The Greek National Opera is the only lyric theatre of Greece, established in 1939 as a part of the then called Royal Theatre, which matured during the years of the occupation of Greece by the German forces. In particular during that period the Greek National Opera was one of the very small free voices left in our enslaved country and since the year 1944 the Greek National Opera operates as an autonomous organisation.ts continuation.

During the year 1888, the first Greek Opera was presented at the old Theatre of Bukura with the play "The Candidate Parliamentarian" by Spyros Xyndas. Between 1888 and 1890 the Greek opera House toured all over the centres of the Greek immigrants of Egypt, Russia, Turkey and Rumania, presenting plays like :

The Greek Opera House, inspite of its enormous economic and many other problems that had to be confronted, it has survived during a period of more than 40 years and in the meantime it offered its valuable services to the cultural life of the country and the various centres of the Greek immigrants around the world, up to the moment that the Greek state acknowledged the services rendered by the Greek Opera House by promoting the theatrical arts in Greece and decided to give authority to this kind of effort. During the year 1939 the Greek National Opera was established under the management of Kostis Bastias, who was a dynamic manager and remained at this post more than 25 years helping in many ways the Lyric Theatre of this country.

The Athens Opera is the only lyric theatre of Greece. The establishment of the Greek National Opera was based on the Greek Opera House and is considered as part of At first it was established by Napoleon Lambelet, Dionyssios Lavrangas and by a group of inspired musicians. During the year 1888, the first Greek Opera was presented.

Since the year 1944 the Athens Opera operates as an autonomous organisation. Many famous names of the lyric singers participated in performances presented by the Greek National Opera, who later on became famous abroad. Certainly the most important of them all is Maria Callas , who signed the first professional contract with the Greek National Opera on June 20, 1940.

The Greek National Opera is the only lyric theatre of Greece, established in 1939 as a part of the then called Royal Theatre, which matured during the years of the occupation of Greece by the German forces. In particular during that period the Greek National Opera was one of the very small free voices left in our enslaved country and since the year 1944 the Greek National Opera operates as an autonomous organisation.iThe Greek National Opera is the only lyric theatre of Greece, established in 1939 as a part of the then called Royal Theatre, which matured during the years of the occupation of Greece by the German forces. In particular during that period the Greek National Opera was one of the very small free voices left in our enslaved country and since the year 1944 the Greek National Opera operates as an autonomous organisation.ts continuation.

During the year 1888, the first Greek Opera was presented at the old Theatre of Bukura with the play "The Candidate Parliamentarian" by Spyros Xyndas. Between 1888 and 1890 the Greek opera House toured all over the centres of the Greek immigrants of Egypt, Russia, Turkey and Rumania, presenting plays like :

The Greek Opera House, inspite of its enormous economic and many other problems that had to be confronted, it has survived during a period of more than 40 years and in the meantime it offered its valuable services to the cultural life of the country and the various centres of the Greek immigrants around the world, up to the moment that the Greek state acknowledged the services rendered by the Greek Opera House by promoting the theatrical arts in Greece and decided to give authority to this kind of effort. During the year 1939 the Greek National Opera was established under the management of Kostis Bastias, who was a dynamic manager and remained at this post more than 25 years helping in many ways the Lyric Theatre of this country.