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Greek National Opera to Stream Robert Wilson’s ‘Otello’

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The Greek National Opera will present the GNO TV premiere of Verdi’s “Otello” on Nov. 6, 2022. The opera stars Aleksandrs Antonenko in the title role alongside soprano Celia Costea and baritone Tassis Christoyannis. Other cast members include Dimitris Paksoglou, Yannis Kalyvas, Petros Magoulas, Marinos Tarnas, Pavlos Sampsakis, and Violetta Lousta. Stathis Soulis conducts a production directed by Robert Wilson. {…}

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Greek National Opera to Showcase New ‘Don Giovanni’

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The Greek National Opera will presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” on Oct. 21-29, 2022 . The opera will be staged by the Director of Opera and Artistic Director of the Royal Danish Opera John Fulljame with Ondrej Olos conducting. This production is presented in collaboration with the Göteborg Opera and the Royal Danish Opera. The cast includes baritone Dionysios {…}

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Greek National Opera to Premiere Dimitra Trypani’s Ode to Andrei Tarkovsky

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The Greek National Opera is set to present the world premiere of “Andrei” on Sept. 25 – 28, 2022. The opera, which was created by Dimitra Trypani, will honor the films of Andrei Tarkovsky and features eight scenes that will include texts corresponding to the German Requiem Mass. “For a number of years now, I have used sound, both textual {…}

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Kristine Opolais Cancels ‘Tosca’ Performance at Greek National Opera

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Kristine Opolais has canceled her final performance of “Tosca” on July 30 at the Greek National Opera. The soprano took to social media and said, “I am so sorry that I have to cancel tonight’s performance of ‘Tosca’ at the Greek National Opera. I woke up with a very bad cold and do not want to put my colleagues at {…}

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Dimitri Platanias, Francesco Demuro, Anita Rachvelishvili, Anna Pirozzi Headline Greek National Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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The Greek National Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. It will feature five revivals, one newly commissioned opera, and 10 new opera and ballet productions. The season opens with a new production of Dimitra Trypani’s “Andrei: A Requiem in Eight Scenes.” The work will be conducted by Trypani and stars Iro Bezou, Irini Bilini-Moraiti, Thanasis Dovris, Valia Karagiorga, Giorgos Kasavetis, Marianna Kavallieratos, Dimitra Kokkinopoulou, Nandia Kontogeorgi, Hara Kotsali, Christina {…}

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Greek National Opera to Showcase World Premiere of ‘Inland’

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(Source: Official Website) The Greek National Opera is set to present the world premiere of “Inland” starting on July 8, 2022. The new opera by Angelos Triantafyllou features a libretto by Yannis Asteris. The opera will be conducted by Elias Voudouris and directed by Nikos Karathanos. The work aims to pay tribute to older men and women who live alone {…}

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Katerina Evangelatos to Direct Unique New Production of ‘Rigoletto’ for Greek National Opera

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The Greek National Opera is set to present Verdi’s “Rigoletto” starting on June 2, 2022. The new production will be directed by Artistic Director Katerina Evangelatos, who will set the opera in a 1980s Italian town. The repertory classic will star Dimitris Paksoglou as the Duke of Mantua, Dimitris Tiliakos as Rigoletto, Christina Poulitsi as Gilda, Petros Magoulas as Sparafucile, {…}

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Greek National Opera & NEON Team Up for Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Bleat’ Starring Emma Stone

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The Greek National Opera (GNO) and NEON will present the premiere of “Bleat,” a new film by Yorgos Lanthimos, on May 6, 7, and 8, 2022 at GNO’s Stavros Niarchos Hall. The film, which features Emma Stone and Damien Bonnard, is the second work commissioned as part of GNO and the NEON “The Artist on the Composer” program following a {…}

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Ivan Magrì, Yannis Christopoulos, Irina Lungu Headline Greek National Opera’s New ‘Faust’

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The Greek National Opera will present a revival of its 2012 production of “Faust” starting on April 6, 2022. The production, which will take place at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, will be directed by Renato Zanella, an Italian choreographer, who was artistic director of the Vienna State Opera Ballet, and who will move the action of the famed Gounod {…}