Concept, direction:
Themelis Glynatsis

Projection design:
Chrysoula Korovesi, Marios Gambierakis

Performers:
Dimitri Platanias, Christos Kechris

Piano:
Sofia Tamvakopoulou

With: Panagiotis Evangelidis, Alexios Zervanos

This is Britten
Performance based on two song cycles of Benjamin Britten

National Library of Greece lobby (NLG)
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC)

Starts at 21.00  |   

As part of the round of events Booklover’s Point of the 3^d Lyric South Festival

Admission will be free to the public upon priority vouchers that will be distributed from Wednesday 27 September 2023 at 12.00, exclusively via ticket services.

WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2024

CONCERTS

Concert
Call and Response
The Cultural Centre ANASA’s Approach to Dance and Rhythm
GNO Alternative Stage - SNFCC / Starts at: 22.00

Concert
Reunion Behind Bars
Panagiotis Ziavras, Marinos Tranoudakis
GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC / Starts at: 20.30

Concert
The Travelling Sound
POLIS Ensemble
GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC / Starts at: 19.00

Concert
Patching Drums
Giannis Angelopoulos (Jan Van)
GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC / Starts at: 16.30

WORKSHOPS

Workshop for children
Clap Your Hands, Stomp Your Feet
Introduction to body percussion and tap dancing
Designed and led by: Georgina Vardoulaki
Stavros Niarchos Hall - SNFCC
The workshop last from 18.00  to 19.00 (age group: 7-10 ), and from 19.00 to 20.00 (age group: 10 – 12)

Workshop
West-African Rhythm and Rhythmic Sensitivity
Workshop leader: Michalis Afolayan
GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC / Starts at: 15.00

Workshop
Traditional Percussion and Rhythms in Greece
Workshop leader: Manousos Klapakis
GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC / Starts at: 13.30

Workshop
The Contribution of Timpani to Opera Dramaturgy
Workshop leader: Dimitris Tzafestas
GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC / Starts at: 11.00

THURSDAY 4 JULY 2024

CONCERTS

Concert
Point Two
Christos Rafalides, Petros Klampanis
GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC / Starts at: 22.00

Concert
Marimba Recital by Theodoros Milkov
GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC / Starts at: 20.30

Concert
Balance, Flamenco Performance
Giannis Papagiannoulis, Panos Kartibelis, Electra Chrysanthou
GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC / Starts at: 19.00

WORKSHOPS

Workshop
Percussion in Flamenco
Workshop leader: Giannis Papagiannoulis
GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC / Starts at: 15.00

Workshop
Marimba Workshop
Workshop leader: Theodoros Milkov
GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC / Starts at: 13.30

Workshop
Vibraphone Workshop
Workshop leader: Christos Rafalides
GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC / Starts at: 12.00

FRIDAY 5 JULY 2024

Concert
Bloco Swingueira – Samba Reggae Atenas
Agora – SNFCC / Starts at: 21.30

Concert
Recital in Blue
Adélaïde Ferrière
GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC / Starts at: 20.30

Masterclass
Adélaïde Ferrière’s Solo Percussion Masterclass
GNO Alternative Stage – SNFCC / The masterclass will last from 14.00 to 17.00

Festival 

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center 

Starts at: 20.30  |  

Curator: Marinos Tranoudakis

Admission will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis

Stage director:
George Koutlis

Set & costume designer:
Artemis Flessa

Lighting designer:
Giorgos Agiannitis

Music theatre • GNO premiere

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center 

Starts at: 20.30 (Sunday: 19.30)   |  

Works by Franco Alfano, Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov,  Alfredo Casella, André Caplet, John Alden Carpenter, Jean Cras, Giannis Konstantinidis, Darius Milhaud, Reginald Sweet Karol Szymanowski and Richard Hageman.

Concert

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center 

Starts at: 19.30  |  

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 • Greek premiere

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center 

Starts at: 20.30 (Sunday: 19.30)  |  

With English surtitles

Libretto, lyrics, score : Jason Robert Brown
Conductor: Michalis Papapetrou
Greek translation, direction: Dimitris Dimopulos
Set, costumes: David Negrin
Lighting designer, video mapping:: Christos Tziogkas

Musical theatre • Revival

Originally produced for the New York stage by Arielle Tepper and Marty Bell

Originally produced by Northlight Theatre, Chicago, IL

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center 

Starts at 20.30 (Sunday: 19.30)  |  

With English surtitles

Stage director:
Aris Biniaris

Music:
Jeph Vanger

Greek translation, dramaturgy, theatrical adaptation:
Aris Biniaris, Elena Triantafyllopoulou       

Set designer:
Mikaela Liakata

Costume designer:
Ilenia Douladiri

Choreographer:
Alexandros Vardaxoglou            

Lighting designer:
Vangelis Mountrichas

Sound designer:
Charis Kremmydas

Assistant director:
Gelly Pedefu

GNO commission • Greek premiere

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center 

Starts at: 20.30 (Sunday: 19.30)   |  

With english surtitles

Suitable for persons aged 18 and over.
Τhe production contains sexual scenes, violence and nudity.
The props used on stage are simulations. 

Libretto:
Gabriele D'Annunzio

Orchestration:
Joseph Stillwell & Stefan Cwik, overseen by David Conte, protege of N. Boulanger

Conductor:
Neal Goren

Stage director:
Robin Guarino

Set designer:
Andromache Chalfant

Costume designer:
Candice Donnelly

Lighting & Projections:
Jessica Ann Drayton

Consulting producer 
Ariana Smart-Truman 

Producer
Spencer Armstrong

Associate set designer:
Rebecca Lord-Surratt

Opera • Greek premiere

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center 

Starts at: 20.30 (Sunday 19.30) |  

In co-production with Catapult Opera

In French with Greek and English surtitles. 

Conductor, music coaching:
Stathis Soulis

Stage director, Greek translation:
Dimitris Ayiopetritis-Bogdanos

Greek Lyrics translation:
Julia Diamantopoulou

Set and costume designer:
Lina Pigadioti-Tzima 

Choreographer:
Konstaninos Kounellas

Lighting designer:
Sakis Birbilis

Musical theatre • Revival

First staged on Broadway by James Lapine

Orchestrated by Jonathan Tunick

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center 

Starts at: 20.00 (Sunday at 19.30, 24, 31/12 at 18.00, 2/1 at 20.30)  |  

“Be careful what you wish for” seems to be the ongoing theme in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Brothers Grimm inspired musical Into the Woods. The story follows the Baker and his wife who wish to have a child, Cinderella who wishes to go to the king’s ball, and Jack who wishes his cow would give some milk. When the Baker and his wife are visited by the neighbourhood Witch, who reveals to them that she placed a curse on their family, the two set off on a journey into the woods to reverse the curse.

Also in the woods, we meet Little red riding hood, who is trying to visit her grandmother, the Wolf who loves tasty little girls, the Witch’s daughter, Rapunzel, and the Princes chasing after their loves. By the end of Act I, everyone has got their wish and will seemingly live happily ever after. But in Act II, when Jack’s beanstalk brings them a visit from an angry Giant, we see how the consequences of their actions haunt them in disastrous ways. The community must come together to save each other and their kingdom, but sacrifices must be made.

Libretto:
Eleni Zafiriou, based on Nâzım Hikmet’s fairy tale of the same title

Conductor:
Sofia Kamayianni

Stage director:
Eleni Efthymiou

Set & costume designer:
Evangelia Kirkine

Choreographer:
Elena Gerodimou

Masks:
Martha Foka

Lighting designer:
Katerina Maragoudaki

Chorus mistress:
Rosie Mastrosavva

Opera for children and young audiences • GNO Alternative Stage commission • Revival