{"id":13723,"date":"2022-12-05T16:28:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T14:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureisathens.gr\/nea-labri-selida-gia-to-istoriko-spiti-tis-kallas-stin-patisiwn\/"},"modified":"2022-12-12T16:20:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T14:20:28","slug":"nea-labri-selida-gia-to-istoriko-spiti-tis-kallas-stin-patisiwn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureisathens.gr\/en\/nea-labri-selida-gia-to-istoriko-spiti-tis-kallas-stin-patisiwn\/","title":{"rendered":"A new bright “page” for the historic house of M. Callas on Patision Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The President of Maria Callas Lyric Art Academy, Vasso Papantoniou, and the Mayor of Athens, Kostas Bakoyannis,<\/strong> announced today, at a press conference, the restoration of the historic building in which the leading Greek soprano, Maria Callas, lived. The restored building will house the namesake Academy of Lyric Art.<\/strong> The project, undertaken by the Athens<\/strong> Anaplasis SA<\/strong>, will be fully financed with European funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The City of Athens <\/strong>is taking the first important step towards its restoration by announcing the project’s tender through the “Athens<\/strong> Anaplasis SA<\/strong>” at the beginning of the year. The building of about 1,500 sq.m. is a listed building of exceptional architecture and aesthetics, Jugendstil type, in which Callas lived with her family from 1937 – after returning from America, where she was born and lived her childhood – until 1945. It is a true ornament in the heart of Athens.  The Mayor of Athens supported the concept <\/strong>to house the Maria Callas Lyric Art Academy<\/strong>, in the building of 61 Patission Avenue, from day one – a vision that the President of Maria Callas Lyric Art Academy, soprano, Vasso Papantoniou,<\/strong> was struggling to implement for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It is one of the most beautiful buildings in the city, equal to the best similar buildings in cities like Paris, London or Rome<\/strong>. However, the decaying building – abandoned for a long time – caused mixed emotions. Though connected to Callas’ glamour, its image did not correspond to what it should have been. So today, we give it a new life aiming to offer it a second glorious period”, said<\/strong> the Mayor of Athens, stressing:<\/strong> “The tender documents are ready. We have managed to secure full funding, and we will launch the tender at the beginning of the year”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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