Mariella Devia

Italian theatre director Filippo Crivelli dies at 93

6 February 2022 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Filippo Crivelli: born Milan, 27 March 1928 – died Milan, 6 February 2022 The theatre director Filippo Crivelli, who guided many artists on stage – from Maria Callas to Carla Fracci – died during … [Read more...] about Italian theatre director Filippo Crivelli dies at 93

Q&A When did you start playing an instrument? I was 6 years old, and I started to study cello. Why did you start playing? My father is a cellist and my mother loves music, so that is why I … [Read more...] about Francesco Lanzillotta answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Conductors’ Edition

Krassimira Stoyanova opened her mouth to sing and the most extraordinarily rounded, warm, yet potent sound filled La Scala's auditorium. She has a rare technique which recalls the grandeur of singers … [Read more...] about Krassimira Stoyanova’s commanding recital at La Scala

5 December 2018 by Gramilano 1 Comment

How extraordinary is Mariella Devia. In 2006 she gave her final performances as Lucia di Lammermoor at La Scala, leaving the public astonished that she was saying goodbye to the role after witnessing … [Read more...] about Mariella Devia’s extraordinary three queens at the Donizetti Opera Festival in Bergamo

La traviata, an opera that has moved audiences to tears since its premiere in Venice in 1853, was based on a true story of prostitution, obsession and love. Marie Duplessis was born in 1824 to a … [Read more...] about Marie Duplessis, at 23, inspired Dumas then Verdi; now 23-year-old Maria Mudryak sings La traviata

13 January 2016 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Q&A in italiano When did you start singing? When I was 21. Why did you start singing? For fun. Which singer inspired you most when you were young? Ettore Bastianini. Which singer do you … [Read more...] about Carlo Colombara answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

On 7 December 2015, La Scala’s 2015-2016 Season opens with Giuseppe Verdi’s Giovanna d’Arco, which had its premiere at La Scala on 15 February 1845, but hasn’t been staged at the Milanese theatre … [Read more...] about Giovanna d’Arco – the background of La Scala’s latest production

14 October 2013 by Gramilano 1 Comment

versione in italiano Q&A When did you start singing? When I was 16, with my mother! I had been learning the violin, but without much enthusiasm. Why did you start singing? I was studying … [Read more...] about Desirée Rancatore answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition