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Diana Damrau

Bartoli, Grigolo, Damrau et al will sing live from their homes tonight

1 May 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced an at-home concert featuring some of the world’s greatest opera stars. A concert on 1 May at 9 pm (21.00 CEST - 15.00 EDT - 20.00 BST), organised by … [Read more...] about Bartoli, Grigolo, Damrau et al will sing live from their homes tonight

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

27 May 2019 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Teatro alla Scala 01

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

Diana Damrau sings Wolf and Strauss at La Scala: with pursed lips and a flick of the wrist

18 March 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Diana Damrau with Helmut Deutsch, © Teatro alla Scala 2018   05

Diana Damrau’s warm reception at La Scala was appropriate for a singer who has given so much pleasure to Milanese audiences, beginning with her stratospheric debut as Europa in Salieri’s opera Europa … [Read more...] about Diana Damrau sings Wolf and Strauss at La Scala: with pursed lips and a flick of the wrist

Marie Duplessis, at 23, inspired Dumas then Verdi; now 23-year-old Maria Mudryak sings La traviata

10 July 2017 by Gramilano 4 Comments

Duplessis Mudryak

La traviata, an opera that has moved audiences to tears since its premiere in Venice in 1853, was based on a true story of prostitution, obsession and love. Marie Duplessis was born in 1824 to a … [Read more...] about Marie Duplessis, at 23, inspired Dumas then Verdi; now 23-year-old Maria Mudryak sings La traviata

La Scala, Milan: Opera and Recital Season 2017 – 2018

31 May 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Riccardo Chailly, photo by Brescia e Amisano, 2017

A pleasing new season at La Scala seems to tick all the right boxes, with half the programming dedicated to the Italian repertoire, some rarities, important international operas and a world premiere. … [Read more...] about La Scala, Milan: Opera and Recital Season 2017 – 2018

CD review: Diana Damrau in Meyerbeer’s Grand Operas – a diva in her prime

24 April 2017 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Diana Damrau by Jürgen Frank 4

Meyerbeer: GRAND OPERA with Diana Damrau This glorious new album finds Diana Damrau in sparkling, top-notch form. The exacting demands that Meyerbeer makes on the soprano voice are shrugged off by … [Read more...] about CD review: Diana Damrau in Meyerbeer’s Grand Operas – a diva in her prime

Diana Damrau in glamorous (faux) fur for her new album, Grand Opera

7 April 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Diana Damrau in Pelush faux fur

Diana Damrau’s new album, Grand Opera, shows off the genre at its most grandiose and opulent, with eleven arias and duets by Meyerbeer. On the cover, which comes out in May, she wears suitably … [Read more...] about Diana Damrau in glamorous (faux) fur for her new album, Grand Opera

Diana Damrau and René Pape at La Scala: deaf-aids, lecterns and the Samsung whistle

11 May 2015 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Why are La Scala’s recitals like buses? No, it’s not a joke, but after four-months of opera and ballet, there have been two in a week. Once there used to be a recital every month, now recitals at La … [Read more...] about Diana Damrau and René Pape at La Scala: deaf-aids, lecterns and the Samsung whistle

The Royal Opera and Ballet in Cinema 2015-2016

15 April 2015 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Romeo and Juliet, 22 September at 7.15pm The Royal Ballet By Kenneth MacMillan Music: Sergey Prokofiev Le nozze di Figaro, 5 October at 6.45pm The Royal Opera Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Dir: … [Read more...] about The Royal Opera and Ballet in Cinema 2015-2016

600% bounses for La Scala’s musicians but Chailly isn’t happy

20 March 2015 by Gramilano 4 Comments

You may have already read about the refusal of some La Scala workers to perform Turandot on 1 May being that it is the International Workers' Day. However, it is also the opening day of the Milan … [Read more...] about 600% bounses for La Scala’s musicians but Chailly isn’t happy

Luca Ronconi, Italian director of theatre and opera, dies at 81

22 February 2015 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Italian director Luca Ronconi died yesterday evening in the Policlinico in Milan after a short illness. His health had been poor over the last years, he was on dialysis, and was complicated by … [Read more...] about Luca Ronconi, Italian director of theatre and opera, dies at 81

La Scala complete Symphonic and Recital programme: 2014 — 2015

18 June 2014 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

  Symphonic Programme 29, 30 September, 1 October 2014 Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala Conductor: Zubin Mehta Franz Joseph Haydn Die Schöpfung Hob. XXI:2 Oratorio Julia Kleiter, … [Read more...] about La Scala complete Symphonic and Recital programme: 2014 — 2015

La Scala complete Opera casts and dates: 2014 – 2015

18 June 2014 by Gramilano 2 Comments

4 December (Preview for young people), 7, 10, 13, 16, 20, 23 December 2014 Ludwig van Beethoven Fidelio Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Director: Deborah Warner Sets and costumes: Chloe … [Read more...] about La Scala complete Opera casts and dates: 2014 – 2015

Being under 30 with Ratmansky at La Scala

15 December 2013 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The first audience to witness Alexei Ratmansky’s new ballet consisted entirely of ‘Under 30s’, La Scala’s scheme to attract a new and younger audience. Tickets cost just €10, and the two opening … [Read more...] about Being under 30 with Ratmansky at La Scala

Damrau, Armani, Bolle, Zeffirelli, Fracci et al, comment on La Scala’s Traviata

9 December 2013 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Diana Damrau (soprano) This evening I feel like Violetta: it's a special occasion, and I've never felt this way on a stage before and the success hasn't quite sunk in yet, but I'm happy and proud. … [Read more...] about Damrau, Armani, Bolle, Zeffirelli, Fracci et al, comment on La Scala’s Traviata

La Scala, 7 December 2013: La Traviata

8 December 2013 by Gramilano 6 Comments

La Scala's new production of La Traviata left Giorgio Armani, and many others, feeling 'perplexed'. Dmitri Tch­er­niakov's designs and direction got some hearty booing from the loggionisti in the … [Read more...] about La Scala, 7 December 2013: La Traviata

La Traviata at La Scala – first glimpses

7 December 2013 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Today's the day, tonight's the night. Milan celebrates Saint Ambrose (Sant'Ambrogio) and La Scala celebrates Giuseppe Verdi with a new production of La Traviata to open its 2013-2014 season. This … [Read more...] about La Traviata at La Scala – first glimpses

The curse of the La Scala recital series? Barenboim bows out

28 April 2013 by Gramilano 4 Comments

Ok, the headline is a bit over the top, but the vocal recitals at La Scala have been having a spot of bad luck recently, especially seeing that there are only seven recitals each season. Just over … [Read more...] about The curse of the La Scala recital series? Barenboim bows out

Fabio Luisi’s moving house – but will Jimmy Levine be moving out?

25 April 2011 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Fabio Luisi is moving to New York. He and his wife, Barbara Luisi, a former violinist and now a photographer, and their 13-year-old son are moving to New York in May, to an apartment on West 96th … [Read more...] about Fabio Luisi’s moving house – but will Jimmy Levine be moving out?

Scholar Philip Gossett disagrees with the Met’s musical decisions

9 April 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

As I write the audience at the Metropolitan Opera's first production of Rossini's Le Comte Ory are leaving their seats during the first interval. So far it has been warmly received, but a … [Read more...] about Scholar Philip Gossett disagrees with the Met’s musical decisions

Diana Damrau’s new Strauss leider CD will be released mid-January

26 November 2010 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Soprano Diana Damrau, described by The Sunday Times as “the most dazzling star to have emerged from Germany in recent years” was born in Bavaria. The region’s capital, Munich, was the birthplace of … [Read more...] about Diana Damrau’s new Strauss leider CD will be released mid-January

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GRAHAM SPICER

Writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano’) about dance, opera, music and photography for people who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like. I was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. My scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times. I write the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

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