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36 years after the death of great Greek soprano Maria Callas. Born Maria Cecilia Kalogeropoulou in New York City on December 2, 1923, La Divina died of a heart attack on  September 16, 1977 in Paris. The American-born Greek soprano was one of the most renowned and influential opera singers …

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La Traviata La Bohéme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, Macbeth, Rigoletto, The Barber of Seville, Il Trovatore, Sicilian Vespers… ,  arias of the world’s most beautiful operas are to be heard this Sunday in downtown in an open air event that combines the classical music and the city’s finest archaeological sites. On …

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Opera in the meat market? Opera in the meat market! Members of the Greek National Opera will sing arias from several famous operas on Sunday evening at the meat & vegetables market “Varvakeio” in the middle of Athens historical centre. The performance will take place  at 8 o’clock in the evening on …

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That’s a great offer by the Greek National Opera and thus  free of charge in times of economic misery and harsh austerity. The Greek National Opera loads its Opera bus with singers and dancers and and takes them to the streets, in neighborhoods and squares of Athens  to offer the public unforgettable …

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I think I fell into a stupor with open eyes. Or rather,  I think I have fallen into a doze state like a cat in laying under a sun beam on a cold winter day.  The body relaxed, the spirit lazy. A rare moment of nihilism in a noisy city. I lowered the bar …

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How about some ballet? Don Quixote is on stage of the Greek National Opera. Ballet with a prologue, two acts and 5 scenes. A story by Marious Petipa (1869) based on the homonymous play of Thervantes. Music by Ludwig Minkus Choreography: Vladimir Vasiliev Ballet of the Greek National Opera March …

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