Admin

Greek National Opera

Stavros Niarchos Hall

Bass (+3)

Marios Sarantidis

Schaunard

Baritone (+3)

Vangelis Maniatis

Benoît

Kostis Rasidakis

Alcindoro

Tenor (+2)

Thanassis Evangelou

Parpignol

Bass (+1)

Ioannis Kontellis

A customs sergeant

Baritone (+1)

Yannis Stamatakis

A customs officer

Stage director

Stage director (+2)

Graham Vick

Revival Stage Director

Katerina Petsatodi

Costume designer

Set designer (+1)

Richard Hudson

Set designer

Choreographer

Choreographer (+1)

Ron Howell

Lighting designer

Lighting designer (+2)

Giuseppe di Iorio

Chorusmaster

Agathangelos Georgakatos

Chorusmaster (+2)

Konstantina Pitsiakou

Orchestra

Greek National Opera Orchestra

Chorus

Greek National Opera Chorus

Greek National Opera Children's Chorus

Bass-baritone (+3)

Tassos Apostolou

Colline

Conductor

Chief Conductor (+4)

Jacques Lacombe

Baritone (+2)

Nikos Kotenidis

Marcello

Soprano

Danae Kontora

Musetta

Konstantinos Klironomos

Rodolfo

Soprano (+1)

Anna Stylianaki

Mimi

Dimitris Tiliakos

Annie Fassea

Konstantinos Terzakis

Tenor

Ivan Magrì

Yannis Christopoulos

Anna Sohn

Soprano (+2)

Vassiliki Karayanni

Giacomo Puccini’s heart-wrenching opera La bohème returns to the Stavros Niarchos Hall for six performances, from 21 December 2024 to 5 January 2025. The story portrays the romance between poet Rodolfo and seamstress Mimì, against the backdrop of a freezing Christmas Paris. A relationship that starts from the moment they meet and ends with Mimì’s death of tuberculosis.

La bohème is often referred to as the absolute opera, as it combines a wonderful spectacle with a moving storyline, extreme emotions, and unique music. Most opera houses consider La bohème as the most suitable work for introducing a new audience to the world of opera. Through the captivating music of La bohème Puccini portrayed the full palette of emotions – from great love, joy, and carefreeness to betrayal, despair, and the pain of loss.

In the esteemed British director Graham Vick’s staging, the group of these young bohemian artists is moved from 19th-century Paris to 21st-century Athens, in a landmark performance for Greek opera standards. “We attempted to reveal the essence of the work so as to have something that was universal to any time. Not so much as timelessness as the fact that humanity never changes; death is death, poverty is poverty, students are students,” explains Vick in his note. A director known for his experimental approach, exploring and breaking down clichés in the art of opera.

The cast includes both acclaimed and emerging protagonists, such as Yannis Christopoulos, Vassiliki Karayanni, Nikos Kotenidis, Danae Kontora.

Fotografies