L’Olimpiade is an opera libretto in three acts by Metastasio that was originally written for Antonio Caldara’s 1733 opera. Following Caldara’s success, more than 60 baroque and classical composers used the libretto in their own renditions. Enjoy this opera at the Athens Concert Hall on March 4. The popularity of Caldara’s opera certainly gave Metastasio’s…
Based on the novel by Tolstoy, this production is a breathtaking creation by Boris Eifman, the Russian choreographer who combines in a remarkable way the intensely expressive nature of modern dance with the severe formal characteristics of the classical ballet. Choreography: Boris Eifman Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Special Effect: Leonid Eremin Set designer: Zinovij Margolin…
In 1599, the young Thomas Dallam hurriedly set out on a journey into the unknown, delivering a church organ to the sultan Mehmet III as a gift from Queen Elizabeth I. Leaving from London and headed for Istanbul, East and West are brought together through the accounts of their journeys…
