Administration

Artistic Director
Giorgos Koumendakis

ARTISTIC PRODUCTION
DEPARTMENT

Director of Artistic
Programming & Casting
Panaghis Pagoulatos

GNO Director of Production
Stella Angeletou

Special Associates
of the Artistic Director

Yorghos Matskaris
Dimitra Raftopoulou

Artistic Associate
Maria Metaxaki

Cast Artistic Advisor
Sofia Tamvakopoulou

Associate of the
Artistic Director
Aggeliki Keramida

Associate of the Artistic
Coordinator & Casting
Effie Vlachou

Production Associate /
Head of Hospitality
Katerina Sinou

Production associate
Christos Poulianas

MUSIC DEPARTMENT

Conductor
Elias Voudouris

Studienleiter
Sofia Tamvakopoulou

Assistant Conductor
Nikos Vassiliou

Soloists

Sopranos
Vassiliki Karayanni
Elena Kelessidi
Cellia Kostea
Maria Mitsopoulou
Christina Poulitsi

Mezzo-sopranos
Lydia Angelopoulou

Tenors
Stamatis Beris
Dimitris Paksoglou
Nikos Stefanou
Yannis Christopoulos

Baritones
Dimitris Platanias
Dionyssios Sourbis
Tassis Christoyannis

Basses
Tassos Apostolou
Dimitris Kassioumis
Petros Magoulas

Orchestra

Chief Conductor
Elias Voudouris

Secretary to the Orchestra Manager
Maria Angelopoulou

Principals
Harris Hadjigeorgiou
Alexis Theofylaktou

First Violins
Nina Patrikidou*
Yannos Margaziotis*
Evangelos Despotidis**
Kostas Anastasopoulos**
Evangelia Agrafiotou**
Michail Vorias
Nikolaos Karayannis
Emmanouil Stratoudakis
Theodora Serelea
Yeorgios Papadopoulos
Yannis Alexandropoulos
Dorian Idrizi
Evgenios Zhibaj
Ioanna Gaitani
Haralambos Karasavvidis

Second Violins
Argyro Sira*
Kostas Panagiotidis*
Michail Kolokotronis**
Stella Karytinou**
Kalliopi Mitropoulou
Christos Triantaphyllou
Nikos Despotopoulos
Kostas Lazaridis
Frangiskos Margaritis
Emilios Gatsos
Michail Amarantidis
Georgios Papadimitriou
Chrysi Koutsaftaki
Eva Moszynska

Violas
Ilias Sdoukos*
Angeliki Yannaki*
Maria Kori**
Marios Dapergolas**
Dimitris Terzakis
Marivita Grammatikaki
Patrick Evans
Νikolaos Deliyannakis
Krystallia Gaitanou
Stelios Papanastasis
Marina Stalimerou

Cellos
Nikos Kavakos*
Nikolaos-Spyridon Prevezianos*
Renato Ripo*
Stavros Ananas**
Eleni Ravanopoulou**
Yolanda Karamouza**
Angharad Griffith
Marilena Vassou
Maria Dimissianou
Rita Stratigopoulou
Marina Kolovou

Double-basses
Vassilis Papavassileiou*
Christos Komissopoulos*
Yannis Sereleas**
Kostas Kouvelis**
Dimitris Dimitriadis
Christos Doumanis
Ferghius Currie

Harps
Alexandra Rouva*
Anna Dermani*

Flutes
Theodoros Mavrommatis*
Nikolaos Nikopoulos*
Ilias Barbas**
Zaharias Tarpagos**
Evangelia Neoudaki**

Oboes
Ioannis Papayannis*
Dimitry Safarian-Simonenko*
Theodoros Argyropoulos**
Illyrios Manthios**

Clarinets
Spyridon Tzekos*
Ioannis Karayannidis*
Yannis Sambrovalakis**
Panayotis Sioras**

Bassoons
Georgios Faroughias*
Dimitris Dakovanos*
Sonja Piesk**
Rea Pikiou**
Alex Kaltso**

Horns
Christos Kaloudis*
Angelos Siorras*
Anastassios Bakouris**
Spyridon Bakos**
Dionyssis Montsenigos**
Ourania Stamatelou**
Nikos Anifadis

Trumpets
Konstantinos Nikas*
Alexandros Mavropoulos**
Nikolaos Sarris**
Nikolaos Nikas

Trombones
Spyridon Gantzias*
Spyridon Faroughias*
Emmanouil Dimitropoulos**
Konstantinos Tzivas**
Stavros Klavanidis**

Tuba
Nikos Zervopoulos*

Drums
Dimitris Tzafestas*
Marinos Tranoudakis*

Percussion
Kostas Vorissis**
Kostas Theodorakos**
Georgios Kalogeropoulos**
Panagiotis Ziavras**
Athanasios Papadimitriou**

* Section Principal
** Associate Principal

Chorus

Chorus Master
Agathangelos Georgakatos

Sorpanos
Vicky Athanassiou
Elisavet Athanassopoulou
Triantaphyllia Yeorgiadou
Maria Gournia
Efi Dimitrelou
Mireille Ivanova
Eleni Koutsoumbi
Angeliki Marinaki
Yiota Ikonomidou
Iphigenia Pavli
Penny Rizou
Thei Stavrou
Photini Hadjidaki

Mezzo-sopranos
Irini Athanassiou
Zoe Apiranthitou
Amalia Avloniti
Irini Afali
Eleni Voudouraki
Elisavet Klonovskaya
Vayia Kofou
Victoria Dina-Mayfatova
Vassiliki Petroyanni
Barunka Preisinger
Eleni Sotiriou
Anastassia Christophilaki

Tenors
Charalambos Velissarios
Christos Yannoulis
Philippos Dellatolas
Yannis Dimoglou
Thanassis Evangelou
Vassilios Kotsikoyannis
Panayotis Priftis
Yiorgos Samartzis
Nektarios Samartzis
Yiorgos Soutis
Nikos Tsaoussis
Zacharias Tsoumos


Baritones
Anastassios Dimegelis
Sotiris Kolydas
Christos Lazos
Nikos Petridis
Ioannis Stamatakis
Antonis Hadjidimitriou

Basses
Theodoros Aivaliotis
Christos Amvrazis
Pavlos Maropoulos
Theodoros Moraitis
Andreas Papagrigoriadis
Alexandros Pittakos
Pavlos Sampsakis
Nikos Syropoulos

Children's Chorus*

Chorus Mistress
Konstantina Pitsiakou

Music preparation - Piano
Marilena Souri

*Αs part of its educational mission

BALLET

Ballet Director
Konstantinos Rigos

Director's
artistic collaborator
Aggelos Panagopoulos

Director's Assistant
Vicky Bourcha

Artistic Coordinator
Ivana Katsoula

Ballet Curator

Xenia Vlahopoulou

Assistant Choreographers /
Rehearsal Supervisors
Irina Akrioti-Kolioumbakina
Christiana Stefanou
Dimitra Laoudi
Fotis Diamantopoulos
Yannis Mihos

Physiotherapists
Thanassis Kainourgios
Edward Katsikian

Principal Dancers
Elena Andreoudi
Emilia Gaspari
Eurydice Isaakidou
Stavroula Kambouraki
Maria Kousouni
Natasha Siouta
Alina Stergianou
George Varvariotis
Danilo Zeka
Vangelis Bikos
Stratos Papanoussis
Igor Siadzko

Soloists
Io Kalochristou
Mania Karavassili
Vanesa Kourkolou
Dimitra Laoudi
Christina Makridou
Popi Sakellaropoulou
Mitsi Stergianou
Georgia Tritsi
Agapios Agapiadis
Stelios Katopodis
Antonis Koruti
Viorel Berinde

Demi-Soloists
Anna Frangou
Fotis Diamantopoulos
Blendi Latifi
Yannis Benetos
Hector Bollano
Florian-Michalis Pappas

Corps de Ballet
Cleopatra Aneroussou
Athina Vrouva
Jovanka Zarić
Olga Zourbina
Evi Karpouzi
Ivana Katsoula
Elena Kekkou
Eleni Kladou
Avrokomi Kloukina
Magda Koukou-Ferra
Margarita Kostoglou
Anna-Maria Markopoulou
Despina Bisbiki
Vicky Bourcha
Ayuka Nitta
Areti Noti
Rina Shimada
Eleftheria Stamou
Zoi Schinoplokaki
Rea Tsantouri
Vicky Tsiroyanni
Aridani Filippaki
Marialena Charatsari
Yannis Gkantsios
Michalis Kriebardis
Evangelos Lafaras
Kristian Manev
Yannis Mitrakis
Nikos Moschis
Esmeraldo Bitro
Giordano Bozza
Elton Dimrochi
Giorgos Papadopoulos
Angel Martinez Sanchez
Ilir Sipri
Thanassis Solomos
Dimitris Ferras
Yorgos Hatzopoulos

GNO ALTERNATIVE STAGE

Alternative Stage
Artistic Director
Alexandros Efklidis

Alternative Stage
Production Director
Manolis Sardis

Artistic Associate / Alternative Stage
and Learning & Participation
Head of Communication
Vaios Machmountes

Alternative Stage
Artistic Coordinators
Lila Karangelou
Stavroula Baroutsa

Assistant director
Marianna Pana

Artistic Stage Coordinators
Alexis Zervanos
Vicky Kalaitzidou

Associate of the
Alternative Stage
Artistic Director
Marianna Tzani

STAGE DIRECTION
DEPARTMENT

Director
Katerina Petsatodi

Répétiteurs-Coaches (Soloists)
Chryssanthos Alissafis
Irini Antoniadou
Nikos Vasileiou
Frixos Mortzos
Maria Neophytidou
Sophia Tamvakopoulou
Domna Halari

Répétitrice-Coach (Chorus)
Ermioni Nastou

Répétiteurs (Ballet)-
Pianists
Eris Moustidi-Meloyannidi
Anastasios Chamilakis

Arranger- Music Library

& Historic Archive Supervisor
Yannis Belonis

Orchestra Music Director
Dionyssis Voudouris

Historic Archive Collections Manager
Mina Soulantzou

Artistic Advisor -
Head of Radio Programmes
Nikos Xanthoulis

Assistant Stage Manager
Giorgos Doumos

Artistic Associate
Electra Arzimanoglou

Assistant Director
Ion Kessoulis

Set Crew Managers
Marina Vafiadi
Fani Gartsou
Vivian Mela
Raya Tsakiridi

Orchestra Curator
Oswald Amiralis
Lambros Kolokithas
Kostas Matsikas

Chorus Curator
Yannis Dimoglou

Music Prompter, Surtitles
Evi Stafeta

Department of sound, sound boost, sound recording

Head of Image and Special Programmes
Christos Tsakiridis

Sound - Image Designer
Georgia Dekemidou

Head of
Giorgos Rekoutis

Sound Designers
Thanos Zaboukas
Minoas Koutedakis
Nektarios Louloudis

GNO PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL OF DANCE

Head of Studies
Yorghos Matskaris

Director of Studies' Assistant
Alkistis Lala

Curators
Athina Vrouva
Avrokomi Kloukina

Teachers of the
Professional & Preparatory Section
Myrto Grapsa
Yiannis Zarotis
Artemis Ignatiou
Thanassis Kainourgios
Athanasia Kanellopoulou
Eleni Kladou
Sophia Kontosi
Alkistis Lala
Dimitra Svigou
Natasa Siouta
Dimitra Stergianou
Elena Topalidou
Olia Tornaritou
Giannis Tsigris
Steriani Tsintziloni
Nancy Harmanda

Teachers of Seminar Courses
Rena Papantoniou
Alina Stergianou
Giannis Tsigris

Répétiteurs
Evridiki Abalova
Zelitska Karanovitz
Vasilis Lazaris
Thodoris Reglis

Learning / Participation

Artistic Coordinator
Eva Karterou

Production manager
Kalliroi Papadopoulou

Artistic Associates
Christina Spanou
Ann-Christine Sofroniou

DRAMATURGY
DEPARTMENT

Head of
Nikos A. Dontas

Associate Musicologist /
Head of GNO Virtual Museum
Sophia Kompotiati

Associate

Maria Kakagianni

Proofreader
Dimitris Karadimas

Translation in English
Angeliki Boura

Designing / Desktop Publishing
Maria Bougioukou

PUBLICITY & COMMUNICATION
DEPARTMENT

Head of Publicity, Communication
Press & Media
Vasilis Louras

Head of Cultural Marketing
Christina Arseni

Head of Public Relations
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Public Relations, Publicity, Communication
and Media Department
Myrsini Vasilopoulou
Chrysa Samoili-Giannopoulou

Group Sales
Vicky Panagou

DIRECTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE
AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

Human Resources and
Administrative Services Manager
Kosmas Kosmas

Board of Directors Secretary
Aggeliki Kladou

Protocol
Konstantina Veroni

Head of Contacts
Dimitris Stavropoulos

Contracts Department
Vaso Vougogiannopoulou
Evi Karpouzi
Giannis Konas

Head of Secretary
Lina Stamou

Secretary
Despoina Daska
Mina Zafeiri-Vlachaki

Curators
Avraam Karameros
Giannis Tsitsikas

Director of Financial Services
Sophia Voyatzidou

Accounts Department
Katerina Gerogianni (Accountant)
Varvara Daska (Assistant accountant)
Efthymios Karyambas (Accountant)
Dimitris Skordoumblas (Accountant)

Head of Supplies Department
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Supplies Department
Evangelia Barouma
Thodoris Serentellos
Kyriaki Spyropoulou
Athanasia Tomara

Pay Manager
Eleni Theoharopoulou

Department of Pay
Angeliki Theoharopoulou

Logistics Manager
Panayotis Dimou

Logistics Department
Anna Papadopoulou
Kleopatra Spanou

Box Office Manager
Giorgos Tsitouras

Cashiers
Sofia Vasileiadou
Maria Kyprigli-Kyprioti

IT & Technical
Support Manager
Dimitris Zafiropoulos

IT & Technical Support
Associates
Ilias Efthymiou
Giorgos Konstantopoulos

Buildings and Facilities
Manager

Christos Santorinaios

Head of Security and Cleaning Services

Ioannis Mitropoulos

Assistant Head of Security
and Cleaning Services

TBA

Development Programmes
Office
Evangelia Xanthopoulou

Collaborations Manager
Kleopatra Spanou

Touring Manager
Asteria Samouelian

Welcoming - Artist Hospitality
Evi Tsekoura

LEGAL DEPARTMENT

Legal Adviser
Yorgos Karazanos

Legal Associates
Petros Panagos
Yuli Papoulia

Data Protection Officer
Konstantinos Kakavoulis

TECHNICAL DIRECTION

Artistic-Technical Coordinator
Sokratis Dalamangas

Deputy Artistic-Technical Coordinator
Tzeni Nomikou

Assistant of the
Artistic-Technical Coordinator
Kalliopi Tsiami

Secretary to the Technical Director
TBA

Production Department

Director of Supplies and Costumes
Tota Pritsa

Set Production Coordinator
Konstantinos Theophanis

Set Production
Konstantinos Theophanis
Vassiliki Papadopoulou

Set Design-Construction
Stavros Kalimeris

Property Supervisor
Anestina Argyropoulou

Costume
Supervisor
Chryssanthi Psaropoulou

Costume Production
Dina Antonopoulou
Evangelos Matzavinos
Chysanthi Psaropoulou

Head of Costume Workshop
Stavroula Pampouchidou

Artistic supervisor
of costume making
Sofia Mendrinou

Master Hat-maker
Alexandros Dakious

Costume Manager
Evangelia Katsari

Head of Hairdressing, Wigs
and Make-Up
Pavlos Katsimichas

Wardrobe and Changing Rooms
Manager
Athanasia Pasxali

Production Crew Department

Stage Crew Supervisors (Master Mechanics)
Xenofontas Zachariou
Efstratios Kondylis
Konstantinos Barounis
Christos Pitatzis
Alexandros Tseris

Master Electricians,
Lighting Designers
Giorgos Douvris
Dimitrios Koutas
Alexandros Koutroulakis
Eleftherios Mpanos

Heads Property
Ilir Kouitziou
Kyriakos Kourkoutis

Design department
Semeli Galdada
Stavros Kalimeris
George Chrysoulis

Constructions Department

Master Carpenter
Dimitris Kyrikos

Build Crew Manager,
Head of Metal Construction Workshop
(Peristeri)
Efthimios Moris

Manager of Sculptures and
Property Master
Athanasia Bakidou

Set Painters’ Supervisor
Ioakim Sarris

Head of Painters
Giorgos Raptis

Messengers’ and Drivers’ Supervisor
Kostas Υeorgoussopoulos

Sets Storage and Archiving
Evangelos Taprantzis

Facilities Department