| |
|
 Important Dates |
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
1997
First public statement of the President, as she dedicated her concert at
the Opera Comique marking the 20th anniversary of the death of Maria Callas
to the need for the creation of a new building for the Hellenic Opera and an
Opera Academy which would bear the name of Maria Callas. |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
1999
First visit of Ms Vasso Papantoniou to the 'Stavros Niarchos'
Foundation. |
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
2000
The 'Company for the Creation of a New Building for the Hellenic
Opera and of a 'Maria Callas' Academy', civil non-profit company, is set
up, consisting initially of 30 partners, who were also the founder members
of the Company. Athens is nominated as the place of its registered headquarters,
with its offices at 21 Lykavettou St, Kolonaki.
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
2004
Although the Company started out with the choice of the Cerameicus
as a site, on the proposal of the Ministry of Culture it finally
adopted the choice of the former Race Course in the Phaleron Delta
as the best possible solution. The Cerameicus option was judged
to be time and money-consuming.
Visit of the President to the 'Stavros Niarchos' Foundation and
submission of the specific designs drawn up by the Company, so
that the Foundation's great decision could be taken. This was announced
in November 2006.
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
2005
Visit to the Company's offices, by invitation, of the Mayor of Kallithea, Mr
Askounis, to discuss issues of the site.
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
2006
2 February. Fresh contacts of Ms Vasso Papantoniou with the 'Stavros Niarchos'
Foundation at which, her proposal that the Foundation should undertake the funding
of the Hellenic Opera and the 'Maria Callas' Opera Academy is discussed and examined.
Official announcement of the intentions of the 'Stavros Niarchos' Foundation
to finance the new building of the National Opera together with the National
Library.
|
 |
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
2007
Tele-conference of the Prime Minister with the representative
of the 'Stavros Niarchos' Foundation, which has its headquarters
in New York, Andreas Drakopoulos, and signing of a memorandum on
the construction of the Opera building.
The vision becomes a reality.
The Company continues towards its second objective, the 'Maria
Callas' Academy of Lyric Art.
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
