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Seating capacity. 5,000. The Odeon of Herodes Atticus (Greek: Ωδείο Ηρώδου του Αττικού; also called Herodeion or Herodion; [1] Greek: Ηρώδειο) is a stone Roman theatre [2] structure located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens, Greece. The building was completed in AD 161 and then renovated in 1950.
Location (s) Athens, Epidaurus, Greece. Coordinates. 37°58′15″N 23°43′28″E / 37.97084°N 23.72452°E / 37.97084; 23.72452. Years active. 1955–present. Athens – Epidaurus Festival is an annual arts festival that takes place in Athens and Epidaurus, from May to October. It is one of the most famous festivals in Greece.
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is the summer venue for the opera productions with the collaboration of the Athens Festival. Recently, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation has funded the construction of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center , a new venue since December 2016 for the Greek National Opera, the Greek National Library and a ...
For theatergoers in Athens, watching the tragic story of the young geisha Cio-Cio-San unfold in Puccini's emotionally charged classic has become a familiar favorite at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus ...
1991: Luciano Pavarotti recital at Odeon of Herodes Atticus. 1992: Montserrat Caballé recital. 1993: The Vienna Philharmonic directed by Riccardo Muti. 1993: José Carreras recital at Odeon of Herodes Atticus and the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus. Venues. Odeon of Herodes Atticus; Athens Concert Hall "Technopolis", Gazi "Peiraios 260"
The prototype odeon was the Odeon of Pericles (Odeon of Athens), a mainly wooden building by the southern slope of the Acropolis of Athens. It was described by Plutarch as "many-seated and many-columned" and may have been square, though excavations have also suggested a different shape, 208 ft × 62 ft (63 m × 19 m).
The interior of the 5,000-seat Odeon of Herodes Atticus. In 1959, the composer and the directors of the Athens Festival agreed on incorporating Nausicaa in the festival's programme. [16] Glanville-Hicks herself undertook to tackle the various problems of organising the opera's premiere, including picking the soloists and advertising the event. [5]
Remains of the north retaining wall of the Stoa of Eumenes. The Stoa of Eumenes [1] was a Hellenistic colonnade built on the South slope of the Acropolis, Athens and which lay between the Theater of Dionysus and the Odeon of Herodes Atticus The gallery was donated to the city of Athens by the king of Pergamon, Eumenes II (197–159 BC), around 160 BC. [2]