With the aim of unhindered audio-visual viewing for all, everyone and everything, the National Opera will present in conditions of universal accessibility 30 of the performances of the 2024/25 season, in a total of 15 productions, in the Stavros Niarchos Hall and the Alternative Stage.
This year’s services of equal language and sensory access are another decisive step towards the gradual establishment of universal access to all ELLS productions.
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According to the ELLS announcement, in the selected shows – in collaboration with ATLAS EP – the existence of seats for K/deaf and hard of hearing people who use Greek Sign Language (ENG), for people who use the supertitles (CAPS) has been foreseen which cover the entire auditory channel, as well as for blind people and people with limited access to the visual communication channel, who will be able to use the audio description (AD) service. Guide dogs are also welcome. The action is implemented within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0” with funding from the European Union – NextGenerationEU.
In detail, the productions and dates of universally accessible performances for the 2024/25 season are:
STAVROS NIARCHOS HALL – SFCN
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-Aleco & The Bluebird’s Tower – Sergei Rachmaninoff, Béla Bartók
21 & 23 November 2024 | Start time: 19.30
-Don Quixote – Thiago Bordin, Marius Petipa / Ludwig Minkus
December 20, 2024| Start time: 19.30
December 24, 2024 | Start time: 18.30
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-Bohemian – Giacomo Puccini
December 31, 2024 | Start time: 18.30
January 2, 2025 | Start time: 19.30
-Tchaikovsky – Cayetano Soto / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
February 14, 2025 | Start time: 19.30
February 16, 2025 | Start time: 18.30
-Flora mirabilis – Spyridon Samaras
March 2025 (dates of universally accessible performances to be announced)
– Lucia di Lammermoor – Gaetano Donizetti
April & May 2025 (universally accessible show dates to be announced)
– The golden age – Konstantinos Rigos
May 2025 (dates of universally accessible performances to be announced)
-Journey to the land of the ugly – Trevor Grahl, Adriana Minou, Kyriaki Theano Metaxas | As part of the educational program 3rd Bell Opera
June 1, 2025 | Start time: 18.30
-Co-OPERAtive – Panos Iliopoulos, Markellos Chrysikopoulos, Vassilis Velaras
June 7, 2025 | Start time: 19.30
ALTERNATIVE STAGE ELS – SNFCC
– Isadora Duck – Stella Michaelidou / Kostas Bombolos
29 and 30 November 2024 | Start time: 11.00
– Mataroa on the horizon – Nikos Kypourgos, Thodoris Ambazis
December 14, 2024| Start time: 19.30
December 18, 2024| Start time: 20.30
– I want to see the Pope! – Theofrastos Sakellaridis
February 9, 2025 | Start time: 19.30
February 15, 2025 | Start time: 20.30
-Mythos – Giorgos Karakantzas
February 22, 2025| Start time: 20.30
February 23, 2025 | Start time: 11.00
-Madre Salonico – Leon A. Nar, Victor Ardittis
April 2025 (dates of universally accessible performances to be announced)
-The Fall of the House of Commons – Orestis Papaioannou / Alekos Lountzis
May 2025 (dates of universally accessible performances to be announced)
As stated in the ELLS announcement, accessibility services are provided free of charge for people with disabilities. People with disabilities pay a student ticket price (10 euros for the Alternative Stage and 12 or 15 euros for the Stavros Niarchos Hall).
The funding agency for the universal accessibility services for the performance is the Ministry of Culture, in the context of the Project: “SUB.1.1.6 Attracting people 65+ and people with disabilities to actions of the National Opera”, which is implemented in the context of the National Recovery Plan and Resilience “Greece 2.0” funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.
Presale:
Spectators wishing to make use of the accessibility services are requested to purchase their tickets at the National Opera Box Office at the SNFCC, by phone at 2130885700 (daily 9.00-21.00) or by email at boxoffice@nationalopera.gr. For booking assistance, you can also contact ATLAS EP at 6993507553 or by email at askatlasep@gmail.com.
Source: www.zougla.gr
