ATHENS EPIDAURUS FESTIVAL 2019

Source: www.greekfestival.gr

Every year in Greece many cultural festivals and events are taking place, especially during summer. The Athens & Epidaurus Festival, set up in 1955, is alive for more than 60 summers, attracting until today large audiences from around the world.

The Athens and Epidaurus Festival is the city’s annual arts festival and a highlight of the Greek summer calendar.

The Festival has gained recognition through the participation of numerous Greek and world-famous performing artists like Frank Sinatra, Maria Callas, Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hadjidakis, Luciano Pavarotti, Martha Graham and Rudolf Nureyev.

Between June and August, the Athens & Epidaurus Festival is organized at various historic and modern venues across Athens and Epidaurus like Odeon Herodes Atticus Theatre, Greek National Opera, the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus in the Peloponnese and many other spaces around Athens and Piraeus.

The spectacular open-air theatre of Odeon Herodes Atticus provides a magical setting at the base of the Acropolis. The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus is world-famous for its unparalleled acoustics and elegant aesthetics, located on the southeast end of the sanctuary dedicated to the ancient Greek God of medicine, Asclepius. The Little Theatre of Ancient Epidaurus is located at the port of ancient Epidaurus and was built in honour of god Dionysus to host religious ceremonies.

The Greek National Opera will present Vincenzo Bellini’s tragic Norma (June) along with Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata (July).

The Epidaurus festival activity begins on June 21^st with the ancient Sophocles’ tragedy “Oedipus” and closes on August 10^th with Sophocles’ “Prometheus Bound” by Aeschylus.

This summer, music lovers can look forward to spellbinding evenings featuring leading symphony orchestras, brilliant classical soloists and concerts with world-renowned contemporary musicians.

For the full programme of Athens and Epidaurus Festival 2019 please click here: http://greekfestival.gr/

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