Casa dei Mezzo Music Festival

Listen to our music!

Our unique music festival offers you an unforgettable opportunity to experience live performances by world-class artists in the beautiful and intimate setting of Villa Casa dei Mezzo, Makrigialos, Crete.

This event makes an important cultural contribution to the summer season in Makrigialos and is the only annual classical chamber music festival held on Crete.

• Tickets for all of the evening concerts held at Villa Casa dei Mezzo are priced at just €20 each
• The Thursday 22 June opening concert (sponsored and organized by the Municipality of Ierapetra) at Makrigialos harbour is FREE
• The Saturday 24 June lunchtime concert at the historic Villa de Mezzo in Etia costs only a donation of €10 per person

Download the festival programme (Adobe Acrobat Document)

“The programme is very interesting all together, and somehow tight - in the very good sense of the word - compact, so to speak. Exciting!”

Tickets may be purchased in advance from the White Houses office (by the old harbour) or from Villea Village.

Festival poster and radio spot

• Please download print and display our festival poster
• Listen to our festival radio spot

Please donate

The musicians of the Casa dei Mezzo Music Festival are all performers of the very highest calibre and assembling such a fine group of musicians is possible only with significant support for the festival by sponsorships. We also welcome other donations of any amount.

Please email casadeimezzo@sit.forthnet.gr for details of how to donate.

Harbour Concert, Thursday evening 22 June

Three local choirs will perform at a special harbour concert sponsored and organized by the Municipality of Ierapetra.

• Ierapetra Youth Choir (leader Jenny Fragouli)
• Coro Sitia (leader George Papadakis)
• Francisco Leontaritis School Choir Makrigialos (leader Despina Panteli)

Lunchtime Concert, Saturday 24 June at historic Villa de Mezzo

We are delighted to announce that a very popular event from our previous festivals - the lunchtime concert at historic Villa de Mezzo in Etia - will return for our 2017 season.