The Greek National Opera opened this season’s festival with Giacomo Puccini’s opera Turandot as Athens’ ancient theater hosts ...

For visitors to Athens, the ancient Odeon of Herod Atticus is the must-see theater at the foot of the Acropolis. The Odeon of ...

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The Greek National Opera opened this season’s festival with Giacomo Puccini’s opera Turandot as Athens’ ancient theater hosts ...

Ushers prepare the Odeon of Herodes Atticus ahead of the dress rehearsal of Giacomo Puccini's "Turandot" by the Greek National Opera under the ancient Acropolis hill during the 70th Athens ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek National Opera opened this season’s festival with Giacomo Puccini’s opera Turandot as Athens’ ancient theater hosts its final festival season before it ...

The Odeon of Herod Atticus recently opened the 70th season of the annual Athens Epidaurus Festival, a cherished annual ...

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Tenor Nikos Stefanou gets his make-up ahead of Giacomo Puccini's "Turandot" performance during the 70th Athens Epidaurus Festival at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, June 3 ...

Giacomo Puccini’s “La bohème” is easily one of the most popular operas of all time. Despite being written from 1893-95 and set in 1830, today’s audiences continue to find its romantic tale of ...