Mozart
Ancient Greece
The Greatest Operas Based on Greek Mythology
There are at least fourteen major operas that are based on themes and personages from Greek mythology and its glittering history. That says all one needs to know about the universality of Greek mythology and history, how much these...
Cyprus
Mozart's 'Don Giovanni' Opera to be Presented at the 18th Pafos Aphrodite Festival
One of the greatest works of the operatic repertoire and one of the leading lyric masterpieces of all times, the outstanding Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is to be presented at the 18th edition of Pafos Aphrodite Festival...
Greece
The Greek National Opera Performs Don Giovanni
The Greek National Opera presents one of the greatest operas of Mozart, Don Giovanni, conducted by Lucas Karytinos and directed by John Chouvardas at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus during the Athens Festival on June 11, 13-15.
John Chouvardas, directing...
Ancient Greece
What Would Ancient Greek Music Sound Like?
What did the Sirens sing to enchant sailors? How did the ancient Greek melodies sound like and how different was the song's tempo compared to today’s music?
Armand D'Angour, a classical musician and professor of history at the University of...