City dwellers stuck in traffic in downtown Athens have found an unusual comfort against the urban ‘ennui’. Hellenic National Opera soloists and choristers roam the streets of Athens in city tour buses, performing famous opera excerpts such as Libiamo from La Traviata, Quando e bella from L’ elisir d’ amore and Quando men vo from Puccini’s La Boheme.
The public singing initiative is only the ‘prelude’ of a series of artistic events held by the National Opera in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture & Tourism and the City of Athens, which will run through October 2. Another highlight of this initiative is a tribute to Maria Callas, on September 16 (day of her death), at the outdoor premises of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
The ‘opera bus’, ‘takes to the streets’ all month long, from 18.30 to 20.30. Other events of this campaign include open air opera evenings as well as dance performances at some of Athens’s most busy squares. Hellenic National Opera: Visit the Opera’s digital archive & Listen to musical excerpts from Greek Opera’s performances.
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Hanoi’s New Circus takes us on a poetic journey to distant Vietnam and the Far East, at the Onassis Cultural Centre, from December 22 to 29.
A real Christmas treat for lovers of classical ballet of all ages, P.I. Tchaikovsky‘s Swan Lake will be presented at the Athens Concert Hall for twenty-two performances, featuring some of the best-known names of international ballet and the Kremlin Ballet’s Corps de Ballet.
For second year successively the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation celebrates Christmas with a festive concert of Baroque Music, on December 27-28.
Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums bring swinging Christmas in Athens. At the forefront of swing revival, the San Francisco group will be on stage at the Half Note Jazz Club in full jump swing and R&B mood until December 27.
The Association of Artists for Peace, established in 2001 to support peace and reconciliation through musical events, is holding a Bach concert at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall.
Badminton Theatre welcomes Prague’s Image Theatre for three magical performances of its new show, Afrikania!, on December 16-18.
One of Verdi’s most popular operas, Un Ballo di Maschera is back on the stage of the Greek National Opera.
Four opera singers, Katia Paschou, Aggeliki Kathariou,Yannis Filias, George Mattheakakis, along with Manolis Papasifakis in piano, interprete excerpts from the operetta, Die Fledermaus at B & M Theocharakis Foundation Auditorium.
The Athens Camerata on Period Instruments presents Encounters II: Handel's "Messiah," on December 20, at the Onassis Cultural Centre.
The 10th Bicycle Film Festival is nigh! Bicycle and cine lovers of Athens, put on your helmets and pedal away between December 8 to 11. The bike fiesta will include an art show titled Spoked
National Geographic Magazine ranked Sifnos in the top ten of the most prefered global destinations, among other famous holiday hot spots such as the Bahamas, Seychelles, French Polynesia, the Netherlands Antilles and other exotic islands.
The “independent” revealed the best and worst places to be a woman in the world; and Greece came first as the best place to give birth
The tourism campaign «Up Greek Tourism», which began on February 15 and will last until the first week of March, aims to support Greek Tourism.
The Environment, Energy and Climatic Change Ministry announced an international open-door call for hydrocarbon exploration in three areas of Greece.
Despite the grim headlines and the overall economic crisis, Greek companies continue to invest and prosper both abroad and at home.
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