Winterreise by Angelin Preljocaj

New commission from Teatro alla Scala in Milan – runs from 24 January to 9 March 2019

Winterreise

Franz Schubert

Running Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company

World Premiere

Choreography
Angelin Preljocaj

Sets
Constance Guisset

Lights
Eric Soyer

Costumes
Angelin Preljocaj

MUSICIANS

Bass-baritone
Thomas Tatzl

Piano
James Vaughan

DANCERS

Antonella Albano, Alessandra Vassallo, Stefania Ballone, Chiara Fiandra, Agnese Di Clemente, Giulia Lunardi, Benedetta Montefiore, Marco Agostino, Christian Fagetti, Matteo Gavazzi, Marco Messina, Eugenio Lepera, Andrea Risso.

Schubert’s masterpiece, Winterreise (A Winter Journey), traces an introspective journey of the soul.

Following an absence of several years, Angelin Preljocaj, an eclectic and sensitive choreographer,  returns to La Scala Ballet in a new creation that will be staged as a world première as part of a successful and stimulating series of chamber ballets.

Immersing themselves in the emotive musical atmosphere of Schubert’s 24 Lieder, the artists of La Scala Ballet become a vehicle for the emotions provoked by the magical fusion of words and music interpreted by James Vaughan on the piano and bass-baritone Thomas Tatzl, who makes his debut at La Scala.

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.