Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

In its new home at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), the National Library of Greece has organized a series of special events about the Holocaust. Including lectures, a photography exhibition, documentary screenings and more, the tribute will also focus on the plight of Greece's Jews in World War II.

Italian choreographer and artistic director Renato Zanella directs the Greek National Opera Ballet in a children's version of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker," with fairy-tale sets by Christof Cremer from the Vienna State Opera. Shows take place weekdays at 11 a.m., Saturdays at 6.30 p.m.

Acclaimed Greek director Nikos S. Petropoulos has always regarded Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca" as a highly cinematic opera that could be seen as the precursor to the moving picture. In his production for the Greek National Opera, the setting is Rome in World War II, focusing on the element of violence and sadism.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) has moved its successful Park Your Cinema program - which over the summer saw packed screenings on the Great Lawn - indoors. For the holiday season, the SNFCC opera hall will be showing classic family films from the 1930s, 40s and 50s, as well as vintage Walt Disney cartoons.

Gumbo Ya Ya - a New Orleans swing band formed six years ago by American pianist and transplant to Greece John Higgins - has teamed up with jazzy, snazzy vocalist Shugahspank for a show at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) on Friday, January 5. Held at the Lighthouse venue, the show starts at 9 p.m. and admission is free of charge.

The Greek National Opera Ballet has teamed up with two distinguished performance artists - Swedish dancer and choreographer Pontus Lidberg, and British set and costume designer Patrick Kinmonth - for a brand-new production of the all-time classic "Sleeping Beauty," inspired by the four seasons.

The Christmas lights are on at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, where the festive atmosphere is complemented with performances by the Greek National Opera Children's Choir and the transformation of the Canal into an ice-skating rink. Weather permitting, the rink will be open to the public every day until January 31 between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. and is free of charge.

Athens's popularity as a destination for tourists has grown considerably, with landmark hotels the Grande Bretagne and King George reporting occupancy rates at almost 60 percent in what is shaping up to be their best December in 15 years.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) on Athens's southern coast has been included among the nominees in the international section of the 2018 awards by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Due to popular appeal, the Greek National Opera is reviving acclaimed British director Graham Vick's production of Puccini's all-time classic "La Boheme." The production, which was first staged in 2007, commissioned by the GNO's artistic director at the time, Stefanos Lazaridis, transports the story of four ambitious young artists and the ill-fated romance of Rodolfo and Mimi from 19th century