Jon & Vangelis - Ill Find My Way Home (Remastered)

In 1939, the A. Lyrics of the Skinny (Musical Stage) opera house was opened in A. , which is the center of muses. culture of Greece. Since 1944, the opera troupe has been performing at the Olimpia Theater, with a hall for 1100 seats (the building was reconstructed in 1958). During its existence, the theater several times ceased operations due to material difficulties. The basis of the repertoire is classic. opera, ch. arr. Italian works of Greek composers are rarely performed. Other theaters of A. also stage musical performances. Among major muses. collectives working in A . : symph. orchestra (since 1943 the state), where the conductors A. Marsik and D. Mitropoulos, the Athenian choir (organized in 1921), the quartet of ancient instruments, the orchestra worked. music "Buzuki", created by composer M. Theodorakis (since 1967 the orchestra has been in exile), female choir a cappella. From 1955, a festival was regularly held in A. from July to August, including opera and dramatic. performances, symphonic. and chamber concerts. The festival takes place outdoors in the ancient theater of Herod Attica and in other open air venues.