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Griechische National Opera (GNO)
April highlights at the Greek National Opera: Mahagonny and The Loser
Two German-language classics are in the spotlight at the Greek National Opera since the second week of April: Ektoras Lygizos has transformed Thomas Bernhard's novel "The Loser" into a fascinating new piece of music theater, which was first performed at the Alternative Stage on April 11. The exciting new production of "Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny" by Berthold Brecht and Kurt Weill started on April 12, directed by Miltos Logiadis and staged by Yannis Houvardas, in the GNO's Stavros Niarchos Hall.
18. April 2024
Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra
Return to Europe
Boston Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andris Nelsons return to Europe, August 25 - September 8, for the first time since 2018. The nine-city, 12-concert European tour to include return BSO appearances in London, Lucerne, Salzburg, Cologne, Berlin, Hamburg and Paris, as well as first-time appearances in Ljubljana and Dortmund.
20. June 2023
Culture Relevance Monitor
Enormous support for cultural offerings in Germany
91 per cent of people in Germany believe it is important to preserve the cultural offerings in theatre venues for coming generations. Such is the finding of the new Culture Relevance Monitor of Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Liz Mohn Center. However, four out of ten young adults feel that cultural offerings do not cater to them. They feel out of place in these venues. Decision-makers in cultural and political institutions should modernise cultural offerings and the way they are communicated in or-der to do justice to the relevance the population attributes to their work.
31. May 2023