Music: Nicolas Tzortzis
libretto: Nicolas Tzortzis, based on Nikos Gavriil Pentzikis’ novel of the same title
Conductor: Kornilios Selamsis
Stage direction: Anastasia Koumidou
Sets, costumes, video design: Yiannis Katranitsas
Lighting design: Nikos Sotiropoulos

Niki Lada (soprano)
Nikos Kyrtsos (baritone)
Anastasis Roilos (actor)

Vincent Daoud saxophone, Alexandra Greffin Klein violin, viola, Frédéric Baldassare violoncello, viola da gamba, Thodoris Vazakas percussion, Stephanos Thomopoulos piano, Angelina Tkatcheva cimbalom

Opera • Premiere • GNO Alternative Stage commission

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Starts at: 20.30 (Sunday: 19.30) |  

Duration: approximately 80 minutes
No intermission

Ticket prices: €12, €15
Students, children: €10

Aphrodite Patoulidou soprano, nyckelharpa
Eric Schneider piano

Lighting design: Christos Tziogkas

Pieces by Wolf, Clarke, Loewe, Mahler, Menotti, Britten, Rachmaninoff, Riadis, Rogers, Sibelius, Chopin, Schumann, Schubert, Strauss, Zemlinsky, and others.

Recital

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Starts at: 20.30 |  

Duration: approximately 90 minutes
Intermission: 20 minutes

Varonas: Dimitris Sigalos
Mr Latroudis: Vangelis Maniatis
Mrs Latroudi: Julia Souglakou
Αnna: Chrissa Maliamani
Adrianos: Nicolas Maraziotis
Rita: Marissia Papalexiou
Dimosthenis: Antonis Kyriakakis
Sergeant Nicolas Vassiliou

Nafsika Tsara flute
Ilias Skordilis clarinet
Petros Karatsolis trombone
Dionisis Vervitsiotis violin Ι
Vanessa Athanasiou violin ΙΙ
Jannis Athanasopoulos viola
Elli Filippou cello
Dimitris Tigkas double bass
Theo Vazakas percussion

Ticket prices: €15, €20
Students, children: €10

P 4 2: Beata Pincetić, Christos Sakellaridis piano

Concert

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Starts at: 19.30  |  

Duration: approximately 60 minutes
No intermission

Concept, stage director: Theo Abazis
Music: Nikos Kypourgos, Theo Abazis
Text: Elsa Andrianou
Set and costume designer: Kenny McLellan
Movement coach: Stavroula Siamou
Lighting designer: Nikos Vlassopoulos
Associate director: Eleana Tsichli
Research, dramaturgical collaborator: Elita Kounadi

Music theatre • Greek premiere

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre

Starts at: 20.30 (Sunday: 19.30) |  

Duration: 100 minutes
No intermission

With English surtitles

The performances on the 15th and 18th of December will be fully accessible to individuals with sensory impairments

Artistic curator: Dimos Goudaroulis
Lighting designer, projections: Alexandros Seitaridis

Festival

24, 29, 30 November 2024 • Starts at: 20.30 (Sunday: 19.30) 
Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

1 December 2024  • Starts at: 20.30 
Parnassos Literary Society
(8 St George Karytsi Square, Athens)

Curator, presentation: Lambros Liavas / Yannis Constantinidis Archive, Department of Music Studies of the School of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Concert cycle

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Starts at: 20.30  

Text, stage director:  Stella Michailidou
Music:  Kostas Vomvolos
Set & costume designer:  Kenny McLellan
Choreographer:  Fotis Diamantopoulos
Lighting designer:  Christos Tziogas
Video designer:  Babis Venetopoulos

Musical for the whole family • New production

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Start at: 11.00 (morning performances and weekends) • Premiere 8/11: 20.30  

Fully accessible performances on 29 & 30/11

Translated by: Vassilis Tomanas
Theatre adaptation, stage director: Ektoras Lygizos
Music consultant, vocal coaching: Kharálampos Goyós
Set designer: Myrto Lambrou
Costume designer: Alkisti Mamali
Choreographies, collaboration in movement: Dimitris Mytilineos
Lighting designer: Dimitris Kasimatis
Make-up and hairstyle design: Ioanna Lygizou
Sound design: Brian Coon

Music theatre • Revival

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Starts at: 20.30 (Sunday: 19.30)  |

With English surtitles  (except for 13, 17, 19/10 - accessible performances) 

Conductor: Nicolas Vassiliou
Stage directors: Diana Theocharidis, Alexandros Efklidis
Set and lighting designer: Gonzalo Córdova
Costume designer: Luciana Gutman

In the role of Kassandra María Castillo de Lima

With the participation of musicians from Ergon ensemble: Kostas Tzekos (bass clarinet), Charalampos Taliadouros (percussion), Konstantinos Pangiotidis (violin), Dimitris Travlos (violoncello)

Chamber opera • GNO Alternative Stage commission • Greek premiere

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Starts at: 20.30 (Sunday: 19.30)  |

With Greek and English surtitles

Conductor: Derrick Inouye
Stage director: Katerina Evangelatos
Revival stage director: Ion Kesoulis
Sets: Eva Manidaki
Costumes: Alan Hranitelj
Choreography, movement: Patricia Apergi
Revival choreographer: Ilias Chatzigeorgiou
Lighting: Eleftheria Deko
Chorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos

Opera • Revival

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

Starts at: 21.00  |

Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi
Stage director: Andrei Şerban
Sets, costumes: Chloe Obolensky
Dramaturg: Daniela Violeta Dima
Choreography, movement: Kate Flatt, Georgia Tegou 
Lighting: Jean Kalman, Simon Trottet
Chorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos
Children’s chorus mistress: Konstantina Pitsiakou

Opera • New production

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

Starts at: 21.00  |

The performances on the 9th & 10th of May 2025 will be fully accessible to individuals with sensory impairments.

Concept, choreography, set, track selection: Konstantinos Rigos
Music: Ted Regklis
Dramaturg: Erie Kyrgia
Art installation: Petros Touloudis
Costumes: Daglara
Lighting: Christos Tziogkas
Video: Vasilis Kehagias

Dancers (Athens)
Vangelis Bikos
Manex Alberdi, Yannis Gantsios, Stavros Ikbal, Elena Kekkou, Yannis Mitrakis, Elton Dimrochi, Petros Nikolidis, Marita Nikolitsa, Daniele Pecorari, Stefano Pietragalla, Marta Rivero de Miranda, Ariadni Filippaki, Anna Fragou, Yorgos Hatzopoulos, Despina Chrysostomou

Dancers (Belgrade Dance Festival)
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

Ballet • New production

Stavros Niarchos Hall of the Greek National Opera – SNFCC

World premiere: 

Belgrade Dance Festival

12 April 2025 – Serbian National Theatre, Novi Sad

Starts at: 19.30|

The performances on the 12th & 23rd of April 2025 will be fully accessible to individuals with sensory impairments

Conductor: Lukas Karytinos
Stage director: Katie Mitchell
Revival stage director: Robin  Tebbutt
Sets, costumes: Vicki Mortimer
Movement, choreography: Joseph Alford
Lighting: Jon Clark
Lighting revival: Matthew Mulberry
Chorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos

Opera • Revival

Stavros Niarchos Hall of the Greek National Opera – SNFCC

Starts at: 19.30 (Sunday: 18.30) |

The performances on the 14th and 16th of February will be fully accessible to individuals with sensory impairments

Conductor: Philippe Forget
Choreography, concept, direction: Cayetano Soto 
Concept, staging, costumes, lighting: Dario Suša
Lighting supervisor: Christos Tziogkas

Ballet • New production

Stavros Niarchos Hall of the Greek National Opera – SNFCC

Starts at: 19.30 (Sunday: 18.30) |

Conductor: Paolo Carignani
Stage director: Rodula Gaitanou
Sets, costumes: George Souglides
Movement: Dimitra Kastellou
Lighting: Giuseppe di Iorio
Video: Dick Straker
Chorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos

Opera • New production

Stavros Niarchos Hall of the Greek National Opera – SNFCC

Starts at: 19.00 (Sunday: 18.30)|

The performances on the 31st of December 2024 and 2nd of January 2025 will be fully accessible to individuals with sensory impairments

Conductor
Jacques Lacombe (21, 27, 29, 31/12, 2, 5/1)
Konstantinos Terzakis (14, 16, 19, 23, 30/3)

Stage director: Graham Vick
Revival stage director: Katerina Petsatodi
Sets, costumes: Richard Hudson
Movement director: Ron Howell
Lighting: Giuseppe di Iorio
Chorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos
Children’s chorus mistress: Konstantina Pitsiakou

Rodolfo
Ivan Magrì (21, 27/12, 5/1)
Yannis Christopoulos (29, 31/12, 2/1)
Konstantinos Klironomos (14, 16, 19, 23, 30/3)

Schaunard
Marios Sarantidis

Benoît
Vangelis Maniatis

Mimì
Anna Sohn (21, 27/12, 5/1)
Vassiliki Karayanni (29, 31/12, 2/1)
Anna Stylianaki (14, 16, 19, 23, 30/3)

Marcello
Nikos Kotenidis (21, 27, 29, 31/12, 2, 5/1)
Dimitris Tiliakos (14, 16, 19, 23, 30/3)

Colline
Tassos Apostolou

Alcindoro
Kostis Rassidakis

Musetta
Danae Kontora (21, 27, 29, 31/12, 2, 5/1)
Annie Fassea (14, 16, 19, 23, 30/3)

Parpignol
Thanassis Evangelou

Customs sergeant
Ioannis Kontellis

Customs official
Yannis Stamatakis

Opera • Revival

Stavros Niarchos Hall of the Greek National Opera – SNFCC

Starts at: 19.30 (Sunday & New Year’s Eve: 18.30) |

The performances on the 20th and 24th of December will be fully accessible to individuals with sensory impairments

Conductor: Stathis Soulis
Choreography: Thiago Bordin, based on the classical choreography by Marius Petipa
Sets: George Souglides
Costumes: Mary Katrantzou
Animation: Eirini Vianelli
Lighting: Christos Tziogkas

Kitri
Madison Young (5, 7 & 8/12)
Ksenia Ovsyanick (15, 20 & 22/12)
Rachele Buriassi (24, 26 & 28/12)
Marta Rivero de Miranda (4/1)

Basilio
Victor Caixeta (5, 7 & 8/12)
Osiel Gouneo (15, 20 & 22/12)
Esnel Ramos (24, 26 & 28/12)
Yorgos Hatzopoulos (4/1)

Mercedes
Eleana Andreoudi (5, 7, 8, 24, 28, 29/12 & 4/1)
Christina Makridou (20/12)
Marta Rivero-De Miranda (15, 22, 26/12)

Espada
Vangelis Bikos (5, 7, 8, 24, 28, 29/12)
Danilo Zeka (20/12/ & 4/1)
Yannis Mitrakis (15, 22, 26/12)

Don Quixote
Thanassis Solomos (5, 7, 8, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29/12 & 4/1)
Ilir Sipri (15/12/24)

Sancho Panza
Hector Bollano / Florian-Michalis Pappas

Dulcinea
Mania Karavassili

Gamache
Antonis Koruti, Stelios Katopodis

Flower Girls
Elena Kekkou / Ariadni Filippaki / Anna Frangou

Boris
Igor Siadzko / Yannis Gantsios / Stefano Pietragalla

Carmencita
Popi Sakellaropoulou / Anna Frangou / Magda Kou kou-Ferra

Queen of the Dryads
Olga Markari, Ariadni Filippaki

Cupid
Areti Noti / Zoi Schoinoplokaki

Ballet • Revival

Stavros Niarchos Hall of the Greek National Opera – SNFCC

Starts at: 19.30 (Sunday, Christmas Eve & 4/1: 18.30) |

The double bill Aleko - Bluebeard's Castle will be broadcast on Mezzo Live on December 15th 2024 at 9 pm (UTC+1). Aleko will be broadcast on medici.tv the same day at 8pm (UTC+1).

Fully accessible performances on 21 & 23/11

Conductor: Fabrizio Ventura

Aleko (new production)

Stage director: Fanny Ardant
Sets: Pierre-André Weitz
Costumes: Katarzyna Lewińska
Choreography, movement: Israel Galván
Lighting: César Godefroy
Chorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos

Aleko: Tassis Christoyannis
Young Gypsy: Yannis Christopoulos
Zemfira: Myrsini Margariti
An old man: Yanni Yannissis
Gypsy woman: Ines Zikou

With the Orchestra and Chorus of the Greek National Opera

Bluebeard’s Castle (revival)
Stage director: Themelis Glynatsis
Sets, costumes: Leslie Travers
Movement coach: Katerina Gevetzi
Lighting: Stella Kaltsou
Projections: Marios Gampierakis, Chrysoula Korovesi
Sound design: Tasos Tsigkas

Bluebeard: Tassos Apostolou
Judith: Violetta Lousta

With the Orchestra of the Greek National Opera

Opera double bill

Stavros Niarchos Hall of the Greek National Opera – SNFCC

Starts at: 19.30 |

“New Production” Award
2024 International Opera Awards

Conductor: Michael Hofstetter
Stage director, sets: Dmitri Tcherniakov
Dramaturg: Tatiana Werestchagina
Costumes: Elena Zaytseva
Lighting: Gleb Filshtinsky
Fight director: Ran Arthur Braun
Chorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos

Opera double bill – New production

Stavros Niarchos Hall of the Greek National Opera – SNFCC

Starts at: 18.00 |