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Rigoletto<\/p>\n
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Opera – Giuseppe Verdi<\/p>\n
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July 2027<\/p>\n
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Conductor: Lukas KarytinosStage director, sets, costumes, lighting: Nikos S. PetropoulosRevival stage director: Ion KesoulisChorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos<\/p>\n
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Starring Dimitri Platanias, Dionysios Sourbis, Vassiliki Karayanni, Yannis Christopoulos, Petros MagoulasFeaturing Soloists, the Orchestra, and Chorus of the GNO<\/p>\n
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Tickets will go on sale on 1 February 2027.Booking for members of the operaclub.nationalopera.gr has already opened.<\/p>\n
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Stavros Niarchos Hall<\/p>\n
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Opera<\/p>\n
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Giuseppe Verdi<\/p>\n
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Available Dates<\/p>\n
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17, 20, 22, 23, 25, 28, 30 Jul 2027<\/p>\n
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Opera \u2022 RevivalStavros Niarchos Hall of the GNO \u2013 SNFCC <\/p>\n
Starts at: 20.00 |<\/p>\n
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Lead Donor of the GNO<\/p>\n
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Giuseppe Verdi\u2019s 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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
The drama revolves around Rigoletto, one of the most complex and contradictory characters in the operatic repertoire, who struggles to protect his daughter from the very world he serves. Yet, fate, heralded as a curse from the outset, looms over the story like a shadow. Love turns into weakness; revenge into a trap; and sacrifice into tragic irony. In her effort to save the man who betrayed her, Gilda is driven to self-destruction, while Rigoletto is led to his final downfall.<\/p>\n
Verdi\u2019s music, showcasing unprecedented compositional boldness for its era, crafts detailed psychological portraits of the characters. As critic Tommaso Locatelli had remarked at the 1851 premiere, here, the orchestra \u2018speaks, weeps, and moves the audience\u2019 in an overwhelming way, following the violent shifts between cynicism and affection. From its menacing overture to the heart-wrenching finale, the score engages in a perfect conversation with the atmosphere created by the direction, reminding us that the arrogance of power and the need for revenge are timeless. In this \u2018realist historical drama of the 20th century\u2019, redemption proves a painful fallacy, and tragedy culminates in ruthless determinism, leaving the audience exposed to the grandeur of a destiny that allows no room for escape.<\/p>\n
In Rigoletto, nothing remains innocent; neither love, nor power, nor even justice itself. The work remains, to this day, a fascinating study of power, innocence, revenge, and sacrifice, on a ruthless path towards destruction.<\/p>\n
Portraying Rigoletto will be one of the world\u2019s leading performers of this role, the Greek baritone Dimitri Platanias. In the second cast, the exceptional baritone Dionysios Sourbis from the GNO will make his debut in the title role.<\/p>\n
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ADDRESSSTAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION CULTURAL CENTER364 Syggrou Avenue, KallitheaTEL.Box Office:+30 213 0885700<\/p>\n
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