July 13 / Mikis Theodorakis – Odysseas Elytis: Axion Esti

The Ministry of Culture has declared 2025 as the “Year of Mikis Theodorakis”, as it marks 100 years since the birth of the great composer. Participating in the honorary celebration, the Athens Epidaurus Festival presents the magnificent Axion Esti, the poetic composition of Odysseus Elytis set to music by Mikis Theodorakis. A doubly emblematic work of modern Greek culture, Axion Esti is a folk oratorio for folk singer, chanter, reader, mixed choir, folk instruments and symphony orchestra.