Passion & Myth | Athens | April 10
Renowned Italian chamber orchestra I Solisti Veneti and celebrated Greek contralto Marita Paparizou will perform a seasonal Easter concert at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.
Pontes & Frangoulis | Athens | May 9 & 10
Fado crossover sensation Dulce Pontes will join acclaimed tenor Mario Frangoulis on stage at the Athens Concert Hall.
A window for rapprochement
The bilateral relationship between Greece and Turkey after the massive February 6 tremors appears to indicate that so-called earthquake diplomacy has successfully brought the two countries closer together.
Police unravel drug-trafficking gang
Police have unraveled a drug-trafficking gang whose leaders, a couple aged 33 and 35, used their two daughters and another minor to hide the drugs and collect them from hidden places, as well as to transport them for further delivery.
Optimism expressed for Greece’s 2023 tourism reservations
The general meeting of the Hellenic Hoteliers Federation last week heard members express their optimism that tourism reservations this year would surpass the 2019 figures.
Law passed for managing crime-related assets
A draft law on managing assets confiscated over criminal activity was the last Finance Ministry bill to be voted in the plenary before elections.
Eight arrests after clashes between soccer fans
Police said on Saturday morning that eight people were arrested after violent clashes between soccer fans on Friday afternoon in the area of Seismoplykta in Ioannina, northwestern Greece.
Missa Solemnis | Athens | April 12
German maestro Christoph Poppen leads the Athens State Orchestra, soprano Karen Leiber, mezzo Ingeborg Danz, tenor Jenish Ysmanov and bass Petros Magoulas in Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis.”
Thalassini Douma | Athens | To June 18
Photographer Thalassini Douma sounds the alarm about climate change with a show at the Herakleidon Museum.
Will AI systems have rights or will they be our digital slaves?
In a post-capitalist society, the integration of artificial intelligence into the economic system will dramatically reduce the role of the human factor.