Greek National Opera

Greek National Opera

Native name	Εθνική Λυρική Σκηνή
Industry	Opera
Founded	December 13, 1939; 84 years ago (1939-12-13)
Headquarters	Kallithea, Athens , Greece
Website	www.nationalopera.gr

Music of Greece
General topics
Ancient music Byzantine music Opera Greek musical system Greek musical instruments Greek dances Worldwide
Genres
Church music (Byzantine) Classical music Ionian School National School Greek folk Laïko Rock Hip Hop Punk Neo Kyma Éntekhno
Specific forms
Contemporary Entehno Nisiotika Rebetiko Skiladiko
Media and performance
Music awards Arion Awards MAD Video Music Awards Music charts Greek Albums Chart Foreign Albums Chart Singles Chart Music festivals Athens Festival Epidaurus Festival Olympus Festival Thessaloniki Song Festival Music media MAD TV (MAD World) MTV Greece
Nationalistic and patriotic songs
National anthem "Hymn to Liberty"
Regional music
Related areas Macedonia Peloponnese Thessaly Other regions Aegean Islands Crete Cyprus, Epirus (polyphonic song) Ionian Islands Thrace
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The Greek National Opera (Greek: Εθνική Λυρική Σκηνή, Ethniki Lyriki Skini) is the country's state lyric opera company, located in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center at the south suburb of Athens, Kallithea. It is a public corporation under the supervision of the Greek Ministry of Culture and administered by the Board of Trustees and its Artistic Director, currently George Koumedakis.

The organization is responsible for a wide variety of activities, including the presentation of opera performances,^[1] ballet, and musical theatre; in addition, symphony concerts, special presentations of opera and ballet performances for children, and the Opera and Ballet Studio help young artists achieve professional standards.

The GNO has created and now organizes a national archive of music, a music library, a costume museum, stage models, musical scores and many items from great performances presented by the company. The company tours both within Greece and internationally.