Full programme of la Scala’s Gala des Étoiles – 30 and 31 October

Below is the full programme of Gala des Étoiles, at La Scala on 30 and 31 October. The Gala will be transmitted live by Italian television, Rai, on Rai5, and in cinemas internationally both live and over the next two months.

It can also be followed live from the wings via La Scala’s site and its YouTube channel with Gramilano and Silvia Farina presenting this rare opportunity to see a complete dance event backstage, from the point of view of the dancers and technicians.

Gala des Étoiles

Lucia Lacarra – Marlon Dino
Light Rain – Pas de deux
Choreography by Gerald Arpino
Music by Douglas Adams and Russ Gauthier

Melissa Hamilton – Claudio Coviello
Manon – Pas de deux – Act I
Choreography by Kenneth MacMillan
Music by Jules Massenet

Maria Eichwald – Mick Zeni
La rose malade
Choreography by Roland Petit
Music by Gustav Mahler

Alina Somova – Leonid Sarafanov
Grand Pas Classique
Choreography by Victor Gsovsky
Music by Daniel-François Auber

Polina Semionova – Roberto Bolle
Carmen – Pas de deux
Choreography by Roland Petit
Music by Georges Bizet

Svetlana Zakharova
The Dying Swan
Choreography by Mikhail Fokin
Music by Camille Saint-Saëns

Nicoletta Manni – Ivan Vasiliev
Don Quixote
Grand Pas de deux, Act III
Choreography by Marius Petipa
Music by Ludwig Minkus

INTERVAL

Lucia Lacarra – Marlon Dino
Three Preludes
Choreography by Ben Stevenson
Music by Sergei Rachmaninov
Piano Roberto Cominati

Maria Eichwald – Massimo Murru
Romeo and Juliet – Balcony Pas de deux
Choreography by Kenneth MacMillan
Music by Sergei Prokofiev

Maria Vinogradova – Ivan Vasiliev
Spartacus – Pas de deux
Choreography by Yuri Grigorovich
Music by Aram Khachaturian

Roberto Bolle
Prototype
Concept and choreography Massimiliano Volpini
Original music by Piero Salvatori produced by Fausto Dasè
Visual effects and video editing Avantgarde Numerique e Xchanges Vfx Design

Svetlana Zakharova – Leonid Sarafanov
Le Corsaire – Pas de deux
Choreography by Marius Petipa
Music by Riccardo Drigo

Gramilano Editor

Graham Spicer, aka ‘Gramilano’, is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Carla Fracci.

Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in many books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.

He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.