Sonya Yoncheva, Dmitri Platanias Headline Greek National Opera’s Fall 2021 Season

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The Greek National Opera has announced the fall portion of its 2021-22 season, which will also be a return to in-person performances at the Stavros Niarchos Hall. The season’s major theme will be a celebration of the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution. The season kicks off with Pavlos Carrer’s 1969 opera “Frossini” which tells the story of a Greek socialite {…}

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Anna Netrebko Leads Greek National Opera’s All Star Verdi Gala

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(Credit: Julian Hargreaves) The Greek National Opera is set to present All Star Verdi Gala led by Anna Netrebko on July 10, 2021. The gala will showcase Netrebko in her Greece debut at the Panathenaic Stadium, the biggest and safest open-air space in Athens. She will perform alongside mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, which whom Netrebko has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, {…}

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Obituary: Greek National Opera Director Vassilis Nikolaidis Dies at 67

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Vassilis Nikolaidis has died at the age of 67. Born in Athens, Nikolaidis went on to study archeology at the University of Athens and theatrology in Paris, with a specialization in opera. He began his directing career in 1985 and started working with the Greek National Opera in 1991 at the Athens Concert Hall in 1992 and with the National {…}

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Greek National Opera to Stream New ‘Don Giovanni’ Production

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The Greek National Opera has announced that Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will be the first of GNO’s international co-productions scheduled to be created and premiered in Athens and on the company’s streaming platform. The company announced that due to the pandemic the production was not presented to a live audience but was video recorded in the Stavros Niarchos Hall. The world {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva, Kristine Opolais, Matthew Polenzani Headline Greek National Opera’s 2021 Season

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The Greek National Opera has announced a program for the 2021 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be on opera-related performances. The company will present “The Cornelian Secret” which includes love poems by Lord Byron. The performance will star tenor Christos Kechris, baritone Vangelis Maniatis, and baritone Sotiris Triantis. Streaming Dates: TBA – the performance was {…}

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Greek National Opera to Launch GNO TV

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The Greek National Opera is set to launch GNO TV on Nov. 25. The new streaming platform will showcase opera, ballet, music, and musical theater from the company’s historic performances. In a press release the organization noted, that will open its platform with a recent “Madama Butterfly” starring soprano Ermonela Jaho in the title role. “Madama Butterfly” represents the first {…}

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Greek National Opera Releases New Video to Enforce Safety Regulations

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The Greek National Opera has unveiled a new video to help enforce its safety regulations for upcoming productions. In the video, baritone Haris Andrianos performs an arranged version of Leporello’s famed “Madamina” from “Don Giovanni,” in which he explains rules and regulations that must be observed upon arrival at the Greek National Opera. The video features an all-new adaptation of {…}

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Greek National Opera to Stream ‘Wozzeck’

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(Credit: The Greek National Opera official website) The Greek National Opera has announced that it will stream Alban Berg’s opera “Wozzeck” on Mezzo Live HD. The Greek National Opera premiered “Wozzeck” for the first time in its history in January 2020, before the COVID-19 lockdowns. The cast for the opera included soprano Nadine Lehner in the role of Marie, tenor {…}

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Ermonela Jaho, Kristine Opolais, Gianluca Terranova Headline Greek National Opera Fall 2020 Season

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(Credits: Fadil Berisha/ Tatyana Vlasova) Greek National Opera has announced that it will resume artistic activities with full scale live productions from October to December 2020. The autumn season will open on 11 October at the Stavros Niarchos Hall with Puccini, Giacosa and Illica’s “Madama Butterfly.” The cast for the opera includes Ermonela Jaho, Cellia Costea, and Kristīne Opolais alternating {…}

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Sonya Yoncheva, Dmitri Platanias Headline Greek National Opera’s Fall 2021 Season

Anna Netrebko Leads Greek National Opera’s All Star Verdi Gala

Obituary: Greek National Opera Director Vassilis Nikolaidis Dies at 67

Greek National Opera to Stream New ‘Don Giovanni’ Production

Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva, Kristine Opolais, Matthew Polenzani Headline Greek National Opera’s 2021 Season

Greek National Opera to Launch GNO TV

Greek National Opera Releases New Video to Enforce Safety Regulations

Greek National Opera to Stream ‘Wozzeck’

Ermonela Jaho, Kristine Opolais, Gianluca Terranova Headline Greek National Opera Fall 2020 Season