Z | Athens | April 14-15 & 17-18

Vassilis Vassilikos’s 1967 subversive political thriller “Z” – which was captured on film by Costa-Gavras – has now been adapted for the stage in an opera penned by Germany-based Greek composer Minas Barboudakis with a libretto by Vangelis Hadzigiannidis for the Greek National Opera’s Alternative Stage. The company has added English surtitles for the performances at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) on April 14, 15, 17 and 18, with shows starting at 8.30 p.m. Tickets cost 18 and 25 euros and can be purchased by phone at 213.088.5700 or online at www.tickets.public.gr, www.ticketservices.gr and www.nationalopera.gr.

SNFCC, 364 Syngrou, Kallithea, 

tel 216.809.1000