Few artists in the history of singing have served music with the elegance, freshness, and sense of style of Teresa Berganza, who died today in Madrid where she was born in 1933. For the entire … [Read more...] about La Scala remembers Teresa Berganza: 1933-2022
Le Nozze di Figaro
Dominique Meyer, La Scala’s CEO, on going green and new digitalisation projects
Dominique Meyer became La Scala’s CEO on 1 March 2020, just a couple of days before the first closure of Italian theatres. While the theatre has been closed, he’s been preparing not only for the … [Read more...] about Dominique Meyer, La Scala’s CEO, on going green and new digitalisation projects
In conversation with Luca Pisaroni: back to Milan with his La Scala debut
Italian bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni will make his house debut at La Scala in 2017 as Leporello. It will be only the second opera he has sung in Italy. The performances of Don Giovanni are just before … [Read more...] about In conversation with Luca Pisaroni: back to Milan with his La Scala debut
Beppe Menegatti answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Directors’ Edition
Q&A When did you first go to the theatre? To see Rigoletto at the Teatro Comunale in Florence on 10 October 1939 for my tenth birthday, with Gino Bechi, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Lina Aimaro and … [Read more...] about Beppe Menegatti answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Directors’ Edition
Great American soprano Evelyn Lear dies at 86
Great American soprano Evelyn Lear died yesterday at 86. She was one of the twentieth century's most celebrated American 0pera and concert singers, enjoying a long and remarkable career spanning 5 … [Read more...] about Great American soprano Evelyn Lear dies at 86
Glyndebourne 2012 includes new Figaro directed by Michael Grandage
Tony and Oliver Award-winning director Michael Grandage will stage a new production of Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro as part of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera's 2012 season. Grandage, the artistic … [Read more...] about Glyndebourne 2012 includes new Figaro directed by Michael Grandage
Ildebrando d’Arcangelo – “Mozart is my god”
Tomorrow the new CD by Ildebrando d'Arcangelo is in the shops, or in a couple of weeks' time is you're in the US. Called simply Mozart, it gives the Italian baritone scope to present the repertoire … [Read more...] about Ildebrando d’Arcangelo – “Mozart is my god”
Welsh soprano Dame Margaret Price has died aged 69
Dame Margaret Price, possessor of one of the world's most beautiful soprano voices, has died from heart failure at the age of 69. She passed away yesterday morning at her home near Cardigan, … [Read more...] about Welsh soprano Dame Margaret Price has died aged 69
Luca Pisaroni – the new bass-baritone on the block
With ten years of professional singing under his belt, Luca Pisaroni is starting to make big waves. Here is a well-disciplined voice with a personality, whose owner is good actor and has a charming … [Read more...] about Luca Pisaroni – the new bass-baritone on the block