THEMELIS GLYNATSIS

Born in Athens, he studied comparative literature, ancient and contemporary theatre in the UK and completed his PhD at the University of London. He has directed, among others works, Y los peces salieron a combatir contra los hombres by Angélica Liddell and Bérénice by Racine (Athens Epidaurus Festival), Cendrillon by Pauline Viardot, Romanticism (Onassis Stegi), Schubert’s Winterreise (Art Theatre, Athens), Handel’s Alcina, Giorgos Koumendakis’ 57 // a passion play, Weiße Rose at the Greek National Opera, where he served as Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors (2018–2020). Moreover, he has directed Splendidissima Gemma (Megaron – The Athens Concert Hall), Schönberg’s Verklärte Nacht (GNO) and Act I of Wagner’s Die Walküre (Ancient Theatre of Megalopolis). In 2023, he directed Bartók’s opera Bluebeard’s Castle at the GNO, a production revived in 2024. In September 2024, he presented two song cycles by Britten in staged form at the National Library of Greece. In April 2025, he directed the Greek premiere of the children’s opera Noye’s Fludde (3rd Sacred Music Festival of the Greek National Opera).