It is 133 days since La Scala went dark. Tonight, its doors will open once again, for a limited number of spectators – 600 instead of 2,000 – for a short series of concerts. Positioning in the auditorium has been arranged with single or paired seats, with a top price of €48 and gallery seats at €24. To respect social distancing requirements, it means that a 13-seat row has … [Read more...] about Tonight, La Scala reopens its doors after 133 days
Luca Salsi
[VIDEO] La Scala’s latest interviews with Roberto Bolle and Juan Diego Flórez
Milan’s La Scala may be closed, but the theatre’s Digital Department is still working hard. Five weeks ago, Dominique Meyer, the theatre’s new intendant, started a series of interviews with artists who work in the theatre. The musical director, Riccardo Chailly, was his first ‘guest’, and since then he has talked to the director Davide Livermore, principal dancers Nicoletta … [Read more...] about [VIDEO] La Scala’s latest interviews with Roberto Bolle and Juan Diego Flórez
Bartoli, Grigolo, Damrau et al will sing live from their homes tonight
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced an at-home concert featuring some of the world’s greatest opera stars. A concert on 1 May at 9 pm (21.00 CEST - 15.00 EDT - 20.00 BST), organised by the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino's new intendant Alexander Pereira, will feature Cecilia Bartoli, Vittorio Grigolo, Mikhail Petrenko, Diana Damrau, Ludovic Tézier, Francesco Meli, … [Read more...] about Bartoli, Grigolo, Damrau et al will sing live from their homes tonight
Photo Album: First night at La Scala with Netrebko, Meli and Salsi in Tosca
Conductor Riccardo Chailly Staging Davide Livermore Sets Giò Forma Costumes Gianluca Falaschi Lights Antonio Castro Video D-wok CAST Tosca Anna Netrebko Cavaradossi Francesco Meli Scarpia Luca Salsi Angelotti Carlo Cigni Sagrestano Alfonso Antoniozzi Spoletta Carlo Bosi Sciarrone Giulio Mastrototaro Carceriere Ernesto … [Read more...] about Photo Album: First night at La Scala with Netrebko, Meli and Salsi in Tosca
Interview with Anna Netrebko on Tosca at La Scala: kissing, killing, and Kabaivanska
Anna Netrebko opens the new season at La Scala – as each year, on 7 December – as Tosca. It will be her fourth time in what is always a prestigious occasion (Italy’s President and other dignitaries will be present) after heading new productions of Andrea Chénier, Giovanna d’Arco, and Don Giovanni. With the ultra-critical ‘loggionisiti’ watching over from the gods, it is always … [Read more...] about Interview with Anna Netrebko on Tosca at La Scala: kissing, killing, and Kabaivanska