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ATHENS
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The
Athens
Festival
 From
early June through September, the Athens Festival (also known as the Greek
or Hellenic Festival) features famous Greek and foreign artists (including
Elton John and Placido Domingo in the summer of 2000) performing on the
slopes of the Acropolis. You may catch an opera, concert, drama, or ballet
here--and, usually, see the Acropolis illuminated over your shoulder at
the same time. To enjoy the performance to the fullest, bring some kind
of cushion to sit on (the cushions available are often minimal). Schedules
are usually available at the Athens Festival Office, Odos Stadiou 4 (tel.
210 322-1459, 210 331-2400, 210322-3111, or 210 322-3110, ext. 137). The
office, in the Spiromilios Arcade, is open Monday through Saturday from
8:30am to 2pm and 5 to 7pm, Sunday from 10am to 1pm; you will have better
luck coming here in person than trying to reach the office by phone. If
available--and that's a big if--tickets can also be purchased at the Odeon
of Herodes Atticus (tel. 210 323-2771 or 210 323-5582) several hours before
the performance. Shows usually begin at 9pm.
Athens Festival
2004
Odeon
of Herodes Atticus
June
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Tu 1
Luciano Pavarotti
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Th 3
Fr 4 ORION Philip Glass
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Su 6
Genee International Ballet Competition
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We 9
Th 10 Fr 11 Sa12 Giuseppe Verdi Nabucco Greek National
Opera
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Th 17
Fr 18 Bavarian State Ballet
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Mo 21
Tu 22 Pillars of Dance Netherlands Dance Theatre
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Su 27
Mo 28 Zarathustra Stary Theatre Of Kracow (World Premiere, co-Production
with the Hellenic Festival)
July
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Th 1
Fr 2 Sa 3 Sophocles - Oedipus
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Su 4
Traditional Music and Songs of Japan
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Mo 5
Oxford Philomusica
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Tu 6
Gilberto Gil
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Th 8
Greek Trilogy Ilias Andriopoulos
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Sa 10
Su 11 Federico Garc?a Lorca - Mariana Pineda Flamenco Dance Theatre
/ Sara Baras
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We 14
Th 15 P.É. Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake Greek National Opera
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Fr 16
Thessaloniki State Orchestra
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Sa 17
Dimitris Sgouros Kodaly String Quartet
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Su 18
Manos Hadjidakis Ten Years Later Orchestra of Colours
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Fr 23
Petros Petridis Agios Pavlos, oratorio Bulgarian National Radio Symphony
Orchestra and Chorus
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Su 25
Mo 26 Concert of Candles (Songs with a theatrical twist) Dionysis
Savopoulos
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We 28
One Hundred Guitars Vangelis Boudounis
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Fr 30
Sa 31 Nikos Kazantzakis Christ Recrucified Greek Theatre Organisation
Áristophanes
August
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Mo 2
Tu 3 30th 40th Latitude George Dalaras, Dulce Pontes, Eddy Napoli,
Reyes Martin
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We 4
Áristophanes The Ecclesiazusae Kozani Municipal Regional Theatre
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Th 5
Yannis Markopoulos
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Sa 7
Su 8 Mo 9 London Symphony Orchestra
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We 11
Th 12 Notis Mavroudis Songs through Time
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Sa 14
Nikos Skalkottas 36 Greek Dances Athens State Orchestra
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Mo 16
Tu 17 Lyceum Of Greek Women Sonoric Colours
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Fr 20
Spyros Samaras Rea ERT (Greek Radio And Television) Music Ensembles
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Mo 23
Gewandhausorchestrer Leipzig
Fr
27 Athens State Orchestra
Mo
30 Tu 31 William Shakespeare The Taming Of The Shrew Êalamata
Municipal Regional Theatre
September
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We 1
Th 2 Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
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Sa 4
Su 5 Åuripides Iphigenia at Aulis Patras Municipal Regional
Theatre
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Tu 7
We 8 Chinese Opera Extravaganza Performed by the Nanjing Municipal
Beijing Opera Troupe
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Th 9
Áristophanes Lysistrata Greek National Theatre
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Fr 10
Hellenic Parliament
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Su 12
Mo 13 Tu 14 San Francisco Ballet
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We 15
Aeschylus Eumenides Greek Stage /Áííá Synodinou
Company
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Th 16
Maria Callas In Memoriam
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Fr 17
Richard Strauss Salome (Concertante) Vienna State Opera
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Sa 18
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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Tu 21
We 22 Arthur Honegger Jeanne dArc Au B?cher Athens State Orchestra
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Fr 24
Sa 25 Liz McComb
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Mo 27
Tu 28 The Sound of the Balkans Music Ensembles from the Balkans
The
Lycabettus(Likavitos) Festival
There
are usually pop-music concerts (the Pet Shop Boys and the Buena Vista Social
Club appreared in 2000) and other special events at the outdoor amphitheater
near the top of Likavitos during the summer. For information, check with
the Athens Festival Office (see above) or the Likavitos Theater (tel. 210
722-7209). Tickets are sometimes also available at the Ticket House, Panepistimiou
42 (tel. 210 618-9300 or 210 360-8366).
The
Rockwave Festival
What
started as a one-time event in 1996 has taken place every summer since
then, with concerts at various venues in and around Athens. Groups performing
in 2000 included Oasis and Supergrass, although a number of last-minute
cancellations disappointed fans. For information on what's taking place
during your visit, check with the Greek National Tourism Organization or
Ticket House
Some
other events organized by the Municipality of Athens and other municipalities
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