Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

The first of Mozart's three operas, with a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, returns to the Greek National Opera in a new production at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC).

"This is Greece." This oft-used excuse gets on my nerves and I apologize for using it here, but I just cannot come up with a better alternative.

The Greek National Opera presents two movie suites by Manos Hadjidakis at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center on March 1 and 2. The first is the "The Martlet's Tale," a soundtrack penned by the great Greek composer for the 1970 film of the same title directed by John Crowther, which received such poor reviews at its San Francisco preview that it was never released.

One in two Athenians, or 5.3 million people, visited the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center last year, based on a survey conducted by QED and presented by Kathimerini.
Visitors said they were attracted by the park and the various cultural and environmental activities.

Thodoris Rellos (baritone saxophone, flute, vocals) and Jannis Anastasakis (electric guitar, classical guitar, effects, live-sampling, analog synth bass) present their first joint release, "Horseloverfat," at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center's (SNFCC) Lighthouse venue on Sunday, February 24, starting at 9 p.m.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) presents Italian jazz pioneer Nicola Conte, who will perform selections from his latest album, "Let Your Light Shine On," as well as selected work dating back to his breakout days in the early 1990s with the Fez collective and his debut album in 2000, "Bossa Per Due." The genre-mixing artist's show on Monday, February 25, starts at 8.30 p.

The year is 2021. Athens is a changed city. It is already acknowledged as a hip European destination. Neighborhoods that were considered no-go zones have become a magnet for alternative tourists - but not the kind who want to hurl petrol bombs in what they consider a Balkan playground. The Athens coast is transformed, overtaking Barcelona in popularity.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in Athens has just inaugurated an exhibition of outdoor sculptures by artist George Zongolopoulos that have been brought together from both Greece and abroad.

Cuban drummer and percussionist Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez - inspired by greats such as Arturo Sandoval, Paquito D'Rivera and Ignacio Berroa - comes to Athens for a single show at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center's Lighthouse venue on Sunday, January 27.

The Greek National Opera's Alternative Stage and the Medium Project musical theater company present a new chamber opera, "Hedda Gabler," by composer and pianist Giorgos Dousis, based on a libretto by Eri Kyrgia and Henrik Ibsen's drama about a woman who takes her life into her own hands. The title role is shared by Julia Rutigliano and Irena Athanasiou.