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LaScalaTv, La Scala’s new streaming platform, is now live

15 February 2023 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Madina - Roberto Bolle, Antonella Albano and the corps de ballet, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

Yesterday was the first live stream from LaScalaTv (of I Vespri siciliani with a superb cast) and other operas, ballets, concerts and recitals will follow. La Scala has been building up a catalogue … [Read more...] about LaScalaTv, La Scala’s new streaming platform, is now live

Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov on Boris Godunov, his 89th performance at La Scala

6 December 2022 by Gramilano 7 Comments

09 - Scenes from a rehearsal of Boris Godunov at La Scala on 11 November 2022, photo by Brescia e Amisano crop

The Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov will be Boris Godunov for the opening of Milan’s opera season on 7 December 2022. It will be Abdrazakov’s 89th appearance on La Scala’s stage and his seventh time … [Read more...] about Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov on Boris Godunov, his 89th performance at La Scala

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’

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

Operas and concerts streaming from Italy

28 December 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Cenerentola, Modena 2020

Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti, Modena Rossini’s Cenerentola is presented in a new staging by Nicola Berloffa on 30 December 2020 at 20.00 CET. Due to anti Covid restrictions, the work will be … [Read more...] about Operas and concerts streaming from Italy

La Scala welcomes back its stars – season opening 7 December

25 November 2020 by Gramilano 7 Comments

La Scala 7 December 2020

Despite coronavirus restrictions, La Scala will celebrate the opening of its season 2020-2021 – however long or short it may be – on 7 December, the feast of Saint Ambrose, Milan’s saint’s day. The … [Read more...] about La Scala welcomes back its stars – season opening 7 December

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

The Bolshoi Theatre’s Director on the current closure and the worrying task of reopening

10 April 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Urin

Автор: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, Ссылка In a plain-speaking interview with the Russian newspaper Kommersant, the Bolshoi Theatre’s General Director, Vladimir Urin, talked about the impending … [Read more...] about The Bolshoi Theatre’s Director on the current closure and the worrying task of reopening

Photo Album: first look at La Scala’s new Attila with Ildar Abdrazakov

30 November 2018 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Attila, Teatro alla Scala with Ildar Abdrazakov photo Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2018 01

Attila opens La Scala’s 2018-2019 Season and runs from 11 December 2018 to 8 January 2019. CREATIVE TEAM Conductor - Riccardo Chailly Staging - Davide Livermore Sets - Giò Forma Costumes - Gianluca … [Read more...] about Photo Album: first look at La Scala’s new Attila with Ildar Abdrazakov

Ildar Abdrazakov – the man with the perfect technique?

12 November 2018 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Ildar Abdrazakov, photo by Armisano e Brescia, Teatro alla Scala 2018 02

Is there anything that Ildar Abdrazakov cannot do with his voice? In a programme that began with Giordani (Caro mio ben) and finished with Rachmaninov (Spring Waters) he visited coloratura and patter … [Read more...] about Ildar Abdrazakov – the man with the perfect technique?

La Scala, Milan: Opera and Recital Season 2018 – 2019

30 May 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Teatro alla Scala

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

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

Ildar Abdrazakov’s La Scala recital – the power of pianissimi

1 June 2016 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Why don’t more singers use the full dynamic potential of their voices? Ildar Abdrazakov’s recital at La Scala was a lesson in dynamic contrast, bewitching his audience with long-held and perfectly … [Read more...] about Ildar Abdrazakov’s La Scala recital – the power of pianissimi

ROYAL OPERA SEASON 2016 – 2017: theatre, cinema and radio

7 April 2016 by Gramilano 1 Comment

All the details of the 2016-2017 Opera Season at London's Royal Opera House: skip to section: ROYAL OPERA 2016-2017 SEASON - IN BRIEF THE ROYAL OPERA 2016-2017 SEASON THE ROYAL OPERA SEASON … [Read more...] about ROYAL OPERA SEASON 2016 – 2017: theatre, cinema and radio

Barbara Frittoli answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

4 May 2015 by Gramilano 3 Comments

Q&A   in italiano When did you start singing? From what I remember I've always sung: when I was seven I had emergency surgery for peritonitis and I sang throughout the operation. Why … [Read more...] about Barbara Frittoli answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

Bartoli’s Sacrificium and Muti’s Verdi Requiem recordings win Grammy Awards

14 February 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

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

Grammy Awards 2010: personal favourites Bartoli, Genaux, Frittoli et al, but most satisfying is the inclusion of the wonderful Jessye Norman

3 December 2010 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The nominees are out for the 2010 Grammy Awards. But under the heading "Best Classical Crossover Album" - not usually my favourite category - is the nomination which makes me the happiest: with a … [Read more...] about Grammy Awards 2010: personal favourites Bartoli, Genaux, Frittoli et al, but most satisfying is the inclusion of the wonderful Jessye Norman

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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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