Overview

• The Odeon of Herod Atticus concluded its 70th Athens Epidaurus Festival season in June and will close at the end of summer for restoration.
• Culture Minister Lina Mendoni has confirmed that at least three years will be needed to complete maintenance and address the theater’s structural fatigue.
• Ongoing studies will determine the full scope of repairs and the venue’s eventual reopening date.
• This 18-century-old open-air theater has hosted legends from Luciano Pavarotti and Maria Callas to Coldplay and Frank Sinatra.
• Festival organizers must identify new locations to stage performances during the Odeon’s extended hiatus.