Nana Mouskouri

Nana Mouskouri, one of the most iconic voices in global music, has announced her intention to retire from the stage. At almost 90 years old, she shared her decision in an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel.

“I want to give a few more performances, and then that will be it. I think I’ve done enough,” said Mouskouri, reflecting on her long and illustrious career.

Minos EMI/Universal is releasing a double CD album in 249 countries of previously unpublished Greek songs recorded by the legendary Nana Mouskouri from the mid-1950s and the early 1960s at the National Radio Foundation.

A phony social media account spread fake news on Wednesday that famous Greek singer Nana Mouskouri has passed away.

The gruesome news was announced in a fake Twitter account which carried the name and photo of the acting Minister of Culture and Sports Giorgos Koumendakis, who later posted that the fake account was created by Italian writer Tommaso Debenedetti.

From music to theater and dance, the Greek Festival celebrates its 56th anniversary this summer. Founded in 1955 as the Athens Festival, its bar was set high right from the start, with Dimitris Mitropoulos leading the New York Philharmonic in one of the event’s curtain-raising performances. It has since hosted living legends including Maria Callas, Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn.