Greek National Opera Attica. The new 28,000 m² (301,000 sq. ft.) auditorium is an architectural jewel, designed to enhance the opera experience for patrons and artists alike. During the late 1880s, the first Greek Opera was presented at the old Theatre in Athens. Between 1888 and 1890 the Greek Opera toured regions with then substantial Greek diaspora populations such as Egypt, Turkey and Romania, presenting operas such as Mozart’s "The Abduction from the Seraglio, "Donizetti’s "La favorite" and "Lucia di Lammermoor" and Bellini’s "La sonnambula." After 1924, following its tour of the United States and establishment as a significant cultural institution at home
Christiane Eda-Pierre Chicago, and New York. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1980 as Konstanze, and went on to sing other roles there: Antonia in "Les contes d'Hoffmann" and Gilda in "Rigoletto". She became a teacher at the Paris Conservatory in 1977, while continuing her career in opera and in concert. The possessor of a beautiful, rich and agile voice, which enabled her to succeed in a wide variety of roles, Eda-Pierre can be heard on several recordings, her three most famous being on the Philips label, as Konstanze in "Abduction from the Seraglio" and Teresa in "Benvenuto Cellini", both under