opera
Culture
Maria Callas Museum Opens in Greece
Greece honored Maria Callas by opening the first museum dedicated to the opera legend in Athens a century after her birth.
The Maria Callas Museum at 44 Mitropoleos Street features recordings of her most famous opera performances as well as...
Greek News
Maria Callas: The Diva Lives on
Maria Callas may have died on this day 46 years ago but her immortal voice lives on, along with her legend. It's no mystery why Greeks, Italians and Americans, all claim Callas as theirs.
She was born Sophia Cecilia Anna...
Ancient Greece
Orpheus and Eurydice Free Admission Opera at Ancient Corinth
An 18th-century opera based on the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice will be presented at ancient Corinth on August 29.
Ancient Greece
The Greatest Operas Based on Greek Mythology
There are at least fourteen major operas that are based on themes and personages from Greek mythology and its glittering history. That says all one needs to know about the universality of Greek mythology and history, how much these...
Greek news
Andrea Bocelli to Perform in Athens
The internationally renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform in Athens, Greece, in what will be his biggest ever concert in the country.
The concert is scheduled to take place on July 18, 2023 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens,...
Culture
Rare Maria Callas Video Speaking Greek in Athens Comeback
Greek-American opera diva Maria Callas had a volatile relationship with the Athens intellectual establishment, but this was never more evident than during her 1957 comeback concert in the Theater of Herod Atticus at the foot of the Acropolis.
In 1957,...
Culture
Shocking Details of Maria Callas’ Life Revealed
A new book on Maria Callas reveals shocking details about the tragic private life of the greatest opera soprano of the 20th century
Culture
Greek National Opera Receives 20 Million Euro Grant from Niarchos Foundation
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) announced that it will grant 20 million euros to the Greek National Opera (GNO) this past week. The Opera organization recently moved into its new space at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens.
The...
entertainment
Opera Singer Montserrat Caballé Dies at 85
Opera singer Montserrat Caballé, whose duet with Freddie Mercury became the signature song of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, has died aged 85.
She had been suffering from health complaints for some time and was admitted to hospital in Barcelona last...
Archaeology
Ancient Delos' Theater Reopens For Second Time in 2,100 Years For An Opera Performance
The new one-act opera "Hera" with music by Theo Abazis and a libretto by Elsa Andrianou is to be performed in the archaeological site on the island of Delos on October 6-7, bringing its ancient theater to life for...