Jules Massenet

Heralding the debut of leading mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili in the role of Charlotte, the Greek National Opera (nationalopera.gr) is staging a revival of the late Spyros Evangelatos' 2014 production of Jules Massenet's "Werther," this time showing at the Stavros Niarchos Stage, with Francesco Demuro, who thrilled audiences in the GNO's recent production of "Rigoletto" at the Herod Atticus

The Athens and Thessaloniki concert halls are screening a performance of Jules Massenet's opera comique "Manon," live from New York's Met on Saturday, starting at 7.55 p.m.

The program of Easter concerts at St Paul's Anglican Church continues on Wednesday, April 24, with a double bill. At 8 p.m., Magda Mavroyianni (narrative), Marissa Papalexiou (soprano), Natalia Gerakis (flute) and Dimitris Yakas (piano) will present "Mary Magdalene," a program of music by Jules Massenet, Andre Caplet, Antonius Divitis, Theodoros Karyotakis and Ottorino Respighi.

Fifty-two years after its first production of one of the most famous operas in the French repertory, the Greek National Opera returns to Jules Massenet's "Manon," in a new reading by Thomas Moschopoulos, who addresses the theme of ambivalence and takes inspiration from the present, as well as from the 18th and 19th centuries.

The Kiev National Opera Ballet will be performing "The Snow Queen" at the Athens Concert Hall in a series of shows from December 17 to 27. Choreographed by Aniko Rekhviashvili, the two-act ballet is based on the much-loved fairy tale penned by Hans Christian Andersen, with music by P.I. Tchaikovsky, Anatoly Lyadov, Anton Rubinstein, Edvard Grieg and Jules Massenet. Shows start at 4 p.m.

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra will perform for the first time in the public area of Terminal 2 of Sofia Airport on the occasion of Europe Day on 9 May.