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Musical adaptation / arrangement: Panos Iliopoulos
Texts, lyrics: Vasilis Vilaras, Lemonia Gianniri – In collaboration with the group of teenagers involved in the programme
Conductor: Markellos Chryssicos
Stage director: Vasilis Vilaras
Sets, costumes: Pavlos Thanopoulos
Movement: Ilias Hatzigeorgiou
Lighting: Vasia Attarian
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
Starts at: 19.30
Admission will be free upon priority vouchers that will be exclusively distributed via ticketservices, starting from 2 June at 12.00.
Performers
Silvia Pasini mezzo soprano
Michael Alfonsi tenor
Silvia Vicari, David Simonacci violin
Emanuele Ruggero viola
Gabriella Pasini violoncello
Simone Genuini piano, conductor
Simone Genuini, David Simonacci
arrangements
Total duration ca 90 min · 15 minute intermission
Concert
Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre
Admission will be free upon priority vouchers that will be distributed one hour before the start of the concert (at 19.30) at the GNO Box Office.
Starts at: 20.30 |
Musical composition Trevor Grahl
Original story, libretto Andriana Minou
Musical direction Kyriaki Kountouri
Stage direction Theano Metaxa
Lighting Melina Mascha
Video art Chrysoula Korovesi, Theano Metaxa
Music coaches Sofia Ketetzian, Kyriaki Kountouri
Theatre coaches Ilias Vogiatzidakis, Theano Metaxa
Piano accompaniment in rehearsals Vangelis Stavropoulos
Featuring students and educators who participated in the 3rd 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: 1st Special Primary School of Peristeri, 1st Experimental Primary School of Chalandri, 10th Primary School of Chaidari, 2nd Primary School of Egaleo “Nikos Gatsos”, 29th Primary School of Athens “Nikos Gatsos”, 4th Primary School of Peristeri, 54th Primary School of Piraeus, 7th Primary School of Glyfada, 8th Primary School of Dafni, 85th Primary School of Athens, 9th Primary School of Glyfada
Starts at: 18.30
Admission will be free upon priority vouchers that will be distributed via ticketservices.gr starting from 26 May 2025 at 12.00
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Pieces by André Jolivet, George Crumb, Iannis Xenakis, Arvo Pärt, and Ryuichi Sakamoto
Jannis Anissegos flute
Kostas Argyropoulos, Dimitris Zacharakis, Panagio Karamouzi, Kazuyo Tsunehiro percussion
* 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
* 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
* Admission will be free upon priority vouchers that will be distributed one hour before the start of the concert (at 19.30) at the GNO Box Office.
Concert
Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Starts at: 20.30
Artistic supervision Philippos Tsalahouris, Director of the Athens Conservatoire Music Department
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
Admission will be free upon priority vouchers that will be distributed from Friday 30 May 2025, at 12.00, exclusively via ticket services.
Ticket prices: €12, €15 • Students, children: €10
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
Ticket prices: €12, €15 • Students, children: €10
Concert
Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Starts at: 20.30
Artistic curator: Yorghos Matskaris, Director of Studies of the GNO Professional Dance School Coordinators, rehearsal supervisors: Alkistis Lala, Zeta Theodorelou, Komi Kloukina
Technical supervision: Vaso Papadopoulou
GNO wardrobe department costumes coordination: Ira Karagouni
Sound manager: Giorgos Rekoutis
Choreographies: Lucas Viallefond, Ermira Goro, Edouard Hue, Kyriakos Kontozis
ÉTUDE
Choreography: Lucas Viallefond, in collaboration with Eleni Kladou, Lydia Kagiou, Vasiliki Spyridonos and Elizaveta Basova for instruction.
Original musical composition, orchestration, performance: Giorgos Kontovas
Lighting design: Dimitris Koutas
Preparatory division
Dancers: Antigone-Olga Vlachaki, Tatiana Gotski, Androniki-Nikoletta Deli, Kynthia-Anastasia Zarkada, Nikoletta Kalogitona, Vasiliki Katsouli, Anna-Rafaela Kontomitrou, Fivos Kourlambas, Eirini Loukaki, Spyridon Lolis, Loukia Miliaki, Evangelia Moustri-Kontara, Aliki Bella, Maria-Eleftheria Bimba, Anna Nathanael, Lydia Nikolopoulou, Aekaterini Dousikou, Athanasios Pappas, Polymnia Pomoni, Kyriaki-Lydia Sambatakou, Klio Skiada, Melina Spiliopoulou, Dimitrios Stavropoulos, Maria-Smaragda Tsagaraki, Niki Tsakona, Georgios Chasoulas, Eleni Chasoula, Valeria Chorosich-Vavanellou, Spyros Psillias
Professional division
Dancers: Lambrini-Michaela Arfara, Maria-Elpida Vasilopoulou, Maria Giannouli, Orest Guduni, Georgia Dimou, Angeliki Kalogeropoulou, Lydia Kapouni, Michaila Karataraki, Sofia Karipoglou, Kyriakos Kontozis, Maria Konstantellou, Paraskevi-Maria Mavriki, Eleni Mermigka, Danai-Aekaterini Mitsiani, Lambros Bidakos, Eleni Nikodimou, Sofia Nikolaou, Chrystallena Panagiotou, Maria Pichler-Gaspari, Argyro Solomonidi, Electra-Ioanna Souliou, Alexandra Spanou, Theodosia Stathopoulou, Georgia Strati, Georgios Tsiggos, Olga Chalkia, Patra Christodoulou
ROCK, SCISSORS, PAPER
Choreography: Kyriakos Kontozis
Music: Acid Arab, Stil
Lighting design: Dimitris Koutas
Dancers: Maria Giannouli, Georgia Dimou, Lydia Kapouni, Kyriakos Kontozis, Alexandra Spanou, Patra Christodoulou
SKIPPING ON STARDUST
Choreography: Ermira Goro
Assistant to the choreographer, rehearsal supervisor: Iro Konti
Music: Franz Schubert, String Quartet No. 14 in D minor (Death and the Maiden) – 2. Andante con moto by Alban Berg Quartett & Beats Pliz, Happy Days in C Minor feat. Lex
Lighting design: Dimitris Koutas
Dancers: Lambrini-Michaela Arfara, Maria-Elpida Vasilopoulou, Maria Giannouli, Orest Guduni, Georgia Dimou, Angeliki Kalogeropoulou, Lydia Kapouni, Michaila Karataraki, Sofia Karipoglou, Kyriakos Kontozis, Maria Konstantellou, Paraskevi-Maria Mavriki, Eleni Mermigka, Danai-Aekaterini Mitsiani, Lambros Bidakos, Eleni Nikodimou, Sofia Nikolaou, Chrystallena Panagiotou, Maria Pichler-Gaspari, Argyro Solomonidi, Electra-Ioanna Souliou, Alexandra Spanou, Theodosia Stathopoulou, Georgia Strati, Georgios Tsiggos, Olga Chalkia, Patra Christodoulou
DIVE
Choreography: Edouard Hue
Musical composition: Jonathan Soucasse
Lighting design: Arnaud Viala
Dramaturgical input: Hugo Roux
Rehearsal manager: Jaewon Jung
Dancers: Orest Guduni, Georgia Dimou, Kyriakos Kontozis, Lambros Bidakos, Eleni Nikodimou, Maria Pichler-Gaspari, Electra-Ioanna Souliou, Alexandra Spanou, Theodosia Stathopoulou, Olga Chalkia, Patra Christodoulou
Back-up dancers: Chrystallena Panagiotou, Georgios Tsiggos
Admission will be free upon priority vouchers.
The release of priority vouchers will begin on Saturday, 14 June 2025, at 12.00, exclusively online via ticketservices.gr
Information: GNO Box Office, tel. +30 2130885700 (9.00-21.00 daily)
Stavros Niarchos Hall of the Greek National Opera – SNFCC
Starts at: 20.30
Artistic coordination: Tasos Poulios
Musicians
Tasos Poulios qanun, musical composition
Kyriakos Tapakis oud
Yorgos Kontoyannis Aegean lyre
Νikos Paraoulakis ney
Programme
1. Vitraux
2. Pazar
3. Nychta
4. Ganos & Chora
Starts at: 17.00, 18.00 and 19.00
Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.
Musical director: Kostas Ioannides
Performers
Melia Kreiling narrator
Danai Kioupouroglou flute
Dimitrios Sideris oboe, English horn
Manousos Ploumidis, Marinos Galatsinos, Athanasios Zacharopoulos clarinets
Zacharias Fotis bass clarinet
Dionysios Roussos soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
Spyridoula Koskina French horn
Elina Bassiou bassoon
Angelos Koulouris double bass
Starts at: 17.00
Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.
Creative team
Conductor: Kyriaki Kountouri
Stage director: Themelis Glynatsis
GNO Children's Chorus mistress: Konstantina Pitsiakou
Visual identity: Christina Dimitra
Movement coach: Katerina Gevetzi
Music coach (soloists): Frixos Mortzos
GNO Children's Chorus accompanists: Marilena Souri, Eirini Antoniadou
Assistant stage directors: Katerina Gevetzi, Yannis Megalou
GNO Children's Chorus co-ordinator: Christina Ntemou
Programme:
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Noye's Fludde, op. 59 (1958)
for adults' and children's voices, children's chorus, chamber ensemble and children's orchestra
Text from the collection English Miracle Plays, Moralities and Interludes
Cast
Noye: Yanni Yannissis
Nrs Noye: Anna Agathonos
GNO Children's Chorus
Marianna Adelfoulakou, Nikolaos Akritidis, Anmar-Ibrahim-Jaseem-Mohammed Al Ganimi, Antigoni Apostolopoulou, Eirini Argyri, Iason Arkoumanis, Vasiliki Archontaki, Evangelos Bartsokas, Aggelos Batagiannis, Dimitra Bereti, Maria-Eirini Damati, Margarita Dokouzi, Rafailia Dokouzi, Andrianos Emmanouilidis, Kyriakos Gatsinos, Melina Georganta, Eleni-Evangelia Georgiadou, Faidra-Yvonni Giannopoulou, Freideriki-Nantin Giannopoulou, Maro Giouspasoglou-Stavropoulou, Aggeliki-Maria Istavrioglou, Stamatina Karagiannopoulou, Amalia Karagiozova, Christina Karantakou, Ioulieta-Viktoria Karapiperidi, Nikol Karlovits, Alexandros Kassis, Anna Kataga, Athina Katsari, Antonia Katsiki, Katerina Katsiki, Loukas Kikeris, Myrto Kokoromyti, Maria-Faidra Konstantatou, Aikaterini Konstantopoulou, Charalampos Kostopoulos, Eudoxia-Aggeliki Kostopoulou, Maria-Eleni Koulocheri, Maria-Anna Koursoumi, Christina Kovaiou, Alkinoos Kypriotis, Ioanna-Maria Kyriaki-Bitzarou, Dafni Kyrimi, Katerina Lambraki, Sofia Livanou, Venetia Malachia-Theodoropoulou, Marios Matarangas, Ilia-Zoi Mavrokefalou, Petros Mililis, Maria Moulakaki, Myrsini Nasiakou, Eleni-Eirini Nasiopoulou, Sofia Natsiou, Areti-Georgia Oikonomaki, Olia Orfanioti, Sotiria Palla, Sofia Panou, Danai Papadaki, Aigli-Alexandra Papadiamanti, Ioanna Papalexi, Elissavet Papamarkou, Eleni Papanikolaou, Anna Parthenidi, Marios-Grigoris Paschalis, Panagiotis Perdikis, Lyda Perraki, Theofanis Pieridis, Tommaso-Filippos Plevrakis, Aikaterini Prigkopoulou, Theodora Rakam, Sofia Rantavella, Flora Salib, Panagiota Samiou, Eirini Samouchou, Perseas Sariat-Panachi, Antonis Sinanoglou, Vasiliki Sinanoglou, Alexios-Iosif Soueref, Yvonni Sofaki, Filothei Terzi, Matilda Terzopoulou, Kalliopi Tzanidaki, Yasemi Tzemopoulou, Stavros-Taxiarchis Tzempelikos-Volonakis, Natalia-Chrysoula Vassou, Christos Vlachos, Dimitra Zampakola, Kleio Zenios, Stavroula Zioura, Niovi Zizi, Nikolaos Zografinakis
Dionisis Vervitsiotis violin Ι
Vanessa Athanasiou violin ΙΙ
Yannis Romanos viola
Fabiola Ojeda cello
Oswald Amiralis double bass
Myrsini Vestaki recorder
Konstantinos Seremetis percussion
Sofia Tamvakopoulou piano Ι
Christos Sakellaridis piano ΙΙ
Maria Neofytidou organ
Underground Kids Orchestra & Underground Youth Orchestra
Viky Rapti, Kleopas Kokkalis, Amaryllis Stavroulaki, Anastasia Konstantinidou, Stavros Rentoulis violins Ι
Sophie Dostal, Marina Fragkou, Alexia Treni violins ΙΙ
Maya Doulaveri, Orsiis Klimi, Dimitris Ziouras, Ariadni Glykou violins ΙΙΙ
Michail Davlantis, Polyxeni Psyllou, Orestis Tsikouras violas
Christos Kokkalis, Archontia Pavlou cellos
Varvara Gourarou, Andreas Chasiotis, Konstantinos Ktenidis trumpets
Evangelos Poniros percussion Ι
Fanis Psevedouros percussion ΙΙ
Alexandros Archaniotis percussion ΙΙI
Nikiforos Doulaveris percussion V
Nikolaos Evdoridis percussion VI
Chrysa Megalokonomou, Panagiota Ponirou, Dorothea Makrydaki recorders
Members of the El Sistema Greece Youth Orchestra
Thomas Korakas, Venetia Giannakou violins Ι
Rea Chyka, Eva Korea, Christina Meligkoni violins ΙΙ
Petru Todos viola
Aineias Floros, Qin Yan Tang cellos Ι
Theofanis Chelmis double bass
Padou Mayuma trumpet Ι
Konstantinos Maragousias percussion IV
Independent young musicians
Minoas Kraniotis, Nireas Kasimatis, Maria-Eirini Damati,* Anna Parthenidi,* Kalliopi Tzanidaki* handbells
Katerina Kteniadaki, Danai Kalogeri, Charalampos Grigoriadis, Alkistis Tsitouridou recorders
* Members of the GNO Children's Chorus
Starts at: 17.30
Priority vouchers will be distributed for the three free events taking place at the Olympia Municipal Music Theatre "Maria Callas" during the Festival, to assist the audience and prevent inconvenience.
The distribution of vouchers will start on Thursday, 10 April 2025 at 12:00 via https://www.ticketplus.gr.
Music composition: Michalis Kalogerakis
Soloists: Michalis & Pantelis Kalogerakis
Musicians
Michalis Kalogerakis guitar
Thanasis Tsakirakis drums, spd
Lambros Papanikolaou bass
Alexis Stenakis clarinet, keyboard
Poems
Christ Has Risen, a poem by Michalis Ganas, composition by Michalis Kalogerakis.
From the poetry collection «Black Stones», published by Kastaniotis editions (1993).
At St Luke's Monastery, a poem by Angelos Sikelianos, composition by Michalis Kalogerakis, first edition 1935 in the magazine ‘’Ta Nea Grammata’’.
Starts at: 17.30, 18.30 and 19.30
Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.
Creative team, performers
Harmonium: Katerina Konstantourou
Sound designer: Brian Coon
CHÓRES production managers: Eleni Gianni, Veroniki Krikoni
CHÓRES artistic director: Marina Satti
CHÓRES general director: Kharálampos Goyós
World premiere • GNO commission
Starts at: 18.30
Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.
Starts at: 19.30
Admission to all venues will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reservations necessary.
STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION
CULTURAL CENTER
364 Syggrou Avenue, Kallithea
Box Office:
+30 213 0885700
Box Office email:
boxoffice@nationalopera.gr
Daily 09.00-21.00
info@nationalopera.gr