Despo - Greek dances available on GNO TV | May 17 to July 31, 2021

The Greek National Opera presents a double bill of opera and dance, two remarkable works of the Ionian and the National Schools of Music, exclusively on GNO TV from 17 May to 31 July 2021, as part of the celebration of the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution, featuring the Orchestra, Chorus, Ballet and Soloists of the GNO.

The first part is Paolo Carrer’s opera Despo, conducted by Yorgos Ziavras and directed by Yorgos Nanouris, and the second part is Nikos Skalkottas’ Greek Dances conducted by Yorgos Ziavras and choreographed by Patricia Apergi and Linda Kapetanea – Jozef Fruček.

The production was filmed without an audience and in compliance with all the necessary preventive measures against COVID-19 in the Stavros Niarchos Hall of the Greek National Opera at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center on 6 and 7 March 2021.

The production is under the patronage of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Ms Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

This production, part of a tribute to the 2021 bicentennial of the Greek Revolution, is made possible by a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) [www.SNF.org].

Despo • Paolo Carrer
Conductor Yorgos Ziavras
Director Yorgos Nanouris
Sets, costumes Angelos Mentis
Lighting Alekos Yiannaros
Chorus master Agathangelos Georgakatos

Score editing Yannis Samprovalakis / Hellenic Music Centre

Despo Artemis Bogri
Markos Dimitris Paksoglou
Lambros Yannis Selitsaniotis
Costas Diamanti Kritsotaki

With the Orchestra and Chorus of the GNO


Greek Dances • Nikos Skalkottas
Conductor Yorgos Ziavras

Adaptation / transcription for string orchestra Yannis Samprovalakis / Hellenic Music Centre

With the Orchestra and members of the GNO Ballet

I. National Adulthood
Choreography Patricia Apergi

Artistic associate Eva Georgitsopoulou
Sets Dimitris Nassiakos
Costumes Patricia Apergi, Eirini Georgakila
Lighting Nikos Vlasopoulos
Sound design Alex Drakos-Ktistakis
Video projection design Kleopatra Korai


Jovanka Zarić, Elena Kekkou, Margarita Kostoglou, Marita Nikolitsa, Areti Noti, Rina Shimada, Εleftheria Stamou, Zoi Schinoplokaki
Stelios Katopodis, Yannis Gantsios, Cristian Luce, Ángel Martínez Sánchez, Yannis Mitrakis, Elton Dimrochi, Thanassis Solomos, George Hatzopoulos

II. Finality
Choreography RootlessRoot – Linda Kapetanea, Jozef Fruček

Sets Paris Mexis
Costumes Isabelle Lhoas
Lighting Perikles Mathiellis
Sound design Christos Parapagidis

Elena Kekkou, Areti Noti, Marta Rivero de Miranda, Elpida Skourou, Rina Shimada, Zoi Schinoplokaki
Yannis Gantsios, Michalis Kriebardis, Ángel Martínez Sánchez, Yannis Mitrakis, Elton Dimrochi, George Hatzopoulos

GNO lead donor
STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION

Production sponsor
Piraeus Bank