21st International Festival of the Aegean

21st International Festival of the Aegean

27 July - 2 August 2026

Performance on the island of Syros
in Hermoupolis
APOLLON THEATER

General & Artistic Director
Eilana Lappalainen

FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

July 23rd Villa Tsiropina (Della Grazia) 19:30
Festival Kick-off for the 21st Annual Festival

FREE FOR THE PUBLIC

July 27th Apollo Theater 20:30 (Festival Premiere)
Spanish Splendour
Zarzuela Music and Mexican Songs
Solo Artists from Operisima Mexico
Conductor / Pianist: Rogelio Rioja

July 28th Apollo Theater 20:30
Puccini's La Boheme (Fully staged production with Piano)
Solo Artists from Operisima Mexico
Conductor / Pianist: Rogelio Rioja
Co-Stage Directors: Eilana Lappalainen & Erendira Gordilla

July 29th Apollo Theater 20:30
Granada
Operisima Mexico Soloists as spacial guests
Flamenco dancer & band from Granada Spain

July 30th Apollo Theater 20:30
A Symphony Evening
Festival Orchestra
Conductor: Andrej Naunov

July 31st Apollo Theater 20:30
Puccini's La Fanciulla del West
(Fully staged production with orchestra)
Festival Orchestra
Conductor: Andrej Naunov
Stage Director: Eilana Lappalainen

August 1st Apollo Theater 20:30
A Grand Opera Gala
200 Year Celebration for Hermoupolis
International Artists
Festival Orchestra
Conductor: Rogelio Rioja

August 2nd Apollo Theater 20:30
Puccini's La Fanciulla del West
(Fully staged production with orchestra)
Festival Orchestra
Conductor: Andrej Naunov
Stage Director: Eilana Lappalainen