Olympia Theatre, Opera house on Akadimias Street, Athens, Greece
The Olympia Theatre is an opera house on Akadimias Street in central Athens, equipped with modern technical facilities. The venue accommodates many guests and hosts different types of performances throughout the year.
The theatre was home to the Greek National Opera for over 50 years before the company moved to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre in 2017. This relocation marked a turning point in the building's role in the city's cultural life.
The theatre was renamed in 2018 after Maria Callas, who sang Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana here in spring 1944, her first professional appearance in a Greek National Opera production. The building on Akadimias Street now carries her name rather than displaying her belongings.
The location near Panepistimio metro station makes it easy for visitors to arrive by public transportation. Many restaurants and cafes surround the address at 59 Akadimias Street, making it simple to plan a complete outing.
The first Olympia Theatre, built in 1915–16 to Stavros Christidis's plans, had a French-style hall with a semicircular orchestra, a wide balcony and 24 loges. It was demolished in 1954 and rebuilt on the same site three years later to designs by Panos Tsolakis.
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