Jules Massenet

Werther | Athens | March & April

Heralding the debut of leading mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili in the role of Charlotte, the Greek National Opera (nationalopera.gr) is staging a revival of the late Spyros Evangelatos' 2014 production of Jules Massenet's "Werther," this time showing at the Stavros Niarchos Stage, with Francesco Demuro, who thrilled audiences in the GNO's recent production of "Rigoletto" at the Herod Atticus

The Snow Queen | Athens | December 17-27

The Kiev National Opera Ballet will be performing "The Snow Queen" at the Athens Concert Hall in a series of shows from December 17 to 27. Choreographed by Aniko Rekhviashvili, the two-act ballet is based on the much-loved fairy tale penned by Hans Christian Andersen, with music by P.I. Tchaikovsky, Anatoly Lyadov, Anton Rubinstein, Edvard Grieg and Jules Massenet. Shows start at 4 p.m.