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2021 GRAMMYs postponed to Sunday 14 March 2021

6 January 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Grammys 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

Top opera singers discuss how they choose and prepare new roles

20 October 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Gregory Kunde as Otello, photo by Matthias Baus, Teatro alla Scala 2015

Opera singing is a high-wire profession. Only the most tone-deaf will not wince when a note is off. It is all too obvious when part of a role lies too high, or too low or, indeed, hovers too much … [Read more...] about Top opera singers discuss how they choose and prepare new roles

Great musicologist Philip Gossett remembered by his colleagues and friends

14 June 2017 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Philip Gossett   photo courtesy of the University of Chicago

Philip Gossett called himself “a fan, a musician and a scholar,” in that order. The great music scholar, who died yesterday in Chicago at the age of 75, saw himself first and foremost as a fan. It … [Read more...] about Great musicologist Philip Gossett remembered by his colleagues and friends

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

Robert Carsen’s jewel of a Don Giovanni sparkles again at La Scala

17 May 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

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Robert Carsen created a jewel of a production for La Scala when he mounted a new Don Giovanni for the opening of the opera season in 2011. It is now being seen for the first time since then, and it is … [Read more...] about Robert Carsen’s jewel of a Don Giovanni sparkles again at La Scala

Photo album and cast of Don Giovanni at La Scala

7 May 2017 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Don Giovanni   Thomas Hampson, photo by Brescia Amisano – Teatro alla Scala

Robert Carsen’s spectacular production for La Scala of Don Giovanni created for the opening of the opera season in 2011, started a ten-performance run last night, which ends on 6 June. The … [Read more...] about Photo album and cast of Don Giovanni at La Scala

Thomas Hampson answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

6 May 2017 by Gramilano 3 Comments

Thomas Hampson by Jiyang Chen

Q&A When did you start singing?  In the crib. Apparently, I was a very vocal baby … no seriously, I already sang as a child. Why did you start singing? I loved tunes and music always … [Read more...] about Thomas Hampson answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

Teatro Comunale di Bologna pulls its orchestra and chorus from Rossini Opera Festival

18 March 2017 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Rossini Opera Festival

Rossini Opera Festival The Rossini Opera Festival and the Teatro Comunale di Bologna have announced their separation after 30 years. Starting with a Petite Messe Solennelle in 1987, Bologna has … [Read more...] about Teatro Comunale di Bologna pulls its orchestra and chorus from Rossini Opera Festival

In conversation with Luca Pisaroni: back to Milan with his La Scala debut

21 October 2016 by Gramilano 8 Comments

Luca Pisaroni as Leporello in Don Giovanni at Glyndebourne   photo by Bill Cooper

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

La Scala Opera Season 2016-2017 – full dates and casts

18 May 2016 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Ballet Season 2016-2017 Recital and Concert Season 2016-2017 The new season opens with another step along the path of Riccardo Chailly’s Puccini Project, Madama Butterfly, which will be … [Read more...] about La Scala Opera Season 2016-2017 – full dates and casts

Fabio Luisi answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Conductors’ Edition

7 November 2013 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Fabio Luisi © Barbara Luisi crop

Q&A When did you start playing an instrument? When I was three and a half years old. Why did you start playing? My parents sent me to piano lessons, for me it was more like a game. Which … [Read more...] about Fabio Luisi answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Conductors’ Edition

Luca Pisaroni answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

24 September 2013 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Q&A When did you start singing? I started singing when I was 12/13 years old. I was a tenor then... Why did you start singing? I started singing because it felt so natural. Which singer … [Read more...] about Luca Pisaroni answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

Luca Pisaroni: Do I miss Italy? No.

24 August 2013 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

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Luca Pisaroni is one of the best known Italian voices on the international opera circuit. He sings in all the important opera houses, except for those in Italy. He's not the first Italian artist to be … [Read more...] about Luca Pisaroni: Do I miss Italy? No.

Luca Pisaroni – the new bass-baritone on the block

2 January 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

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

Daniel Harding conducts the New Year’s Concert from Venice

24 December 2010 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The increasingly popular New Year's Concert from the La Fenice theatre in Venice will be shown live on Italian television and relayed to many other countries around the globe. It goes in direct … [Read more...] about Daniel Harding conducts the New Year’s Concert from Venice

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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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