7:00 pm - 10:00 pm The Metropolitan Opera Live: Samson and Dalila December 5 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm The Metropolitan Opera Live: Samson and Dalila The biblical hero of legendary strength and the captivating Philistine woman of disarming beauty come together in a magnificent production by the Metropolitan Opera, New York, broadcast live. The opera’s compelling melodies are performed by a chorus and orchestra of the highest calibre, under the direction of Giacomo Sagripanti, alongside outstanding soloists, promising the Athenian […]
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm “En Chordais” — “At Christ in the Castle” by Alexandros Papadiamantis December 6 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm “En Chordais” — “At Christ in the Castle” by Alexandros Papadiamantis The musical performance “Christ in the Castle” is based on the eponymous short story by Alexandros Papadiamantis. Following the great success of its premiere in Boston and performances in New York and Thessaloniki, it now comes to Athens. Vasiliki Nevrokopli has adapted the story into fifteen-syllable rhyming iambic verse, faithfully and respectfully rendering the style, […]
8:30 pm - 11:00 pm Periklis Koukos: Retrospectives II December 9 @ 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm Periklis Koukos: Retrospectives II Periklis Koukos, one of the most important contemporary Greek composers, moves with ease between different aesthetic worlds. His use of expanded tonality, polyrhythm, and modal writing make his personal style unique and instantly recognizable. Following last year’s first installment of the tribute, Retrospectives II focuses on the composer’s chamber music. The Quintet for flute, clarinet, […]
2026-12-15 Odessa National Opera Ballet-Les Sylphides Odessa National Opera Ballet-Les Sylphides December 15 @ 8:00 pm - December 17 @ 11:00 pm Odessa National Opera Ballet-Les Sylphides The ballet Les Sylphides, by the ingenious Frédéric Chopin, is a refined example of neo-Romantic ballet from the early 20th century, an era in which dance-theatre was seeking new means of expression. The great choreographer and dance reformer Michel Fokine revives the traditions of Romanticism with great respect, seeking, as he himself noted, “to restore […]
8:30 pm - 11:00 pm GYSO – Vassilis Varvaressos – Dionyssis Grammenos December 17 @ 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm GYSO – Vassilis Varvaressos – Dionyssis Grammenos Although today they rank among the leading works of the symphonic repertoire, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Symphony No. 5 did not have an untroubled beginning. When the composer presented his Concerto to the pianist Nikolai Rubinstein, the latter dismissed it as “trivial and clumsily written.” And yet the Concerto — with […]
December 6 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm “En Chordais” — “At Christ in the Castle” by Alexandros Papadiamantis
