“The Cretan Girl”, a comic opera by Spyros Samaras, a historic production by the Greek National Opera, is again performed at the Olympia Municipal Music Theatre “Maria Kallas” on 18 December, for six shows, in the framework of “Christmas in Athens” by the Municipality of Athens, 105 years after its first presentation in the Municipal Theatre of Athens in 1916. The plot unfolds in Crete under Venetian rule (1211-1715). Areti, a beautiful Cretan girl, disguises herself as Manolios to convince the Venetian Duke of Crete to grant rights to her people.

Petros Zoulias is the director and Andreas Tselikas the maestro of the Symphony Orchestra and the Choir of the Municipality of Athens. Some of the protagonists from a decade ago return to the stage as well:

Musical direction: Andreas Tselikas

Director: Petros Zoulias

Set design/costumes: Anastasia Arseni

Kinesiology: Fotis Diamantopoulos

Lighting: Katerina Maragoudaki

Choir conductor: Stavros Beris

Musical training: Dimitris Giakas

Musical material: Vyron Fidetzis

Assistant director: Konstantina Strani

Areti:

Eleni Voudouraki (18,21,23,27/12)

Miranda Makrynioti (19,25/12)

Countess:

Marilena Striftobola (18,21,23,27/12)

Annie Fassea (19,25/12)

Duke:

Dionysis Tsantinis (18,21,23,27/12)

Giorgos Papadimitriou (19,25/12)

Duchess: 

Julia Souglakou (18,21,23,27/12)

Maria Vlachopoulou (19,25/12)

Pavlos:

Dimitris Paksoglou (19,21,25,27/12)

Konstantinos Klironomos (18,23/12)

Michalis: 

Giannis Filias (18,21,23,27/12)

Christos Kechris (19,25/12)

Fourlanos:

Marios Sarantidis (18,21,23,27/12)

Giorgos Iatrou (19,25/12)

Don Placido: 

Pavlos Pantazopoulos (18,21,23,27/12)

Marinos Tarnanas (19,25/12)