Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Conductor Kostas Ioannidis

Musicians

Flute Danae Kioupouroglou, Chloe Lambrou
Oboe Dimitrios Sideris
Clarinet I Manousos Ploumidis, Marinos Galatsinos, Marios Molandonis
Clarinet II Antonis Kalafatakis, Theodoros Tsavalas
Bassoon Katerina Zachariadou
Alto sax I Dionyssios Roussos
Alto saxophone II Katerina Georgiadou
Tenor saxophone Panagiotis Drakopoulos, Kostas Makris, Georgios Xanthakos
French horn Christos Katsigiannis, Theodoros Mourikis
Trumpet I Nikolaos Dimaras, Pantelis Paschalidis
Trumpet II Giorgos Thomopoulos, Ioannis Fotakis
Trumpet III Dimitrios Kotsialos
Trombone I AngelosTzamarias
Trombone II Panagiotis Gidakos
Euphonium Ioannis Arvanitakis
Tomba Sotiris Sourianos
Percussion Anastasia Papadopoulou, Antonis Pontikis, Grigoris Adamos

Starts at 21.00

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Works by Benjamin Britten, Tigran Mansurian, Fabio Mengozzi

Performers

Maria Iliana Katsoura soprano

Ilias Sdoukos viola

Popi Malapani piano

Concert

Starts at 21.00

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Performers
Music Tassis Christoyannis
Narrator Martha Toboulidou

Polis Ensemble
Alexandros Kapsokavadis lute, guitar
Stefanos Dorbarakis qanun
Chryssanthi Gkika lyra
Nikos Paraoulakis ney
Manoussos Klapakis percussion
Theodoros Kouelis double bass

World premiere • GNO commission

Starts at 22.00

Works by Periklis Koukos, Giorgos Koumendakis, Minas Borboudakis, Dimitris Mitropoulos, Nikos Skalkottas, George Tsontakis

Performers

Constantinos Carydis, Nikolaos Laaris piano

Concert

Starts at 21.30

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Soloists

Anna Stylianaki soprano
Marisia Papalexiou mezzo-soprano
Yannis Kalyvas tenor
Tassos Apostolou bass

Dimitris Yakas curator, piano

Starts at 21.00

Conductor: Yorgos Ziavras 

Performers:

Sopranos Nina Koufochristou, Marianna Nomikou, Dimitra Kotidou
Mezzo-sopranos Artemis Bogri, Elena Marangou, Maarja Purga
Tenors Alexandros-Andreas Hazapis, Andreas Karaoulis, Leon Wepner
Basses George Iatrou, Guillem Batllori Pagès, Christos Rammopoulos

Voice Yorgos Merantzas 

Concertmaster Katerina Hadjinikolaou
Violin I Veronique de Raedemaeker, Eudjen Zhibaj, Zoe Pouri, Vassilis Soukas                                                         

Violin II Kostas Panagiotidis, Angeliki Kasda, Nicolas Beis, Julia Selalmazidi
Viola Stelios Papanastassis, Mischa Smirnov, Elias Sdoukos
Cello Dimitris Travlos, Rebekka Stephan
Double bass Nikos Tsoukalas
Violone Dimitris Tigas
Clarinet Ι Konstantinos Tzekos
Clarinet ΙΙ Till Müller
Bassoon Ι Yannis Evangelatos
Bassoon ΙΙ Dimitris Dakovanos
Trumpet I Dimitris Gogas
Trumpet ΙΙ Katja Lasser
Trombone Ι Andreas-Rolandos Theodorou
Trombone ΙΙ Julia Fischer
Trombone ΙΙΙ Masafumi Sakamoto
Percussion (soloist) Marinos Tranoudakis
Lute Ptolemeos Armaos
Organ Patricia Langermantel

Guests: Savvas Siatras, Polyphonic ensemble Chaonia

Starts at 20.00

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Performers

Michael Kolokotronis (GNO Orchestra) violin
Enkela Kokolani (Athens State Orchestra) viola
Myrto Talakoudi (Thessaloniki State Orchestra) violoncello
Nektaria Panagiotopoulou narrator

Concert

Starts at 19.00

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Curator: Nicolas Vassiliou 

Performers:

Soloist Anna Agathonos

Cello Alexandros Botinis

Contrabass, tam-tam Oswald Amiralis

Piano Marilena Souri 

Trumpet Apostolis Kalogiannis

Starts at 21.00

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Conductor: Agathangelos Georgakatos    

Performers:

Sopranos I: Hera Zerva, Ioanna Karamolegou, Maria Kontaxaki, Konstantina Pitsiakou, Christina Teli, Emilia Tsimidaki
Sopranos II: Sophia Ketentzian, Angeliki Krebeniou, Androniki Laloutsi, Christina Poupalou, Christina Salamani
Mezzo-sopranos I: Antonia Despouli, Billy Kyriakopoulou, Gina Markouli, Margarita Papadimitriou, Yasmin Folini
Mezzo-sopranos II: Vasso Karioti, Ioanna Koraki, Sophia Mavrikou, Magdalini Tzavella

Starts at 17.30

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Music by Ottorino Respighi & poetry by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Programme

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Il tramonto (The Sunset, 1914)
Little lyric poem for mezzo-soprano and string quartet
Lyrics: Percy Bysshe Shelley (Italian trans. Roberto Ascoli)

Creative team – Performers

Curatorial supervision: Lenia Safiropoulou
Text compilation: Chris Sakellaridis

Lenia Safiropoulou mezzo-soprano
Chris Sakellaridis recitation

Athens String Quartet
Apollon Grammatikopoulos violin Ι
Panagiotis Tziotis violin ΙΙ
Angela Giannaki viola
Isidoros Sideris cello

Musical performance

Starts at 18.30 (3d floor) & 21.00 (auditorium)

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Musicians

Vasilis Zigeridis qanun
Konstantinos Zigkeridis accordion
Dimitris Karagiannakidis cello
Apostolis Koutsogiannis recorder
Eirini Krikoni violin
Antonis Tsahtanis clarinet

World premiere • GNO commission

Starts at 18.30

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Creative team – Performers

Dramaturg: Fani Vovoni
Text compilation: Christos Thanos

Christos Thanos narrator

Fani Vovoni violin I
Faidon Miliadis violin ΙΙ
David Bogorad viola
Alexis Karaiskakis-Nastos cello

Musical performance

Starts at 18.30 & 20.00

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Creative team – Performers

Music: Ariel Ramírez

Arrangement: Harris Lambrakis
Conductor: Eirini Patsea
Music coaches: Eirini Patsea, Konstantina Pitsiakou

Yannis Dionisiou vocalist

CHÓRES female choral ensemble
Marina Avraam,* Despina Barmpounaki,† Alcmini Bassakaros,† Panagiota Belia,† Katerina Chatzinikolaou,* Marina Datseri,* Anna Dimakogianni,* Anthi Efstathiou,* Efi Fotiou,* Faidra Gardouni,*† Konstantina Giannopoulou,† Konstantina Giannoutsou,† Danai Gkanasou,† Katerina Kalochristianaki,† Maria Kampani,* Artemis Karkani,† Anastasia Katapidi,* Maria Kazala,† Dominiki Kondyli,† Ariel Krarup,† Veroniki Krikoni,* Anastasia Konstantinidou,† Kelly Kyriakopoulou,† Fani Lykou,† Anastasia Moraiti,* Dafni Pagoulatou,* Eirini Petraki,† Iro Pikoula,* Avgi Roussogiannaki,* Nadia Samara,* Evi Sarantakou,* Nikoletta Saridaki,† Antonia Sielouli,† Marina Skoura,† Angeliki Sofianopoulou,* Danai Stergiou,*† Asimina Tagkalaki,* Georgia Theologidou,* Pelagia Tragari,† Anna Triantafyllou,† Nikolaia Triantafyllou,† Eleni Tsami,* Elena Vasilaki,† Aggi Vrettou,* Christina Zampeli*

* = 18.30
† = 20.00

CHÓRES artistic director: Marina Satti
CHÓRES general director: Kharálampos Goyós
CHÓRES production managers: Eleni Gianni, Veroniki Krikoni

Fábio Cruz, Michalis Karasoulis, Fotis Lamaris, Dionisios Melogiannidis, Thanos Nikolopoulos tenors
Petros Christakis, Nikolas Douros, Konstantinos Palaiologou, Romanos Papadimitriou, Nikos Tsachalinas, Sérgios Voúdris basses

Greek National Opera Intercultural Orchestra
Simos Papaspyrou, Omar Akl, Harris Lambrakis ney
Yannis Christakopoulos accordion
Rezarta Krougia, Myrsini Pontikopoulou-Venieri, Sofia Zafiriou violin
Labrini Gioti nyckelharpa
Cid Carmo tarhu, violin
Savvas Koudounas lyre, violin
Anastasia Papageorgiou lyre
Martha Papadogianni, Alba Lymtsiouli cello
Seray Yalçın, Christos Sigelos, Stavros Papakyritsis ud
Manolis Christodoulou kanun
Efi Psachoulia cora
Yannis Tikov guitar
May Angelaki lute
Irini-Alisá Tsakiroglou piano
Stavros Makris double bass
Stathis Koutouzos, Maro Panagi, Alexandra Balandina, Mohammed Alabdali percussion

Concert

Starts at 18.00 & 20.00

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Concept, music: Martha Mavroidi
Lyrics: Pantelis Boukalas

Performers

Argyris Bakirtzis narration
Martha Frintzila voice
Tasos Poulios qanun, voice
Vangelis Karipis, Manousos Klapakis percussion

Smari Music Ensemble
Harris Lambrakis ney
Nikos Paraoulakis ney
Stratis Psaradellis lyra
Martha Mavroidi lute, voice
Yorgos Tamiolakis cello
Yorgos Ventouris double bass

I Rodia – Greek Traditional Music Chorus

Conductor: Martha Mavroidi

Maria Angeli, Dimitra Andriopoulou, Elpida Vaya, Daniel Vergiadis, Myrto Vlachou, Dimitris Vravosinos, Agavni Giakopian, Athanassia Gializi, Nicoletta Diga, Ionas Evmorfopoulos, Theofanis Zafeirakopoulos, Maria-Sophia Kakoulaki, Nadia Kakoulaki, Pantelis Kalavrytinos, Ekaterini Kantouri, Yorgos Kasimatis, Eleni Kasimati, Marios Katsikas, Vassiliki Kokkala, Theodora Kopelaki, Dimitris Kotsakis, Maria Koukou, Georgia Koutsokera, Sophia Ktistaki, Vanessa Konstantinidou, Aris Leontaritis, Electra Maragaki, Vassiliki Miliadou, Erica Mitrou, Stefanos Barzoukas, Roula Bitziou, Marios-Chryssostomos Bozikas, Fotini Boufidou, Eftychia Naskari, Maria-Yasemi Nikita, Dimitris Dassios, Zoe Xesfingi, Nelly Ollivault, George Onisiforou, Georgia Painesi, Angeliki Papavassiliou, Nikolas Papailiou, Maria Patta, Maria-Evangelia Pavlopoulou, Konstantinos Petsanis, Chryssoula Porichi, Ioanna Revithi, Dimitris Rentoumis, Kallia Salli, Despina Sarailioglou, Konstantinos-Ioannis Sevdalis, Maria Spiliotakara, Kyriaki Steiakaki, Katerina Tzigotzidou, Evangelia Tsomaka, Ioanna Hadjikokolaki, Evangelia Hadjitzanou.

World premiere • GNO commission 

Concert

Starts at: 17.00 & 20.00

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Performers

Harris Gatzoflias music

Dimitris Dimitriadis lyrics

Thodoris Voutsikakis voice  

Alexandros Botinis cello 

World premiere • GNO commission

Starts at 17.30 & 18.30

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Music by François Couperin and poetry by Eugenio Montale

Creative team – Performers

Composition, arrangement, conductor: Alexandros Gkonis

Marietta Sarri, Despina Panayiotou sopranos
Katerina Patsiani actress

Anastasia Miliori violin Ι
Dimitris Kouzis violin ΙΙ
Ilias Livieratos viola
Natalia Hatzopoulou cello

World premiere • GNO commission

Concert

Starts at 17.30 & 19.00

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Works by Manuel Chrysaphes, Guillaume Dufay etc.

Creative team – Performers

Conductor: Dimitris Kountouras

Ex Silentio
Irini Bilini-Moraiti soprano
Nikos Ziaziaris baritone
Antonios Aetopoulos cantor
Dimitris Kountouras medieval flutes
Elektra Miliadou, Athanassia Teliou medieval viols

Concert

Starts at 17.00

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Musicians

Taxiarchis Georgoulis oud
Sofia Efkleidou cello
Sokratis Sinopoulos lyra
Derya Turkan lyra

Starts at 17.00, 18.00 & 19.00

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Musicians

Taxiarchis Georgoulis oud
Sokratis Sinopoulos lyra
Derya Turkan lyra

Starts at 17.00, 18.00 & 19.00

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Entrance to the Presidential Garden Mansion will be through Β2 Vasileos Georgiou Street, where visitors will need to present their ID card. You are kindly requested to arrive early at the venue, at least 20 minutes prior to the start of the performance.

A post-modern oratorio with operatic elements. An original collage on a free form based on sacred texts, quotes, and poetry by Lena Platonos and other creators.

Music: Lena Platonos 

Libretto: Vangelis Kosmidis in cooperation with Lena Platonos and Elli Ketentzian 

Performers

Soloists Myrtò Bocolini, Nikolas Karagiaouris
Chidren’s Chorus of the Greek National Opera
Ellie Ketentzian cello, percussion

In collaboration with the Athens Ukrainian School

Arrangement, sound design,pre-recorded sound mixes, synthesizer: Stergios Tsirliagos
Stage director: Vangelis Kosmidis
Set designer: Michaela Liakata
Chorus master, synthesizer: Michalis Papapetrou
GNO Children’s Chorus Mistress Konstantina Pitsiakou
Sound engineering: Vassilis Michailidis

Premiere • GNO commission

Starts at 17.00 & 19.00

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Gregorian chants and works by Alan Hovhaness, Christian Lindberg, Oskar Lindberg, Arvo Pärt, Henri Tomasi

Performers

Spyros Arkoudis trumpet
George Krimperis trombone
Irini Anastasiou organ

Concert

Starts at 12.30 & 20.00

Directed by: Stratis Vogiatzis, Dimitris Kourtis

Script: Stratis Vogiatzis, Dimitris Kourtis

Cinematography: Stratis Vogiatzis, Dimitris Kourtis, Dora Kalakidou

Editing: Nikos Vavouris, Haris Raftogiannis

Sound: Dimitris Kourtis

Music: Chrysanthos Christodoulou

Production: Greek National Opera

Coordination of production: Dimitris Kourtis, Leonidas Panagopoulos

Narrator: Stratis Vogiatzis

Starts at: 20:30

Admission is free upon priority vouchers that will be distributed from Monday 29 April 2024, at 12.00, exclusively via ticketservices.gr

With english subtitles

Michalis Kalogerakis (voice, guitar), Pantelis Kalogerakis (voice), Alexis Stenakis (clarinet), Stratis Skourkeas (percussion), Giannis Papageorgiou (guitar), Stratos Grintzalis (bouzouki, mandolin), Lambros Papanikolaou (double bass)

Concert

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Starts at: 20.30 |

Poetry: Titos Patrikios
Music: Andreas Katsigiannis
Sound recording: Sotiris Zeliaskopoulos

Performer: Thodoris Voutsikakis
Narrator: Titos Patrikios

Musicians: Alekos Georgoulopoulos (guitar), Andreas Katsigiannis (piano), Dimos Vougioukas (accordion), Giorgos Theodoropoulos (keyboard), Michalis Vrettas, Stamatela Spinoula (violin), Stelios Papanastasis (viola), Despina Spanou (violoncello)

Concert • Premiere

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Starts at: 20.30 |

Artistic curator: Philippos Tsalachouris, Head of Music Studies at the Athens Conservatoire

Concert

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Starts at: 20.00 |

Admission will be free upon priority vouchers that will be distributed from Monday 17 June 2024, at 12.00, exclusively via ticket services.

Concept, research, composition: Stavros Gasparatos
Visual setting, video projections: Manuela Hartel
Piano mechanic, programming: Panos Tsigkos
Graphic design: Sofia Terezaki
Sound engineering: Alexis Gykas
Recordings: Studio 1-2-3
Production planning: Konstantinos Sakkas
Production management and executive producer: Delta Pi Productions & Arts Management

Concert • Premiere

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Starts at: 20.30 |

Music, libretto: Lina Zachari
Musical direction: Myrsini Hatzikonstanti
Director: Rinio Kyriazi
Set designers: Nektaria Iliaki, Natalia Manta
Lighting designer: Stevi Koutsothanasi

Music theatre • Premiere

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Starts at: 20.30 |