Igor Stravinsky
Ljubljana’s opera and ballet announces diverse 2021/2022 season
Ljubljana – The SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana, a leading national opera and ballet theatre, has produced a diverse 2021/2022 season headlined Long Live Opera and Ballet, the opera’s artistic director Marko Hribernik says. It brings music by Russian greats Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky, Italian composers Donizetti and Bellini and France’s Gounod.
‘The Rake’s Progress’ opera in Istanbul
Igor Stravinsky's opera 'The Rake's Progress' will be staged by the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet (IDOB) throughout March. The opera, which was first staged in the world in 1951, will be at the Kadıköy Municipality Süreyya Opera Stage on March 13, 14, 17, 18, 20 and 21.
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Stravinsky Triptych | Athens | April 6-21
"From Russia With Love" is a Greek National Opera tribute to Igor Stravinsky, which sees three acclaimed choreographers presenting their own takes on three pieces he composed for impresario Sergei Diaghilev, creator of the Ballets Russes in Paris.
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Arnold Newman Retrospective in Bulgaria will Expose 55 Original Works
The first Arnold Newman retrospective in Bulgaria will expose 55 original works. Arnold Newman (1918-2006) is widely renowned for pioneering and popularizing the environmental portrait. With his method of portraiture, he placed his sitters in surroundings representative of their professions, aiming to capture the essence of an individual's life and work.
Prince Ivan and the Firebird | Athens | To January 3
Thodoris Abazis has composed a new piece for the Greek National Opera's program for children that is based on the Russian fairy tale that inspired Igor Stravinsky's ballet "The Firebird." Aimed at 5- to 12-year-olds, "Prince Ivan and the Firebird" (in Greek) tells the story of a young prince trying to prove his worth to his father the tsar, while also learning a few valuable life lessons along
Christmas shows for the whole family at the Greek National Opera!
The Greek National Opera promises to make this festive season even more magical for parents and their kids traveling to Athens with two amazing children’s shows that are certain to entertain and delight the whole family.
These are the performances the Greek National Opera (GNO) will be bringing to young audiences before, during and right after the Christmas holidays and the New Year:
'Jewels' on Zorlu PSM screen
The Royal Opera House screenings of Zorlu PSM will continue with George Balanchine's ballet "Jewels" on May 26.
The three-act ballet created by George Balanchine premiered in 1967 at the New York State Theater.
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Bolshoi Live | Athens | March 19
The Athens Concert Hall will be live-streaming the Bolshoi Ballet's new production, "A Contemporary Evening," on Sunday, March 19, starting at 5 p.m. The show comprises a triptych of works by three masters of modern and contemporary choreography, Jerome Robbins, Harald Lander and Alexei Ratmansky, to music by Igor Stravinsky, Carl Czerny and Leonid Desyatnikov.
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A musical feast of events around Athens for October
Faust (Cnr of 11 Kalamiotou and 12 Athinaidos sts. Call 210 3234095)
Katerina Polemi brings a night of Brazilian and gypsy improvisations.
WHEN 10 p.m. October 1
ADMISSION 8 euros with a reservation (no drink)
Kronos Quartet starts world tour in Belgrade
BELGRADE - The famous American Kronos Quartet starts its world tour in Belgrade's Sava Center on Thursday with a performance of 'Beyond Zero: 1914-1918', a collaboration by Serbian composer Aleksandra Vrebalov and renowned American filmmaker Bill Morrison.
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