Five couples, one Giselle: La Scala reopens its season with a TV broadcast
La Scala’s ballet season reopens with ten performances of Giselle from 1 October, five casts, a Rai broadcast and events marking a timeless classic.
Maria Celeste Losa
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Review: Don Quixote at La Scala with Alice Mariani and Mattia Semperboni
Graham Spicer sees La Scala Ballet in Nureyev’s production of Don Quixote featuring sparkling performances under the magical baton of Gavriel Heine.
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Interview: León and Lightfoot at The Royal Ballet – life, age, and change… a very beautiful message
Graham Spicer talked with choreographers Sol León and Paul Lightfoot – León and Lightfoot – after the opening night of their new double bill for The Royal Ballet.
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Review: McGregor / Maillot / Naharin, an eclectic triple bill at La Scala
Graham Spicer sees La Scala’s thrilling contemporary programme: Wayne McGregor’s Chroma, Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Dov’è la luna and Ohad Naharin’s Minus 16.
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Review: The Magnificent Return of Serata William Forsythe at La Scala – Blake Works V
Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel and Graham Spicer see performances of William Forsythe’s Blake Works V at La Scala – a truly magnificent production.
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Review: Peer Gynt at La Scala – an outstanding, spellbinding performance
Graham Spicer sees La Scala Ballet in Edward Clug’s Peer Gynt that demonstrates the breadth of the company’s talent, with an impressive Navrin Turnbull in the title role.
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Review: Alice Marini and Roberto Bolle in a new Carmen in ‘Kratz / Preljocaj / De Bana’, La Scala’s contemporary triple bill
Graham Spicer sees works by Philippe Kratz, Angelin Preljocaj, and Patrick de Bana in an uneven triple bill.
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A new Carmen at La Scala – Roberto Bolle and Nicoletta Manni star in Patrick de Bana’s new work
Carmen is Patrick de Bana’s first work created for La Scala Ballet and has Nicoletta Manni as Carmen and Roberto Bolle as Don José.
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Photo Album: The Hidden Gaze – Dance Behind the Curtain, the Corps de Ballet of La Scala as photographed by Gérard Uféras
A book and an exhibition at La Scala’s Museum show the dancers of La Scala observed though the lens of Gérard Uféras.
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Review: Rudolf Nureyev’s The Nutcracker at La Scala – outstanding five-star dancing
Graham Spicer sees Rudolf Nureyev’s The Nutcracker at La Scala – some odd dramatic choices but the company has never looked so good.
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[Review] La Scala’s Gala Fracci shows a company in spectacular form
Gala Fracci at La Scala has reached its third edition – an annual gala dedicated to the great Italian ballerina Carla Fracci who died in 2021.
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Rudolf Nureyev’s Bayadère returns to La Scala with Kimin Kim guesting
Rudolf Nureyev’s production of La Bayadère returns to La Scala for 10 performances from 26 May to 21 June, with Kimin Kim making a guest appearance.
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La Scala Ballet returns to China – on tour to Hong Kong and Shanghai
La Scala Ballet returns to China with eight performances of two ballets from 15 to 24 March.
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[Review] Contemporary dance triple bill at La Scala – Simone Valastro’s spectacular Memento will not be forgotten
Graham Spicer sees La Scala’s “Smith/León and Lightfoot/Valastro” contemporary dance triple bill in Milan [Review + photo album].
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A new triple bill of contemporary choreographers at La Scala
From 7 to 18 February, a new triple bill of contemporary choreographers at La Scala: Garrett Smith, Sol León and Paul Lightfoot, and Simone Valastro.
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[Review] Alexei Ratmansky’s Coppélia for La Scala Ballet – endlessly inventive with extraordinarily good storytelling
Alexei Ratmansky’s beautifully judged version of Coppélia for La Scala Ballet is traditional but with many delightful surprises [review + 100-photo album]
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Alexei Ratmansky’s new Coppélia opens La Scala’s Ballet Season (in streaming)
A large gallery of photographs from the dress rehearsal of Alexei Ratmansky’s new version of Coppélia for La Scala with Jérôme Kaplan’s set and costume designs.
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LaScalaTv ‘live from Milan’ is now available on subscription
On sale from today are one-month or one-year subscriptions to access the content of the theatre’s streaming platform, LaScalaTv, from 1 January 2024.
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[Review] Blake Works V – William Forsythe’s sensational evening of dance at La Scala
La Scala performs William Forsythe’s Blake Works V with a premiere of ‘Prologue’, a version of ‘The Barre Project’, and ‘Blake Works I’.
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Blake Works V – La Scala presents a new work from William Forsythe – “You can get a lot done with calm.”
William Forsythe talks about his new piece on James Blake’s music, Prologue, making Barre Project during lockdown, and Blake Works I.
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A refreshingly magical Giselle for a sweltering night in Milan
La Scala’s Giselle at La Scala was exciting and emotional with an excellent company and admirable performances from Nicoletta Manni and Timofej Andrijashenko.
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[Photo Album] Wayne McGregor new work at La Scala: AfteRite + LORE
Photos of the world premiere of Wayne McGregor’s AfteRite + LORE at La Scala with Alessandra Ferri.
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Fracci Gala: La Scala celebrates Carla Fracci
A three-hour gala celebrating the career of Carla Fracci, who died last year, was a triumph at La Scala and presented the company at its best.
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[Review] Balanchine’s Jewels at La Scala shows the company in top-notch form
Jewels at La Scala showed the company finally shedding the insecurities arising from Covid-related cancellations and changes. The company shone brightly.
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[Photo Album] First peek at Balanchine’s Jewels which opens tonight at La Scala
Eighty photos of tonight’s opening cast in George Balanchine’s Jewels at Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
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Triple bill axed to save COVID struck Bayadère at La Scala
La Scala postpones planned contemporary programme to recoup sold-out La Bayadère performances cancelled for COVID outbreaks.
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[Review] La Scala’s Bayadère was a race against time
La Bayadère opened at La Scala a week later than planned after a Covid outbreak forced cancellations and major casting changes.
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[Photo album] First look at La Scala’s new Bayadère
Photo Album: After Covid disrupted opening night, La Scala’s new production of Rudolf Nureyev’s La Bayadère finally opens at La Scala
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Countdown to Bayadère – casting and designs for La Scala’s opening
Rudolf Nureyev’s La Bayadère has never been performed by any company other than the Paris Opera Ballet. It opens at La Scala with new designs on 15 December.
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[Photos and review] La Scala celebrates with its Four Choreographers Evening
Alexei Ratmansky, Jiří Bubeníček, András Lukács and La Scala’s ballet director Manuel Legris give the theatre something to celebrate.
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