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
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Free streaming of a new performance of Così fan tutte from La Scala
On Saturday 23 January, Mozart's Così fan tutte will be streamed from Teatro alla Scala, Milan. Since the 28 December, La Scala has been rehearsing Così fan tutte for a recording in the theatre … [Read more...] about Free streaming of a new performance of Così fan tutte from La Scala
2021 GRAMMYs postponed to Sunday 14 March 2021
The Grammy Award Ceremony, scheduled for 31 January 2021 on CBS, has been postponed. A press release by the organisers of the Grammy Awards reads: After thoughtful conversations with health … [Read more...] about 2021 GRAMMYs postponed to Sunday 14 March 2021
Photo Album – first look at La Scala’s new production of Handel’s Giulio Cesare
Handel's Giulio Cesare A first look at La Scala's new production of Handel's Giulio Cesare (opening 18 October 2019) with a staging by Robert Carsen. With this new production La Scala … [Read more...] about Photo Album – first look at La Scala’s new production of Handel’s Giulio Cesare
Cecilia Bartoli’s new album ‘Farinelli’ will be issued in November
Cecilia Bartoli’s new album celebrates the life and career of the most famous opera singer of the eighteenth century: the castrato Farinelli. This Decca disc marks three decades of Bartoli’s … [Read more...] about Cecilia Bartoli’s new album ‘Farinelli’ will be issued in November
La Scala, Milan: Opera and Recital Season 2018 – 2019
OPERA SEASON 2018 - 2019 La Scala announced its 2018-2019 Opera season today with 15 titles, nine of which are new productions, and two are La Scala premieres. At the heart of the season remains the … [Read more...] about La Scala, Milan: Opera and Recital Season 2018 – 2019
Cecilia Bartoli Baroque Project announced at La Scala – Giulio Cesare, Semele, Ariodante
Today, La Scala announced a project to widen the knowledge and appreciation of Baroque music, in a country that has produced so much, yet now often overlooks a genre that is booming in other parts of … [Read more...] about Cecilia Bartoli Baroque Project announced at La Scala – Giulio Cesare, Semele, Ariodante
La Scala Concert Season 2017 – 2018
Opera and Recital Season 2017 - 2018 Ballet Season 2017 - 2018 Symphonic 14, 16, 19 October 2017 Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala Daniele Gatti Miah Persson, soprano; Christianne … [Read more...] about La Scala Concert Season 2017 – 2018
Bartoli’s back on the treasure trail with her Norma video
After offering clues taken from ‘webisodes’ filmed during the recording of Cecilia Bartoli's cd Mission, which eventually led to the name of the composer featured on the disc, Decca are being cunning … [Read more...] about Bartoli’s back on the treasure trail with her Norma video
“Cecilia Bartoli’s” Giulio Cesare in Egitto: boos for the production, cheers for the cast
Cecilia Bartoli's well thought out programming for her first year as director of Salzburg's Whitsun Festival was thematic, inspired by the lady of the asp, Cleopatra. The climax of the festival was a … [Read more...] about “Cecilia Bartoli’s” Giulio Cesare in Egitto: boos for the production, cheers for the cast
Cecilia Bartoli is recording Norma in Zürich
The Cecilia Bartoli Forum reports that Bartoli is recording Norma in Zurich with the Giardino Armonico's Giovanni Antonini conducting. The news comes from Radio Télévision Suisse in an interview with … [Read more...] about Cecilia Bartoli is recording Norma in Zürich
Bartoli’s Sacrificium and Muti’s Verdi Requiem recordings win Grammy Awards
Right down there at the bottom of the barrel are the classical nominations - after rap, blues, latin, heavy metal, R&B, country, jazz, pop and every other form of popular music imaginable there … [Read more...] about Bartoli’s Sacrificium and Muti’s Verdi Requiem recordings win Grammy Awards
