Fostering Culture

We promote culture in Greece

We support artists who present unique musical compositions that promote ethics and cultural awareness. We believe that in these tough times, opportunities for intellectual stimulation must be encouraged more than ever.

In June 2024 we will sponsor one of the most famous operas of all ages, Tosca by Giacomo Puccini. Lukas Karytinos is the conductor, Hugo de Ana is the director and set and costume designer, and Katerina Petsatodi is the revival director. It will be opening the 2024 Athens Festival, at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.

In addition, we sponsored Carmen, staged at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre in February. The production will return in June for a few performances only. It is a production of the Greek National Opera Ballet, choreographed by the amazing Swedish choreographer Johan Inger. It was first staged in 2015 in Madrid by the Spanish National Dance Company.

What we have accomplished so far

Greek National Opera

We have supported major productions of the Greek National Opera as an exclusive sponsor:

• Don Quixote – The Greek National Opera Ballet staged the classic choreography by Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus, at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre in December 2022. Costumes were by the internationally acclaimed designer Mary Katrantzou.
• The Tales of Hoffman by Jacques Offenbach – One of the most popular French operas was staged at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre in January 2023, directed by leading European opera and theatre director Krzysztof Warlikowski. La Monnaie Opera of Brussels participated in the production.
• Don Carlo by Giuseppe Verdi – Co-produced by the Royal Opera House, London, the New York Metropolitan Opera and the Norwegian National Opera. It was presented in December 2019 and January 2020 at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre.

• Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi – Directed by Leo Muscato, one of the most popular operas by Giuseppe Verdi was staged in June 2018 at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus. An original production with the renowned baritone Dimitri Platanias as performer, the opera opened the 2018 Athens Festival.
• Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi – One of the most popular operas by Giuseppe Verdi, directed by Nikos Petropoulos. The opera was staged in 2017 for 4 performances at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.

• Aida by Giuseppe Verdi – Conductors: Elias Voudouris and Myron Michailidis. Director: Enrico Castiglione. Aida was the opening production of the 2016 Athens Festival, with 4 performances at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.
• Tribute to Teresa Stratas – Conductor: Elias Voudouris. The life and career of the legendary Greek-Canadian soprano were presented in a production staged for one night only at Olympia Theatre in May 2015.
• Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo – Exclusively sponsored by Eurobank, the Suitcase Opera of the Greek National Opera staged the production in 2015. With the sets and costumes packed in a suitcase, the opera travelled to 8 Greek cities. Accompanied by a single piano, the troupe brought to life the tragic story of Canio.
• Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Conductor: Lukas Karytinos. Director: Yannis Houvardas. This Greek National Opera production was staged at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in June 2014.

Athens Concert Hall

We have sponsored performances staged at the Athens Concert Hall:

• Whirlwind of Destiny – A new, intelligent and multidimensional play by Christophoros Christofis with historical significance, which poses its own questions about life and death, was presented in March 2024 at the Athens Concert Hall.

• Every Wish Is a Song! – The Rosarte Children’s Choir sent its own festive message in this musical journey. In 2016, 230 young choristers sang some all-time classic Christmas carols, taking us on a journey through Greece and the world over.
• Handel's Messiah – In 2016 the awarded Armonia Atenea Camerata performed one of the most enduring Christmas musical masterpieces on period instruments. Distinguished vocal soloists and the Musica Atenea choir accompanied the orchestra.
• Adagio – Music for Easter – In 2014 we were the exclusive sponsors of 5 performances held at the Athens Concert Hall as part of the production Adagio – Music for Easter.

Each performance was dedicated to a different composition. The musicians performed the St John Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach, Epitaphios by Mikis Theodorakis and other works.

• Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti – The opera inaugurated the historic partnership between the Athens Concert Hall and Milan’s La Scala in 2011. The performances coincided with a groundbreaking educational project for 5,000 students. 

Performances for Children

From 2013 to 2016 we were exclusive sponsors of the Sunday Mornings at the Concert Hall, an event staged at the Athens Concert Hall for the last 20 years. Every Sunday morning, artists performed popular works with the aim of introducing children and young people to the world of music.

During the 2014-2015 season, we sponsored a musical rendition of Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne for children. We held a special performance for 350 children from 9 charities. The interactive show and the music offered a unique theatrical experience to the young audience.

Benaki Museum

In 2023 we started our new long-term partnership with one of the top cultural institutions in Greece, the Benaki Museum. As a permanent sponsor of its exhibition programme, we are very happy to contribute to the Museum’s work that fosters the arts and Greek culture.

Museum of Cycladic Art

We were exclusive sponsor of the exhibition “Chaeronea, 2 August 338 BC: A day that changed the world” that ran from November 2023 until March 2024. The exhibition highlighted one of the most important historical events of Greek antiquity, the battle of Chaeronea, through modern media. The battle brought Alexander the Great onto the political stage and contributed to the creation of the modern world.