Sunday 19 May 2019 14:30
Have you ever wondered what the backstage of a large Opera stage looks like? Would you like to discover where the sets of the performances are hidden and see the rehearsal halls of the people participating in a performance? Would you like to walk down the corridors and the dressing rooms hosting some of the most prominent opera artists in Greece and across the globe?
The GNO offers the SNFCC Members the chance of a backstage tour in the only Opera House in the country and an opportunity to discover the magic of a performance behind the scenes. The tour will be held on the occasion of the GNO Opera production, the most famous operas of the 20th century, Dmitri Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk directed by Fanny Ardant.
A few words about the production
Based on a novel by Nikolai Leskov, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk treats the subject of woman’s position in provincial pre-revolutionary Russia. At the same time, Shostakovich astutely satirizes institutions of his day, such as the church and the tsarist police. The story is about Katerina Izmailova, the wife of a wealthy merchant, who feels neglected and trapped in her marriage. She falls in love with one of the workers at her homestead and for his sake she ends up murdering her father-in-law and her husband. Katerina marries her beloved one, however when the murders are revealed, the couple is arrested. On the way to Siberia, Katerina gets in a fight with some new prospective mistress of her husband and they both get swept away in the freezing waters of the river.
Sunday 19/05
Meeting point: GNO Foyer at the SNFCC
1st group: Meeting at 14.15, Tour duration: 14.30 – 16.00
2nd group: Meeting at 16.00, Tour duration: 16.15 – 17.30
Up to 25 Members
To find out more about the performance, click on this link.
