Verdi’s Otello in Robert Wilson’s unparalleled staging returns to the Greek National Opera in April and May 2027 for eight performances. The revival of this unique production, which premiered at the GNO in 2022 to great acclaim, is an ultimate tribute to the renowned creator, who left a legacy that redefined the language of opera. The opera, based on Shakespeare’s masterpiece of the same name, unfolds through a directorial vision of high aesthetic and powerful innerness, bearing the stamp of a great creator who subverts the rules of narration, giving a leading role to light, time, and movement, and creating a stage experience that serves as both a musical and a visual event.

Otello

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC)

Ludwig van Beethoven’s Missa solemnis (Solemn Mass in D major, op. 123) is one of the most majestic and demanding masterpieces in Western music, a deeply spiritual work that transcends the boundaries of liturgical music, transforming into a personal confession, a prayer, and a hymn to peace.

Missa solemnis

Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto, one of the most daring and popular works in the world repertoire, a story that illuminates the fiercest sides of human nature, will return to the Stavros Niarchos Hall in July 2027 for seven unique performances. In this iconic production by the Greek National Opera, featuring stage direction and set, costume and lighting design by Nikos S. Petropoulos, the action is reimagined from Renaissance Mantua to 1938 Milan. Set against the backdrop of Italy, misled by the illusion of Mussolini’s fascist glory and plunged into moral decay, the stage transforms into a suffocating film noir universe, where shadows seem more real than light, and power is displayed with cynical, extreme arrogance.

Yannis Christopoulos

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 8 - May 9, 2027

Otello · Greek National Opera

May 23 - Jun 2, 2027

Missa solemnis · Greek National Opera

Jul 17, 2027

Rigoletto · Greek National Opera

Future and recently performed repertoire

Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto by Verdi

Greek National Opera

Singer in Missa solemnis by Beethoven

Greek National Opera

Cassio in Otello by Verdi

Greek National Opera

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