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LaScalaTv ‘live from Milan’ is now available on subscription

21 November 2023 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

2021 Don Giovanni, photo Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

On sale from today are one-month or one-year subscriptions to access the content of the theatre's streaming platform from 1 January 2024. There are gift subscriptions available, discounts on annual … [Read more...] about LaScalaTv ‘live from Milan’ is now available on subscription

[Interview] Soprano Benedetta Torre – La Scala’s newest Susanna

30 September 2023 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Benedetta Torre, photo by Mattia di Pasquale crop

Young soprano Benedetta Torre will be Susanna in the revival of Giorgio Strehler’s renowned production of Le nozze di Figaro at La Scala in Milan, which opens tonight, 30 September 2024. Torre, who … [Read more...] about [Interview] Soprano Benedetta Torre – La Scala’s newest Susanna

Anna Netrebko sues the Met for $360,000

5 August 2023 by Gramilano 5 Comments

Anna Netrebko photo Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

Anna Netrebko filed a lawsuit in the US district court in Manhattan yesterday, Friday 4 August, against the Metropolitan Opera. Her lawyers are seeking $360,000 in compensation after all future … [Read more...] about Anna Netrebko sues the Met for $360,000

New production of Verdi’s Aida opens 100th edition of Verona Arena Opera Festival

6 June 2023 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Set design, Verona Aida 2023 by Stefano Poda

Transparent pyramids and architectural lighting will feature in the new production of Aida for the 100th edition of the Verona Arena Opera Festival – a production that is technological but intimate … [Read more...] about New production of Verdi’s Aida opens 100th edition of Verona Arena Opera Festival

La Scala Opera Season 2023-2024

29 May 2023 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Don Pasquale, photo Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

The 2023-2024 Opera Season of the Teatro alla Scala will present 14 productions, 10 of which are new: 2 operas by Giuseppe Verdi and 2 by Giacomo Puccini, and one opera each by Antonio Cesti, Luigi … [Read more...] about La Scala Opera Season 2023-2024

Pro-Putin dancer Sergei Polunin’s show to be staged in Milan in January

22 December 2022 by Gramilano 8 Comments

sergei polunin social media post 2022

On 28 and 29 January 2023, the Teatro degli Arcimboldi in Milan will present Rasputin, a project by and starring Sergei Polunin – the ‘rock star of world dance’ according to the theatre’s … [Read more...] about Pro-Putin dancer Sergei Polunin’s show to be staged in Milan in January

Giselle with Alina Cojocaru and the United Ukrainian Ballet: unforgettable moments

15 September 2022 by Matthew Paluch 1 Comment

32 - Alina Cojocaru, Alexandr Trusch, London Coliseum, photo by Mark Senior

I begin this review with the statutory mission of the foundation of the United Ukrainian Ballet: supporting the displaced dancers in their livelihoodupholding ballet and dance as an important part … [Read more...] about Giselle with Alina Cojocaru and the United Ukrainian Ballet: unforgettable moments

Soprano Angel Blue pulls out of production at “racist” Verona Arena

16 July 2022 by Gramilano 7 Comments

Angel Blue photographed by Michelle Dudley Photography crop

“The use of blackface is offensive, humiliating, and outright racist,” said Californian soprano Angel Blue, as she announced that she was pulling out of La Traviata at the Verona Arena. She does … [Read more...] about Soprano Angel Blue pulls out of production at “racist” Verona Arena

Dominique Meyer, CEO of La Scala, on the new streaming service, Russia, and audiences

29 April 2022 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Piazza della Scala, Milan

Well, we have a profit of €300,000 - says Dominique Meyer, CEO of La Scala - Of course, there were surprises during the year and in September the theatre was still not open at full capacity, so could … [Read more...] about Dominique Meyer, CEO of La Scala, on the new streaming service, Russia, and audiences

Anna Netrebko breaks her silence: I condemn Ukraine war

30 March 2022 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Anna Netrebko in Tosca, Tosca, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2019

Mentioning the Putin-banned word 'war' and certainly not playing with words that can be misinterpreted or phrases that need to be understood by reading between the lines, Anna Netrebko has issued a … [Read more...] about Anna Netrebko breaks her silence: I condemn Ukraine war

Anna Netrebko ‘under new management’

21 March 2022 by Gramilano 2 Comments

MACBETH DRESS REHEARSAL_ ROH Covent Garden,Macbeth; Zeljko Lucic,Lady Macbeth; Anna Netrebko, Banquo; Ildebrando D’Arcangelo,Macduff; Yusif Eyvzov,Lady in Waiting; Francesca Chiejina, Malcolm; Konu Kim,Doctor; Simon

Until a few days ago, the contact information on Anna Netrebko’s site stated that her general management was Centre Stage Artist Management in Berlin. CSAM’s managing director, Judith Neuhoff, was her … [Read more...] about Anna Netrebko ‘under new management’

Anna Netrebko withdraws from forthcoming engagements

1 March 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Anna Netrebko at La Scala, photo by Brescia e Amisano © Teatro alla Scala

Anna Netrebko has announced her decision to temporarily suspend her artistic activity and give up forthcoming engagements. This is not the time for me to make music and to go on stage. I have … [Read more...] about Anna Netrebko withdraws from forthcoming engagements

Anna Netrebko cancels Adriana Lecouvreur performances at La Scala

1 March 2022 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Anna Netrebko at La Scala-05

La Scala finds itself scrambling to find a conductor for the remaining performances of The Queen of Spades from 4 March after Valery Gergiev refused to denounce the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and … [Read more...] about Anna Netrebko cancels Adriana Lecouvreur performances at La Scala

Royal Opera House: new ballet and opera streams

20 December 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Zenaida Yanowsky as Marguerite and Roberto Bolle as Armand in Marguerite and Armand. © ROH, 2017. Photographed by Tristram Kenton.

Wayne McGregor’s The Dante Project is available from the Royal Opera House’s streaming service from Monday 20 December at 19.30 GMT (20.30 CET). The Guardian said: For his new ballet, Wayne … [Read more...] about Royal Opera House: new ballet and opera streams

La Scala’s Macbeth – comments and photo album

8 December 2021 by Gramilano 3 Comments

5 - Macbeth, 7 December 2021, photo by Brescia e Amisano © Teatro alla Scala

Macbeth, which opened the opera season at La Scala on 7 December, was watched by 10.5% of Italians who were watching the television, equivalent to 2,640,000 people. Italy's President, Sergio … [Read more...] about La Scala’s Macbeth – comments and photo album

The Royal Opera House 2021-2022 opera season

2 June 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Anna Netrebko as Leonora in La forza del destino, The Royal Opera © 2019 ROH. Photograph by Bill Cooper

The Royal Opera Season will open with a new production of Verdi’s Rigoletto, directed by Oliver Mears – his first production since becoming The Royal Opera’s Director of Opera in 2017. This new … [Read more...] about The Royal Opera House 2021-2022 opera season

La Scala 2021-2022 Opera Season and new philosophy

31 May 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Irina Brook

Despite the interruptions imposed by lockdowns and outbreaks of disease during the Season 2020-2021 La Scala managed to put on over 100 performances. The various closures also gave the theatre’s … [Read more...] about La Scala 2021-2022 Opera Season and new philosophy

Arena Opera Festival in Verona confirms the 2021 summer programme

16 March 2021 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Roberto Bolle, Arena di Verona, photo by Andrej Uspenski

The Arena Opera Festival has confirmed the dates, operas, and stellar casts as originally scheduled, starting with the return of Riccardo Muti, 41 years after his only appearance on the Arena’s … [Read more...] about Arena Opera Festival in Verona confirms the 2021 summer programme

The Royal Opera to put on fully-staged performances of Tosca

8 December 2020 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Tosca © ROH 2016 Photo by Catherine Ashmore

The Royal Opera’s Winter 2020/21 programme will open with 12 performances of Tosca. The revival of Jonathan Kent’s 2006 production will see Anna Netrebko in the title role, Yusif Eyvazov, Gerald … [Read more...] about The Royal Opera to put on fully-staged performances of Tosca

Anna Netrebko in hospital recovering from Covid-19

17 September 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Anna Netrebko, photo by Ruven Afanador

Anna Netrebko has been in hospital in Moscow recovering from pneumonia for the last five days. While she was in the hospital she was tested for the coronavirus and found to be positive. Now that … [Read more...] about Anna Netrebko in hospital recovering from Covid-19

Conductor Nello Santi – who conducted 401 performances at The Met – has died at 88

7 February 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

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The conductor Nello Santi has died at 88. He last worked at La Scala in November 2017, when he was 86, conducting Nabucco. He was born in 1931 in Adria in the Veneto region. He was the director of … [Read more...] about Conductor Nello Santi – who conducted 401 performances at The Met – has died at 88

Photo Album: First night at La Scala with Netrebko, Meli and Salsi in Tosca

8 December 2019 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

28 Tosca with Salsi and Netrebko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2019

Conductor Riccardo Chailly Staging Davide Livermore Sets Giò Forma Costumes Gianluca Falaschi Lights Antonio Castro Video D-wok   CAST Tosca Anna … [Read more...] about Photo Album: First night at La Scala with Netrebko, Meli and Salsi in Tosca

Interview with Anna Netrebko on Tosca at La Scala: kissing, killing, and Kabaivanska

2 December 2019 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Anna Netrebko, photo by Ruven Afanador

Anna Netrebko opens the new season at La Scala – as each year, on 7 December – as Tosca. It will be her fourth time in what is always a prestigious occasion (Italy’s President and other dignitaries … [Read more...] about Interview with Anna Netrebko on Tosca at La Scala: kissing, killing, and Kabaivanska

La Scala, Milan: Opera and Recital Season 2019 – 2020

27 May 2019 by Gramilano 1 Comment

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After Riccardo Chailly opens the season with Tosca, continuing the cycle of works by Puccini, he will conduct his first Strauss opera, as well as the complete Beethoven symphonies. Zubin Mehta will … [Read more...] about La Scala, Milan: Opera and Recital Season 2019 – 2020

Interview with Anna Netrebko on her son, his autism and his abandonment by his father Erwin Schrott

1 March 2018 by Gramilano 5 Comments

Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov in cover art for the Romanza album

Anna Netrebko, soon after her performances of Andrea Chénier at La Scala, talked about her son, his autism and the abandonment by his father, bass-baritone Erwin Schrott. When I realized that Tiago … [Read more...] about Interview with Anna Netrebko on her son, his autism and his abandonment by his father Erwin Schrott

More than 10% tune in to see Andrea Chénier live from La Scala

8 December 2017 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Andrea Chénier © Brescia e Amisano,Teatro alla Scala 2017 03

11,1% of Italy's viewing public tuned in to watch Andrea Chénier transmitted yesterday evening, live from La Scala. 2,077,000 viewers followed the production, with over 11 million people watching … [Read more...] about More than 10% tune in to see Andrea Chénier live from La Scala

Interview with tenor Yusif Eyvazov, La Scala’s Andrea Chénier and not just ‘Mr Netrebko’

7 December 2017 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov in cover art for the Romanza album

Tenor Yusif Eyvazov is a brave man indeed. Tonight, he makes his debut at La Scala… in the title role… on the opening night of the season. Many have gone down in flames with just one of these … [Read more...] about Interview with tenor Yusif Eyvazov, La Scala’s Andrea Chénier and not just ‘Mr Netrebko’

Interview with Riccardo Chailly on Andrea Chénier and his 40 years at La Scala

4 December 2017 by Gramilano 3 Comments

Riccardo Chailly, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 01

Chénier is not only a masterpiece of verismo, but it mirrors many contrasting aspects that preceded the music of the 20th century: there’s Wagner, with echoes of the prelude of Tristan; there is … [Read more...] about Interview with Riccardo Chailly on Andrea Chénier and his 40 years at La Scala

A first look at La Scala’s new Andrea Chénier with Yusif Eyvazov, Anna Netrebko and Luca Salsi

30 November 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Andrea Chénier © Brescia e Amisano,Teatro alla Scala 2017 01

Andrea Chénier is the opera to open the new season at Teatro alla Scala on 7 December 2017. Here we present the first images of the opera which stars Yusif Eyvazov in the title role, Anna Netrebko is … [Read more...] about A first look at La Scala’s new Andrea Chénier with Yusif Eyvazov, Anna Netrebko and Luca Salsi

Franco Vassallo answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

5 November 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Franco Vassallo

Q&A   in italiano When did you start singing? When I was 11 to a disc of Rigoletto with Gobbi, Callas and Di Stefano; a blanket on my shoulder and an umbrella served as my cloak and … [Read more...] about Franco Vassallo answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

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