After the triumphant opening of La Scala’s opera season on 7 December with Dmitri Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, the second performance was interrupted after Maestro Riccardo Chailly fell … [Read more...] about Riccardo Chailly taken to hospital and the performance suspended at La Scala
La Scala Philharmonic
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 Stotijn, … [Read more...] about La Scala Concert Season 2017 – 2018
Riccardo Muti’s triumphant return to La Scala
On Friday and Saturday evening, at La Scala, Riccardo Muti made his return to the theatre he dominated for 19 seasons, after having been away for 12 years. He wasn’t conducting the La Scala … [Read more...] about Riccardo Muti’s triumphant return to La Scala
Pianist Gloria Campaner’s BBT win funds dance for L’Aquila
The Borletti-Buitoni Trust helps outstanding young musicians develop and sustain international careers with awards that fund tailor-made projects. BBT Fellowships are awarded to artists who are at the … [Read more...] about Pianist Gloria Campaner’s BBT win funds dance for L’Aquila
Milan’s tribute to Claudio Abbado – in words and pictures
An hour before Daniel Barenboim was scheduled to pick up his baton, there were already small groups of people huddled in various corners of Piazza della Scala in Milan. They were the first of … [Read more...] about Milan’s tribute to Claudio Abbado – in words and pictures
La Scala will stream Abbado tribute and Milan will plant 90,000 trees
In honour of Claudio Abbado, Milan's Teatro alla Scala will stream a live event for the first time, an event which has a particular importance for the theatre, and a symbolic one for the music world. … [Read more...] about La Scala will stream Abbado tribute and Milan will plant 90,000 trees
André Previn, at 84, makes his La Scala début
The cliché "better late than never" is the same in Italian - "meglio tardi che mai" - and is certainly adapt for the renowned octogenarian conductor, pianist and composer André Previn, who will make … [Read more...] about André Previn, at 84, makes his La Scala début
Cecilia Bartoli triumphs at La Scala amidst catcalls and boos
After nineteen years, Cecilia Bartoli's return to Milan's La Scala tonight was long overdue. Daniel Barenboim was the instigator of the event, the opening of the La Scala Philharmonic's season. An … [Read more...] about Cecilia Bartoli triumphs at La Scala amidst catcalls and boos
Cecilia Bartoli rehearses with Daniel Barenboim at La Scala for her comeback concert tomorrow
As I write, Cecilia Bartoli is rehearsing with Daniel Barenboim and the La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra in the Milanese theatre. Tomorrow marks her comeback to the theatre after an absence of nearly … [Read more...] about Cecilia Bartoli rehearses with Daniel Barenboim at La Scala for her comeback concert tomorrow
Sorpresa! Cecilia Bartoli returns to La Scala after a 20 year gap
It was announced yesterday that Cecilia Bartoli will return to Milan’s La Scala after an absence of twenty years. The singer, feted abroad but largely ignored in her homeland, was working on a project … [Read more...] about Sorpresa! Cecilia Bartoli returns to La Scala after a 20 year gap