Greek National Opera

Greek opera and ballet company
Organization opera_company Q582625
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Greek National Opera

Summary

Greek National Opera is an opera company[1]. It draws 69 Wikipedia views per month (opera_company category, ranking #24 of 59).[2]

Key Facts

  • Greek National Opera's field of work was opera[3].
  • Greek National Opera's field of work was ballet[4].
  • Greek National Opera's field of work was operetta[5].
  • Greek National Opera is located in Kallithea Municipality[6].
  • Greek National Opera is in the country of Greece[7].
  • Greek National Opera's instance of is recorded as opera company[8].
  • Greek National Opera's instance of is recorded as organization[9].
  • Greek National Opera's instance of is recorded as ballet company[10].
  • Greek National Opera's founder is recorded as Costis Bastias[11].
  • Greek National Opera's headquarters location is recorded as Greek National Opera House[12].
  • The location of Greek National Opera was Greek National Opera House[13].
  • Greek National Opera took place at Odeon of Herodes Atticus[14].
  • Greek National Opera's child organization or unit is recorded as Greek National Opera Dance School[15].
  • Greek National Opera's Commons category is recorded as Greek National Opera[16].
  • Greek National Opera's industry is recorded as opera[17].
  • Greek National Opera's archives at is recorded as Greek National Opera Virtual Educational Museum[18].
  • March 5, 1939 marks the founding of Greek National Opera[19].
  • Greek National Opera's official website is recorded as https://nationalopera.gr[20].
  • Greek National Opera's described at URL is recorded as https://collection.melos-project.gr/archive/item/1665[21].
  • Greek National Opera's described at URL is recorded as https://hellenicmusicarchive.gr/archive/item/3831[22].
  • Greek National Opera's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Εθνική Λυρική Σκηνή'}[23].
  • Greek National Opera's legal form is recorded as legal person under private law[24].
  • Greek National Opera's date of official opening is recorded as December 13, 1939[25].
  • Greek National Opera's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'ΕΛΣ'}[26].
  • Greek National Opera's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'GNO'}[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[28]

  • Country: GR[29]

  • Began / founded: 1939-03-05[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b9e6c0a2-87cf-4919-9cbc-d61171deb8cb[31]

Body

Founding

Greek National Opera's founder is recorded as Costis Bastias[11]. March 5, 1939 marks the founding of it[19].

Identity

Greek National Opera's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Εθνική Λυρική Σκηνή'}[23]. Short names include {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'ΕΛΣ'}[26], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'GNO'}[27], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'OPG'}[32].

Operations

Greek National Opera's headquarters location is recorded as Greek National Opera House[12]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Greek National Opera Dance School[15].

Industry

Greek National Opera's industry is recorded as opera[17]. Fields of work include opera[3], a music genre[33], founded in 1600[34]; ballet[4], a performing arts genre[35]; and operetta[5], an opera genre[36], founded in 1850[37].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Greek National Opera include Greek National Opera Chorus[38], a choir[39], in Greece[40], founded in 1939[41].

Why It Matters

Greek National Opera draws 69 Wikipedia views per month (opera_company category, ranking #24 of 59).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for it include Greek National Opera Chorus[38], a choir[39], in Greece[40], founded in 1939[41].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Greek National Opera Virtual Educational Museum. Retrieved . virtualmuseum.nationalopera.gr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Greek National Opera Virtual Educational Museum. Retrieved . virtualmuseum.nationalopera.gr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · AntonyFragakis · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4w ago · AntonyFragakis · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legal form Legal Entity of Public Law, legal person under private law
    Child organization or unit Greek National Opera Dance School
    Website
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