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Internationally acclaimed Greek-German opera conductor Yorgos Ziavras led a  performance of 'The Nutcracker' at the Greek National Opera (GNO) on the 23rd of December, praised with a 5-minute standing ovation by the packed opera house audience.

The Greek National Opera has cancelled a performance of its production of Into The Woods.

The Greek National Opera (GNO) presents the Greek premiere of La Ville morte (The Dead City), the only opera composed by Nadia Boulanger—one of the most important conductors and music educators, and mentor to some of the greatest music figures of the 20th century—in collaboration with her mentor

With tickets for the first seven performances of The Nutcracker now sold out, a full three weeks before the premiere, the Greek National Opera has announced two extra dates: 6 and 14 January 2024.

This November and December, the Greek National Opera has the honour of being featured on the international opera channel Mezzo Live HD.

The Greek National Opera (GNO) presents the national premiere of Les Éclairs (Flashes of Lightning), a four-act, fictionalized account of the life of Nikola Tesla by French composer Philippe Hersant and librettist Jean Echenoz.

Tickets for all Greek National Opera productions to be presented inside the Stavros Niarchos Hall and on the GNO Alternative Stage at the SNFCC from January through March 2024 went on sale Wednesday, 1 November 2023 at 9.

GNO revives Fanny Ardent's production of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk in Tomorrow's performance.

The Greek National Opera Ballet will present Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, in an impressive new choreography by GNO Ballet Director Konstantinos Rigos, on 20 and 21 October 2023 at the Pattihio Municipal Theatre Limassol as part of the Grand Ballets event organised by the Limassol Municipality (C

The second commission of the Artist on the Composer programme –run by the Greek National Opera in partnership with NEON– was given its international premiere in New York to great success.

Τhe duo, Vicky Anastasiou on vocals and Ermis Michail on guitar, perform their original arrangements of their favourite songs from various corners of the world using the elements of improvisation featuring the voice and the guitar.

Τhe singular production This is Britten, based on two emblematic song cycles of Benjamin Britten that have been inspired by poems of William Blake and John Donne, is coming to the lobby of the National Library of Greece.

Join the YOGEV SHETRIT TRIO for an evening of sweeping Andalusian Jazz at Agrovino Wine Bar Lofou on Thursday, October 19th at 8pm.

GNO Learning & Participation invites teenagers, aged between 14 and 18, to take part in the fourth round of the Co-OPERAtive: An intercultural and collaborative opera hub for young people.

A different aspect of the formidable founder of the Greek National Music School than the one that is usually shown is revealed in this concert of the Athens Conservatoire that will be held as part of its partnership with the GNO Alternative Stage.

GNO Learning & Participation make an open call to permanent or temporary residents of Athens, professional and amateur musicians from all communities of the city, to become members of the Intercultural Choir of the Greek National Opera.

One of the oldest and most important film festivals in the United States of America –the New York Film Festival (NYFF)– will be hosting the US premiere of Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bleat, accompanied by live music ensembles and starring Emma Stone and Damien Bonnard.

Ekaterina Savvas (voice) and Renad Nourmanchine (piano) will play Agrovino Wine Bar Lofou on Wednesday 20 September 8pm.

As part of its ongoing centennial tribute to Maria Callas, The Greek National Opera presents Callas at the Herodium on September 16, featuring the repertoire the legendary soprano performed at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in 1944 and 1957.

Technopolis 20 will invite audiences to a music evening, dedicated to Thanos Mikroutsikos, who is considered one of the most influential Greek composers of recent decades.

The Greek National Opera is offering 1,500 free places for the unemployed to watch the dress rehearsal of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera masterpiece Nabucco –on Tuesday, 25 July 2023 at 21.

Join playwright Karen Cecilia in her exciting new workshop in Athens, Greece, where she will guide participants through the process of developing multifaceted characters for any form of creative writing, acting, and directing.

The lawyer Hary Stavropoulos has been appointed Chair of the Greek National Opera’s Board of Directors by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture.

The internationally renowned Greek composer Yannis Markopoulos - best known to UK audiences for composing the chart-topping music for BBC television series Who Pays the Ferryman? - has died in Athens at the age of 84.

The CHÓRES female vocal ensemble, under the artistic direction of Marina Satti, present a unique concert at the Stavros Niarchos Hall of the Greek National Opera, on Tuesday 13 June 2023 at 20.