The Greek community of New York will celebrate the bicentenary of the Greek War of Independence on June 6 with Sail to Freedom.
1821 ANNIVERSARY
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens presents “The Free and the Brave: American Philhellenes and the Glorious Struggle of the Greeks (1776-1866).”
Two hundred years ago, the Greek War of Independence was marred by disease and dissension, its triumph lost in typhus, plague, cholera, chickenpox, malaria and tuberculosis, its vocal messages-signals lost in the noise of division.
Former US senator and Secretary of State John Kerry, former French minister Jack Lang and Swiss banker Charles Pictet were presented with the International Awards of Philhellenism ‘Lord Byron’ for 2021 at a ceremony of the the Academy of Athens on Wednesday.
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou visited on Tuesday a monumental exhibition for the bicentenary of the Greek Revolution, titled “1821, Before and After,” hosted by the Benaki Museum.
It may be lacking the glitz and glamour originally envisioned before the pandemic, but the bicentennial of the 1821 Greek Revolution has already served its true purpose by activating a new, more incisive exploration of the country’s past through the prism of the greatest event to define the modern Greek state.
In celebration of the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution, the Athens Concert Hall is streaming a performance by the Meizon men’s choir of “Hymn to Freedom.”
The one-shot coronavirus vaccination developed by US drugmaker Johnson & Johnson will start being administered in Greece next Monday, the general secretary for primary healthcare told Monday’s public briefing on the course of the pandemic.
A major anniversary like the one Greece is celebrating this year is an opportunity to ponder the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
I have to admit that as I headed to the Museum of Cycladic Art for a tour of “Antiquarianism and Philhellenism,” I suspected I would most probably get bored at the sight of golden table clocks and oil paintings depicting rebellious men in frilly white foustanellas.
On the 200th anniversary of Greece’s War of Independence against Ottoman rule, the Society for the Preservation of the Greek Heritage (SPGH) is launching a series of virtual events exploring a modern meaning of Greek identity, starting with a webinar-style panel discussion on history on Saturday, April 24, at 12 p.m. (EDT).
Philippe Auguin is by no means new to the Greek National Opera. Before taking up the invitation to conduct Umberto Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier,” the French maestro had worked with the company on “Tannhäuser” in 2009, “Nabucco” in 2018, “La Sonnambula” in 2019 and “Don Carlos” in 2020.
It was with interest that I read US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt’s column in Kathimerini on January 18 on the 200-year anniversary of our War of Independence and the bonds between the US and Greece.
Greece is celebrating its bicentennial – at least it is if we begin calculations from the beginning of the revolution. The country’s course so far has been adventurous, and today’s Greece has very little in common with that of 1821.
The struggle at sea has always been tough and relentless. During my 35-year struggle, there were many times I was told I was not going to make it.
As enthusiasm over the March 25 celebrations gradually subsides, a reality check would perhaps be in order.
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