Review: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland at La Scala – it is pure joy
Graham Spicer sees Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in Milan – beneath the spectacle is a quiet emotional core.
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Review: lots of young talent at La Scala Ballet School’s final show
Graham Spicer sees Accademia Teatro alla Scala Ballet School dancers in their final show of the year, showcasing the talents of the final year students.
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Review: Nureyev’s The Sleeping Beauty at La Scala – thrilling in its eccentricity
Graham Spicer sees Rudolf Nureyev’s The Sleeping Beauty at La Scala with an electrifying Martina Arduino as Aurora.
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Giorgio Armani at La Scala exhibition opens and the opening of La Scala’s 2025/2026 Ballet Season is dedicated to the designer
La Scala dedicates the opening of its ballet season to Giorgio Armani, and an exhibition of photos titled ‘Giorgio Armani at La Scala’ will be on display.
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Review: La Scala triple bill – a five-star performance from Gioacchino Starace in Béjart’s Boléro
Graham Spicer sees Harald Lander’s Études, Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, and Gioacchino Starace in Maurice Béjart’s Boléro at La Scala.
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Review: Gala Fracci 2025 – Marianela Nuñez and Reece Clarke join La Scala Ballet to celebrate Carla Fracci
Graham Spicer sees Gala Fracci, La Scala’s annual festa to celebrate the great Italian ballerina Carla Fracci who died in 2021, now in its fourth edition.
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Interview: Manuel Legris leaves La Scala’s ballet company in its best shape ever
Manuel Legris leaves his post as director of La Scala Ballet and we look back to the moment he took over in 2020.
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Review: La Scala dances Balanchine and Robbins – mesmerising beauty and charm
Graham Spicer sees La Scala Ballet’s triple bill with George Balanchine’s Theme and Variations and Dances at a Gathering and The Concert by Jerome Robbins.
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Two ballets by Jerome Robbins to be live-streamed from La Scala on 12 November
Jerome Robbins’ ballets Dances at a Gathering and The Concert will be live-streamed from La Scala.
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Review: La Dame aux camélias at La Scala – Cojocaru, Coviello, Manni, Bolle
Graham Spicer sees John Neumeier’s La Dame aux camélias with wonderful performances from two casts but gets itchy for it to end.
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Review: La Dame aux camélias at La Scala with Martina Arduino and Timofej Andrijashenko
Matthew Paluch sees John Neumeier’s La Dame aux Camélias in Milan – Martina Arduino’s Marguerite has no affectation or mannerisms and feels genuine and human.
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Live stream – Roberto Bolle and Nicoletta Manni in La Dame aux camélias at La Scala
La Scala’s video channel will stream John Neumeier’s Dame aux camélias live with Roberto Bolle and Nicoletta Manni.
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Review: Manon at La Scala – Nicoletta Manni/Reece Clarke; Myriam Ould-Braham/Claudio Coviello
Graham Spicer sees The Royal Ballet’s Reece Clarke and Paris Opera Ballet’s Myriam Ould-Braham join colleagues at La Scala for Manon.
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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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[Review] The second annual Gala Fracci at La Scala
A varied gala at La Scala to celebrate Carla Fracci who died 2 years ago. Roberto Bolle, Alessandra Ferri and other Italian guests joined the company.
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The second edition of the Carla Fracci gala arrives at La Scala
After the resounding success of the Gala Carla Fracci now, two years after her death, comes the second edition of what will be an annual gala in her honour.
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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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LaScalaTv, La Scala’s new streaming platform, is now live
Competitive pricing for La Scala’s new streaming service with live performances and a catalogue of recorded operas, ballet and concerts.
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[Review] Nuñez and Bolle give powerful performances in Onegin at La Scala
Marianela Nuñez and Roberto Bolle lead the opening night cast of Onegin at La Scala – three years ago I saw the same cast with the late Carla Fracci.
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[Photo Album] Onegin at La Scala with Roberto Bolle and Marianela Nuñez
Photo album of this year’s rehearsals for Onegin at La Scala and the last production onstage in 2019.
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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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[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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[Review] Madina – a courageous new dance work at La Scala
Madina is ambitious in its scale and subject (terrorism and violence against women) with a score by Fabio Vacchi and choreography by Mauro Bigonzetti.
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[Photo Album] Madina – Bigonzetti’s new ballet at La Scala
Photos of La Scala’s world premiere of Mauro Bigonzetti’s ballet “Madina” with Roberto Bolle and Antonella Albano
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La Scala’s enthralling Contemporary Evening is a triumph
Contemporary Evening was very good indeed, with seven works: a contemporary ‘classic’, some lesser-known pieces, and a new creation.
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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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Ballet Gala from La Scala: Evening of Great Choreographers
Serata Grandi Coreografi (Evening of Great Choreographers) will be streamed on Saturday 15 May 2021 at 20.00 CET.
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