Hellenic and Epidaurus Festival

What is this festival that is more than 50 years old about? Well, it is a festival that takes place in Athens year after year and that brings together the greatest artists of the city. music, theater and dance. Maria Callas, Luciano Pavarotti or Kavakos have passed through here, and there have been performances of the Japanese Noh theater, puppet theater and performances of the Beijing Opera.

It all started in 1955 when the decision was made to organize a luxury festival for the arts in the city of Athens. The organization was in charge of a prestigious theater director named Tell us Giannopoulos, he was in charge of combining music and dance performances first and gave shape to this festival that throughout all these years has gone through different stages all related to the political situation of the country. Thus, we have a truly cosmopolitan period, another of isolation with the military governments and another of recession after 1974. In any case, the leit-motivate The event was always the same: opening Greece to the world.

For his part, Epidaurus Festival, part of the Hellenic Festival, recreates the greek classics year after year and thus it is possible to enjoy Electra, Hipólito and other classics from the stands of the Epidaurus theater. But in addition, we can also enjoy other universal classics or shows: the Paris Opera, the Beijing Opera, the National Theater of Greece and many concerts. Tickets for the events can be purchased via the Internet with a credit card or can be purchased the same day until 2 in the afternoon. The stages are then distributed between the Epidaurus theater, the Odeon and the Central Athens.

Getting to Epidaurus involves taking a boat that leaves from Friday to Saturday at 5:15 pm, arriving at Epidaurus around 8pm. The price is 60 euros, but we can also access by bus for just 20 euros.


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