La Scala remembers Teresa Berganza: 1933-2022
La Scala’s tribute to Teresa Berganza who died this morning at 89. She gave 54 performances with the theatre in operas, concerts and recitals. Plus photo album.
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Presenting Jakub Józef Orliński’s new disc: Farewells
Farewells, Jakub Józef Orliński’s latest album, is released on digital platforms tomorrow, 6 May, and on CD and LP from 27 May 2022.
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Dominique Meyer, CEO of La Scala, on the new streaming service, Russia, and audiences
Dominique Meyer, CEO of La Scala, talks about the theatre’s new streaming service, Russian artists and operas, and the new, younger audiences.
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Putin’s conductor stole millions from his own charity
Valery Gergiev has embezzled millions from his own charity to build an extensive property portfolio says Moscow-based Anti-Corruption Foundation.
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Musical preferences linked to personality
The American Psychological Association has published a paper that suggests that there are universal patterns in musical preferences.
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428 Italian theatres are closed, many falling into disuse
428 Italian theatres are closed, becoming derelict. The worst affected regions are Lombardy with 57 closed theatres and Sicily with 59.
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Royal Opera House Ballet and Opera season 2022-2023 in brief
The Royal Opera House’s Opera and Ballet programming for 2022-2023 with new productions and world premieres.
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Anna Netrebko breaks her silence: I condemn Ukraine war
Anna Netrebko’s “STATEMENT FROM ANNA NETREBKO FOLLOWING RECENT MEDIA REPORTS”.
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Royal Opera House dance and opera initiatives for Ukraine
Today, the Royal Opera House unveiled fundraising initiatives in support of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
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Anna Netrebko ‘under new management’
Anna Netrebko has been dropped by (or has dropped) her global management, Centre Stage Artist Management in Berlin.
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Bolshoi Theatre’s official newsletter opens with resignations of chief conductor and dancers
Contrary to the fake news or denying of events in Russian media recently, the Bolshoi Theatre’s official newsletter opens with resignation announcements.
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Gala for Ukraine with Ukrainian ballerina Iana Salenko
Prima ballerina Iana Salenko will perform with Royal Danish Ballet dancers in a Gala for Ukraine. Many of Salenko’s family and friends are still in Kyiv.
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[Interview] “Me and my voice” American tenor Michael Fabiano on music and other passions
American tenor Michael Fabiano talks about singing Verdi and Puccini, preparing for his Turandot debut, and his many offstage activities.
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La Scala replaces the silent Valery Gergiev
Having received no reply from conductor Valery Gergiev, La Scala has replaced him with a young Russian conductor.
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Anna Netrebko withdraws from forthcoming engagements
Anna Netrebko has announced her decision to temporarily suspend her artistic activity and give up forthcoming engagements.
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Anna Netrebko cancels Adriana Lecouvreur performances at La Scala
Anna Netrebko has said that she will not be coming to Milan for performances of Adriana Lecouvreur from 9 March, but not for health reasons.
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Joyce DiDonato’s new album EDEN is released
EDEN is Joyce DiDonato’s latest initiative combining a recording, an extensive tour, and an education programme to question our connection with nature.
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La Scala asks Valery Gergiev to denounce the invasion of Ukraine or leave
The mayor of Milan, who is also director of the board at La Scala, has asked Valery Gergiev to make his position clear.
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Italian theatre director Filippo Crivelli dies at 93
Italian theatre director Filippo Crivelli, who guided many artists on stage – from Maria Callas to Carla Fracci – died on 5 February 2022. He was 93.
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Ezio Frigerio, the great theatre designer, dies at 91
Ezio Frigerio has died at the age of 91. He made theatre history designing sets for Strehler, Nureyev, De Filippo, and De Sica.
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[Photo Album] I Capuleti e i Montecchi at La Scala with Oropesa and Crebassa
Conductor Evelino Pidò withdrew from I Capuleti e i Montecchi at La Scala for Covid-linked motives a week before the dress rehearsal. Speranza Scappucci took over.
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In Memoriam 2021: Singers, Dancers, Actors, Writers, Directors
From Carla Fracci to Christa Ludwig, from Stephen Sondheim to Raffaella Carrà – a personal list of some of the artists the world lost in 2021.
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Royal Opera House ballet and opera cancelled for Omicron variant
Due to ‘resource challenges’ caused by the COVID-19 Omicron variant, some performances and tours at The Royal Opera House have been cancelled.
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Royal Opera House: new ballet and opera streams
Wayne McGregor’s Dante Project from tonight and five new releases from New Year’s Eve, including one LIVE broadcast.
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The Royal Opera House: opera, ballet, cinema in 2022
The Royal Opera House in 2022 – opera, ballet, cinema. Covent Garden continues its first full season since 2019.
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La Scala’s Macbeth – comments and photo album
A gallery of images of Macbeth, which opened the opera season at La Scala last night, 7 December, attended by Italy’s President.
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Riccardo Muti Italian Opera Academy ruffles La Scala’s feathers
On the day that La Scala opened its doors for its season opener, Macbeth, the Prada Foundation in Milan welcomed Riccardo Muti for a series of masterclasses.
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The secrets of the Stradivari and Guarneri sound
Scientists have identified the chemical treatments that gave stringed instruments by masters such as Stradivari and Guarneri their characteristic rich tone.
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Handel’s Theodora at La Scala – ovations for Oropesa, DiDonato and company
A glorious performance of Handel’s Theodora with Emelyanychev conducting Il Pomo d’Oro with Oropesa, DiDonato, Spyres, Chest and Bénos-Djian.
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Prima Verdi – tenor Francesco Meli’s solo recording debut
Francesco Meli is accompanied by the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino conducted by Marco Armiliato for Prima Verdi – “a journey through ‘my’ Verdi”.
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