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Ferruccio Furlanetto awarded the San Francisco Opera Medal

27 September 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Ferruccio Furlanetto presented with the San Francisco Opera Medal by General Director Matthew Shilvock following Eugene Onegin on September 25, 2022. Photo by Stefan Cohen, San Francisco Opera

Immediately following the opening performance of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin on 25 September, Italian bass Ferruccio Furlanetto, who sang the role of Prince Gremin, was presented with the San … [Read more...] about Ferruccio Furlanetto awarded the San Francisco Opera Medal

Mirella Freni’s voice will open La Scala’s gala for its new season

30 November 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Mirella Freni as Adriana Lecouvreur in 1989, photo by Lelli e Masotti © Teatro alla Scala-sm

There will not be 24, but now 25 voices in La Scala’s gala to open its 2020-2021 season A riveder le stelle (Seeing the Stars Again). On 7 December, the video introducing the evening will feature the … [Read more...] about Mirella Freni’s voice will open La Scala’s gala for its new season

80 years of opera and ballet costumes from La Scala go on display

11 October 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

La traviata, design by Gabriella Pescucci for Violetta, 1990

The theatrical costume is a paradox: it hides, yet at the same time, communicates revealing aspects of a character; it is made to be seen from afar, yet the designers and costume makers care for the … [Read more...] about 80 years of opera and ballet costumes from La Scala go on display

Frank Lopardo answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

13 April 2015 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

When did you start singing? I have been singing singing since I was small boy. However, my first official voice lesson was in September of 1977. The teacher's name is Dr Robert White Jr. I have … [Read more...] about Frank Lopardo answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

Royal Ballet Onegin casting 2015: débuts for Osipova, Golding and Muntagirov

6 January 2015 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

John Cranko's masterpiece, Onegin, returns to the Royal Opera House at the end of this month. Created for the Stuttgart Ballet in 1965, the Royal Ballet first performed this production in 2001 and … [Read more...] about Royal Ballet Onegin casting 2015: débuts for Osipova, Golding and Muntagirov

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

Great Russian soprano Galina Vishnevskaya dies at 86

11 December 2012 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Russian opera legend Galina Vishnevskaya has died today, December 11, at the age of 86. Vishnevskaya was born in St Petersburg (Leningrad) 25 October 1926, and cast out by her parents at six weeks. … [Read more...] about Great Russian soprano Galina Vishnevskaya dies at 86

Doodles in the Bolshoi archives

20 July 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The death of a tyrant, abduction by the secret police and insight into the minds of some of the greatest composers in history are all part of the details that Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre has discovered … [Read more...] about Doodles in the Bolshoi archives

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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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