Anastasia Langi, Paraskevi Lentza, Tania Livanou, Olympia Louka, Eleftheria Loupasaki, Jette Lübeck, Viviana Makri, Isabella McLaughlin-Efstathiou, Elisavet Malo, Eri Manoura, Maria Mantzoni, Dimitra Markopoulou, Maria Merkouri, Sofia Mermingi, Eleni Michouli, Erika Mitrou, Eleftheria Molou, Iony Moschovakou, Nastazia Mougkogianni, Georgia Mougopetrou, Nasia Nikolaidou, Vasiliki Nikolakopoulou, Niki Nikolakopoulou, Katerina Ntikouli, Sevasti Orfanidou, Natalia Papadima, Claire Papadopoulou, Kiki Papageorgiou, Foteini Papastergiou, Anna Paspati, Anna-Maria Patsouraki, Danai Periferaki, Eirini Petraki, Iro Pikoula, Maria Pollatou, Spyridoula Pouliasi, Elena Pouliou, Despoina Pousini, Evi Sarantakou, Maria Sareli, Myrto Saroglou, Eleni Serdari, Antonia Sielouli, Marina Skoura, Evita Sofogianni, Elina Stamopoulou, Zacharenia Stavrou, Danai Stergiou, Christina Stratinaki, Katerina Syrianou, Eleni Tasopoulou, Georgia Theologidou, Pelagia Tragari, Anna Triantafyllou, Nikolaia Triantafyllou, Chara Trigka, Emmanouela Tsikalaki, Eleni Vareia, Georgia Vareltzi, Marilia Varka, Panagiota Vasileiadi, Panagiota Vasileiou, Antonia Velissariou, Aggi Vrettou, Angeliki Vryazi, Valisia Vyza, Elli Natassa Xanthopoulou, Nagia Xyla, Eirini Zachariadi, Eirini Zaveli, Anastasia Zompola

CHÓRES artistic director: Marina Satti
CHÓRES general director: Kharálampos Goyós
CHÓRES administrative associate: Eleni Gianni
CHÓRES production co-ordinator: Veroniki Krikoni

CHORDAE chamber choir
Marietta Bairaktari, Omiroli Baltou, Athena Charalampopoulou, Giota Dimitrakopoulou, Faidra Gardouni, Konstantina Giannopoulou, Evina Iliopoulou, Chrysoula Marinou, Eirini Oikonomou, Aristea Panagopoulou, Katerina Papandreou, Iliani Papouli, Eirini Petraki, Iro Pikoula, Elena Pouliou, Iris Rousopoulou, Asimina Selami, Eleni Stefanidi, Eleni Tasopoulou, Pelagia Tragari, Valisia Vyza, Christina Zampeli, Georgia Zachou

CHORDAE artistic director: Eirini Patsea
CHORDAE general directors: Marina Satti, Kharálampos Goyós
CHORDAE production co-ordinator: Eleni Gianni

Production assistant: Eirini Petraki

Featuring a mixed group of Athenian and unaccompanied asylum-seeking teenagers from Kinoniko EKAV, European Expression, and Zeuxis.

Instrumental ensemble: Omar Abozekry ney, Kostas Gatsios clarinet, Spyros Moschonas trombone, Panos Iliopoulos piano, Markellos Chryssicos harpsichord, Eleftheria Toya viola, Sofia Efkleidou cello, Giorgos Arnis double bass

Featuring the GNO Intercultural Choir

Choir mistress: Anna Linardou
Piano accompaniment: Dimitra Kokkinopoulou

Members of the GNO Intercultural Choir: Foteini Adam, Marianna Andrikidi, Katalin Ángyán, Vasiliki Antonaki, Aspa Aroni-Kotsali, Hila Assor, Periklis Bakogeorgos, Èva Bànhidi, Ayșe Ferliel Barounos, Giorgos Boufidis, Stavroula Chante, Vanessa Constantopoulou, Constantinos Demetriou, Kosmas Dendrinos, Penny Diamantakou, Vassiliki Filippou, Romaysaa Gamal, Malamatenia Gkotsi, Malgorzata Goj, Yaman Junaid, Natalia Kali, Elida Kalpogianni, Chrysanthi Karagiannaki, Christos Karakostas, Konstantina Karameri, Nina Karamolegou, Eirini Karmoiri, Vasso Katte, Aspa Kokkali, Niki-Maria Koskina, Kostis Kotoulas, Vasiliki Lemonia Orfanou, Anna Mesanagrenou, Eleftheria Mesimeri, Alexandra Methenitou, Mara Mourtzou, Zeynep Namli, Hanna Onyshchenko, Konstantina Papathanasiou,   Marianna Primikyriou, Tatyana Rodionova, Natasa Roustani, Mohamed Tayeb, Kaiti Yuvanou

Music workshop leader: Markellos Chryssicos
Assistant for music workshops: Antigoni Gogki
Theatre workshop leader: Giota Kouitzoglou
Dance workshop leader: Ilias Hatzigeorgiou

Total duration ca 90 min · 15 minute intermission

Featuring students and educators who participated in the 3^rd Bell Opera programme, soloist Sofia Ketetzian, and actor Ilias Vogiatzidakis

Instrumental ensemble: Kleodoros Agoras (violin), Dimitris Tigkas (double bass), Konstantina Roussou (flute, piccolo), Ilias Skordilis (clarinet), Nikos Stavlas (sampler)

With the participation of students from the following schools: 1^st Special Primary School of Peristeri, 1^st Experimental Primary School of Chalandri, 10^th Primary School of Chaidari, 2^nd  Primary School of Egaleo “Nikos Gatsos”, 29^th Primary School of Athens “Nikos Gatsos”, 4^th Primary School of Peristeri, 54^th Primary School of Piraeus, 7^th Primary School of Glyfada,  8^th Primary School of Dafni, 85^th Primary School of Athens, 9^th Primary School of Glyfada  

* Admission will be free upon priority vouchers that will be distributed one hour before the start of the concert (at 18.00) at the GNO Box Office.

Concert

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Starts at: 19.00

Antonis Papadopoulos percussion, musical supervision
Anna Karamitsou dance, percussion, choreographies

Musicians: Michalis Kiousis, Giorgos Christakis, Giouli Papageorgiou, Anastasia Kolitsida percussion
Dancers: Anna Karamitsou, Angeliki Loukaidi, Athina Pnevmatikatou, Konstantina Koulama, Kyriaki Kaleki, Alkistis Economopoulou, Dimitra Katsikadeli  

Concert

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Starts at: 20.30

Programme — Performers

Composer János Vajda in conversation

János Vajda (b. 1949)

 
Die Vieren (1998)
for voice and piano
1. Der realistische Maler
2. Heraklitismus
3. Der Wanderer und sein Schatten
4. Für Tänzer
Lyrics Friedrich Nietzsche

Eirini Petropoulou voice
class of Myrsini Margariti 

Petros Chochlakakis piano
class of Titos Gouvelis 

 
Just for You No. 2 (1987)
for violin solo

Stergios Balamotis violin
student of the Athens Conservatoire College of Music 

Piano sonata (1996)
3. Allegro vivace

Loukas Dellios piano
class of Theodore Tzovanakis

Passacaglia Shelley (2013)
for voice and piano
Lyrics Percy Bysshe Shelley

Eirini Petropoulou voice
class of Myrsini Margariti 

Petros Chochlakakis piano
class of Titos Gouvelis 

Variations (1988)
for piano solo

Stavros Prentzas piano
class of Sofia Dousia

Duration ca 55 min
No intermission

Concert

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Starts at: 20.30

Manu Codjia guitar
Matis Regnault double bass
Ludivine Issambourg flute
Srdjan Ivanovic drums, compositions

Concert

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Starts at: 20.30