Orlando Furioso in Athens
Performances of baroque music, let alone Vivaldi operas , are an extremely rare occurrence in Greece. This is why a concert performance of one of Vivaldi's great operatic masterpieces “Orlando Furi...
A WITCH AT THE HERODUS ATTICUS THEATER
It was about time for the Athenian audience to enjoy a baroque opera, since the Greek National Opera considers anathema anything before 1800, subsisting on a constant Verdian diet with sprinkles of Modern opera...
THE RETURN OF LUCIA.
The collaboration between the Greek National opera and Covent Garden seems to be a happy one. After a production of “Simone Boccanegra” directed by Elijah Moshinsky, we saw the return of the much discussed “Luc...
WHERE IS HELEN OF SPARTA?
Well, she was last seen at the Mihalis Kakoyiannis Cultural Center.
This was the Offenbach year with celebrations of the Master's music all over the world. In Greece the Greek National Opera chose to ignore th...
ROSSINI’S “TANCREDI” AT THE GREEK NATIONAL TELEVISION
Greece is unfortunately only acquainted with Rossini's more popular works, the Greek National Opera totally disregards the Opere Serie which contain Rossini's most exquisite pages, as is the case with “Tancredi...
AN UNSOLVED CASE, “MAKROPULOS” AT THE G.N.O
Janacek's “Makropulos Affair gets a new airing at the Greek National Opera.
It was about time for the Greek Νational Opera to renew its repertoire from the never ending Aida's, Rigoletto's and co. The new prod...
NICOLA PISANIELLO SINGS “TANCREDI” IN ATHENS
MAESTRO YOU ARE IN ATHENS IN ORDER TO SING AT A NEW PRODUCTION OF ROSSINI'S “TANCREDI” WHICH WILL BE TELEVISED INTERNATIONALY BY THE GREEK TELEVISION, ERT... Yes , it is a very important debut for me, it is ...
A BLACK AND WHITE RIGOLETTO
For it's first installment of the participation of the Greek National Opera at the Athens Megaron (it will be followed in the new year with Verdi's “Macbeth”), yet another Verdi opera was opted for, the revival...
A “MURDERESS” AT THE ATHENS CONCERT HALL
The “Murderess” is one of the most popular Greek Short stories by one of the most popular Greek writers, Alexandros Papadiamantis. His story centers around a peasant woman at his native island of Skiathos at th...