Giorgos Koumendakis Renews Contract with Greek National Opera

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The Greek National Opera has renewed composer Giorgos Koumendakis as Artistic Director for a fourth consecutive three-year term. Koumendakis assumed the Artistic Direction of the Greek National Opera in 2017 and has already completed nine years in this role. He is also the first Artistic Director in the Company’s 85-year history to be awarded a fourth consecutive term. In a {…}

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Greek National Opera Announces Historic Tour to Kick Off 2025-26 Season

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The Greek National Opera has announced a tour across Greece as part of its 2025-26 outreach program. As part of the tour, the company will perform across 50 locations, including ports, mountain ranges, islands, and rural peripheries. Among the venues are the Akronafplia Festival, Kalamata Dance Megaron, Malliaropoulio Theatre, Municipal Theatre of Kiato, Trikala Cultural Centre, Municipal Conservatory of Larissa, {…}

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Aleksandra Kurzak, Anita Rachvelishvili, Anna Pirozzi, Roberto Algana, Cellia Costea & Marina Viotti Lead Greek National Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Greek National Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Fabrizio Ventura conducts Ponchielli’s “La Gioconda” with Oliver Mears directing. Anna Pirozzi stars alongside Alisa Kolosova, Tassos Apostolou, Anita Rachvelishvili, Arsen Soghomonyan, Francesco Pio Galasso, and Dimitri Platanias. Performance Dates: Oct. 19-Nov. 7, 2025 Aleksandra Kurzak and Cellia Costea star in Puccini’s “Tosca” alongside Marcelo Puente, Roberto Alagna, Dimitri Platanias, and Tassis {…}

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Greek National Opera Announces Another Cast Change for ‘Turandot’

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The Greek National Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Turandot.” The company said, “Due to Brian Jagde’s illness, Riccardo Massi will perform the role of Calaf on June 3, 6, and 8, while Francesco Pio Galasso will take over on June 5.” The news comes after Jagde canceled the June 1 performance due to diverticulitis. Jagde {…}

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Brian Jagde Withdraws From Opening Performance of Greek National Opera’s ‘Turandot’ Due to Health Issues

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The Greek National Opera’s “Turandot” featured a major cast change for its first performance on June 1, 2025. The role of Calaf was sung by Riccardo Massi, who took over for Brian Jagde, who withdrew due to health concerns. Jagde opened up about his health condition on social media, stating, “A few months ago I was diagnosed with diverticulitis. It’s a {…}

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Greek National Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Turandot’

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The Greek National Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Turandot.” The company said that”the role of Calaf in the first cast of ‘Turandot’ on June 1, 5, 8 at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus will be performed by the renowned American tenor Brian Jagde, who will be replacing Arsen Soghomonyan.” Jagde was originally set to perform {…}

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Greek National Opera to Host 2025 International Opera Awards

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The International Opera Awards have announced that the 2025 ceremony will be held at the Greek National Opera. The event will be hosted in Athens at the Stavros Niarchos Hall of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center on Nov. 13, 2025. The evening will be made possible by a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) to enhance the Greek National {…}

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Cellia Costea, Dimitri Platanias, Marcelo Puente Headline ‘La Forza del Destino’ at Greek National Opera

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The Greek National Opera will present “La Forza del Destino” for the first time in 27 years. The production by Rodula Gaitanou will set the famed Verdi opera in the early 20th century with references to the first two World Wars. “’La forza del destino’ is a story about an original sin, which perpetuates and defines the actions and choices {…}

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Ekaterina Semenchuk, Corinne Winters & Dimitri Platanias Lead Greek National Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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The Greek National Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. Corinne Winters, Véronique Gens, Tassis Christoyanniszu, Alexandre Duhamel, Dionysios Sourbis, and Stanislas de Barbeyrac star in Gluck’s “Iphigénie en Aulide” & “Iphigénie en Tauride” double bill. Michael Hofstetter conducts the new production by Dmitri Tcherniakov. Performance Dates: Oct. 10-30, 2024 Rachmanioff’s “Aleko” and Bartók’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” will be presented in a double {…}

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Giorgos Koumendakis Renews Contract with Greek National Opera

Greek National Opera Announces Historic Tour to Kick Off 2025-26 Season

Aleksandra Kurzak, Anita Rachvelishvili, Anna Pirozzi, Roberto Algana, Cellia Costea & Marina Viotti Lead Greek National Opera’s 2025-26 Season

Greek National Opera Announces Another Cast Change for ‘Turandot’

Brian Jagde Withdraws From Opening Performance of Greek National Opera’s ‘Turandot’ Due to Health Issues

Greek National Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Turandot’

Greek National Opera to Host 2025 International Opera Awards

Cellia Costea, Dimitri Platanias, Marcelo Puente Headline ‘La Forza del Destino’ at Greek National Opera

Ekaterina Semenchuk, Corinne Winters & Dimitri Platanias Lead Greek National Opera’s 2024-25 Season