Part of Greece's soul has died, says culture minister Country declares three days national mourning Tortured for his views, he died a Communist ATHENS, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Composer Mikis Theodorakis, ...

For those with only a nodding acquaintance with Greece and Greek music, the name of Mikis Theodorakis, who has died aged 96, still conjures up Zorba the Greek and that moment on a Cretan beach when ...

Mikis Theodorakis was an internationally recognized Greek symbol of resistance to capitalism and foreign influence in Greece. When I left Greece for the United States in 1961, he was 36 years old. He ...