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Carbon and Frankincense scented candle FAUST 270g

Inventory — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 11:08:58 +0000

Doctor Faust let the chalk aside and stood staring at the densely inscribed board. On it was all the wisdom he had gathered over many years, for which he let his life slip through his fingers. A sudden tang of charcoal and incense left him bewildered: Méphistophélès appeared before him, bowing low. Α premium quality candle with Carbon and Frankincense scent inspired by the opera Faust. ΤΗΕ SCENT Top notes: Frankincense Middle notes: Smoky birch tar Base notes: Carbon CANDLE FEATURES -Handmade high quality scented candle. -Contains a mix of top quality plant oils, waxes and edible paraffin. -Is enriched with scents checked and certified by the world's largest perfumery companies. -Contains 100% cotton (lead - free) wicks. -Ensures a clean burn, free of black smoke. -Lasts about 70 hours when lit. -Comes in 100% recyclable packaging. -Produced in Greece. PACKAGING -Handmade candle in glass jar. -Wooden lid - Exclusive handmade carton box. - Small leaflet (in Greek and in English), explaining the notes and the special features of the candle. Volume: 270gr Color: Bronze colored jar with wooden lid Dimensions: 9x9 cm

Kolokotronis Contemplating The Future Women Preparing For The Revolution And I’ ll Be Thinking Of Something- Michail Marmarinos, Akillas Karazisis Programme – Season 2020/21

Inventory — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:13:30 +0000

The new production directed by Michail Marmarinos and Akillas Karazisis Kolokotronis Contemplating the Future Women Preparing for the Revolution and I’ll Be Thinking of Something was presented to GNO Alternative Stage on 9, 10, 14, 15, 16 October 2021. The production, part of the 2021 bicentennial of the Greek Revolution, was commissioned by the GNO Alternative Stage and involved a high-profile artistic team led by directors / performers Michail Marmarinos and Akillas Karazisis as well as noted composer Antonis Anissegos. Via the means of a theatrical language where stage and sonic elements are intertwined in unpredictable and novel ways, the new production by Michail Marmarinos and Akillas Karazisis sets out to approach the Greek War of Independence as a field of constant critique and self-critique, thus putting forth a dramatic treatment at once playful, poetic and historically informed.

Carmen – Opera Libretto: Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halévy

Inventory — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:55:21 +0000

From the Greek National Opera, George Bizet’s Carmen. Libretto: Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halévy

Die Fledermaus – Operetta Libretto: Karl Haffner, Richard Genée

Inventory — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:51:17 +0000

From the Greek National Opera, Johann Strauss junior’s Die Fledermaus. Libretto: Karl Haffner, Richard Genée.

Nixon in China- Opera – Libretto: Alice Goodman

Inventory — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:50:21 +0000

From the Greek National Opera, John Adams’s Nixon in China. Libretto: Alice Goodman

Frossini- Paolo Carrer Programme – Season 2020/21

Inventory — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 15:21:38 +0000

The Greek National Opera kicked off its autumn programme on Sunday, October 3, 2021 at the Stavros Niarchos Hall at the SNFCC with the first presentation of Paul Carrer’s opera Frossini – in concert – as part of the tribute to the 2021 bicentennial of the Greek Revolution 1821. Directed by Elias Voudouris and performed by the distinguished soloists of the GNO Vassiliki Karayanni, Dionysis Sourbis, Yannis Christopoulos, Tassos Apostolou, Julia Souglakou, Haris Andrianos. With the participation of the Orchestra and the Chorus of the GNO.

Sleeepingg Beauty- Pontus Lidberg / Patrick Kinmonth / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Programme – Season 2017/18

Inventory — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:47:55 +0000

The dance version of Charles Perrault’s famous tale set to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was first staged in 1890 and since then has remained exceptionally popular worldwide. The Greek National Opera, which has previously presented classic choreographies of the work, presented in November 2017 an impressive new version from two acclaimed artists for its first artistic period at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: the well-known Swedish choreographer, film maker and dancer Pontus Lidberg who has worked with the New York City Ballet, the Monte Carlo Ballet and the Dresden Opera as well as other major organizations, and the acclaimed British set and costume designer, Patrick Kinmonth, recognized as a multi-faceted persona in the world of the visual arts, opera, fashion, photography, with an extensive range of artistic accomplishments to his name, from British Vogue’s creative director to set and stage designs for operas and ballets for some of the world’s leading opera houses. Lidberg/Kinmonth’s version of Sleeping Beauty follows the tale as we move through the four seasons of the year, symbolizing birth, love, life, and death. This particularly impressive production with its brightly-colored sets, which dance in tandem with the dancers from the Greek National Opera’s Corps de Ballet, takes an utterly modern approach to choreography while engaging in dialogue with the style of classical ballet.

Dance With My Own Shadow – Manos Hadjidakis -Programme – Season 2020/21

Inventory — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:46:54 +0000

The Greek National Opera Ballet presented at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus on 27 and 29 July 2021 for two unique performances of the exceptionally successful production Dance With My Own Shadow with music by Manos Hadjidakis and choreography by Konstantinos Rigos. In Dance With My Own Shadow –a production that premiered in the GNO Stavros Niarchos Hall at the SNFCC in November 2019–, GNO Ballet Director Konstantinos Rigos choreographed four unique works by the great Manos Hadjidakis for the Greek National Opera Ballet. In the C.N.S. Cycle, the rough sea forms the setting for loss and pain, in Captain Michalis the humid southerly wind blowing at night “falls upon women like a man, and upon men like a woman”, in the Accursed Serpent Karagiozis’ figure stands out as a symbol of the timeless folk art, and in Gioconda’s Smile New York becomes the luxurious and noisy setting for loneliness and despair of modern life.

Tthe Murderess – Giorgos Koumendakis Programme – Season 2020/21

Inventory — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:45:37 +0000

A Greek National Opera triumph and a landmark work in Greece’s contemporary music landscape returns to the stage. The Murderess –an opera by GNO Artistic Director Giorgos Koumendakis that premiered in 2014 to great artistic and box office success– was presented in the Stavros Niarchos Hall on 3, 5, 28 and 30 December 2021. The libretto by Yannis Svolos is based on the novella of the same title by Alexandros Papadiamantis. Vassilis Christopoulos conducted and Alexandros Efklidis directed, with Mary-Ellen Nesi in the title role. The 2014 Giorgos Koumendakis work The Murderess creates a startling musical world that marks an evolution in the composer’s distinct personal idiom. His music makes no attempt to bring the historical setting of Papadiamantis’ original work back to life; rather it seeks to bring the inner world of its lead character to life – to capture the psychological portrayal of Frangoyannoù. The opera score traces the Murderess’ every step, at times baring the innermost workings of her mind, at others plunging into the dark and bleak windings of her soul. There are points where the boundless loneliness felt by Frangoyannoù reigns supreme, and others where her scorn breaks through to provide moments of emotional release within the charged plot.

The Nutcracker–Konstantinos Rigos / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Programme – Season 2020/21

Inventory — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 14:53:17 +0000

The GNO Ballet presented The Nutcracker, the most beautiful Christmas story, in a new impressive choreography by the GNO Ballet Director Konstantinos Rigos. Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece has been presented from 17 December 2021 onwards for 7 festive performances in the Stavros Niarchos Hall of the Greek National Opera at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, conducted by Elias Voudouris.