Alexandre Dumas

"Beethoven needed four notes for his 5th Symphony to be recognized: ta-ta-ta-taaaa. Theodorakis only needed two: pa-dam!" the famous Dutch violinist and conductor Andre Rieu tells Kathimerini while he is preparing for his first concert in Greece with his Johann Strauss Orchestra, rehearsing his own version of the syrtaki.

The work of French author Alexandre Dumas has attracted stars since the birth of cinema, through silent-era hero Douglas Fairbanks and Leonardo DiCaprio, not forgetting a certain Volodymyr Zelensky and - almost - The Beatles.

Conductor Ion Marin was presented today with the French Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters "for his immense career, for his tireless friendship for France, for the constant connection he has established" between France and Romania, as French ambassador in Bucharest Laurence Auer said at the award ceremony.

Turkish director Ferzan Özpetek, who is a well-known figure in Italian cinema, is again staging Verdi's famous opera 'La Traviata' in Naples for the first time since 2012Italy-based Turkish director Ferzan Özpetek has directed Guiseppe Verdi's famous opera "La Traviata" for a second time, premiering the piece on Nov. 3 at Europe's oldest theater, the Real Tiatro di San Carlo in Naples.