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.
Mattia Semperboni
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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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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: La Scala Ballet in Pierre Lacotte’s Paquita – a triumph for Nicoletta Manni
Graham Spicer sees Paquita at La Scala – a tribute to choreographer Pierre Lacotte, who died in 2023, but it was Nicoletta Manni’s night.
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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 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 Bayadère at La Scala with Nicoletta Manni and Kimin Kim
Kimin Kim debuts as Solor in La Bayadère at La Scala, with étoile Nicoletta Manni, to thunderous applause.
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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] Le Corsaire at La Scala – if it ain’t broke, why try to fix it?
La Scala replaces Anna-Marie Holmes’s version of Le Corsaire with that of the Milanese company’s director, Manuel Legris.
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[Review] Manni and Andrijashenko lead a sparkling cast in Nureyev’s Nutcracker
Nicoletta Manni and Timofej Andrijashenko lead an excellent cast in Nureyev’s Nutcracker at La Scala.
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[Photo album] Sneak peek at tonight’s return of Nureyev’s Nutcracker in Milan
PHOTO ALBUM: Tonight, La Scala Ballet’s season kicks off with the return of Rudolf Nureyev’s Nutcracker, last performed in the theatre in 2006.
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[Review] An avalanche of debuts in Onegin at La Scala
Many debuts in Onegin at La Scala saw some exciting and many promising performances, even if many of the dancers lack the magic spark.
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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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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] Giselle – La Scala with Nicoletta Manni, Timofej Andrijashenko, Jacopo Tissi
Photos of La Scala’s Giselle with Nicoletta Manni and Timofej Andrijashenko, then an alternate cast with former Bolshoi principal Jacopo Tissi.
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Promotions at La Scala Ballet announced with Alice Mariani as new Principal Dancer
Happily, as I predicted in the current issue of Dancing Times, Alice Mariani has been promoted to principal dancer at La Scala.
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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 look at the ballet Sylvia at La Scala
A first look at tonight’s opening of Manuel Legris’ production of the ballet Sylvia at La Scala with a 42 photo album.
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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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Gala Carla Fracci – La Scala celebrates its biggest star
On Saturday 9 April, La Scala will present a gala (the first of what will be an annual event) dedicated to Carla Fracci. Programme and cast.
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20th Anniversary Gala for La Scala Academy
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Academy, La Scala put on a gala with former singing students and dancers, and scenes danced by the Ballet School.
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Exciting debuts at La Scala: Alice Mariani and Mattia Semperboni
Alice Mariani and Mattia Semperboni are promising interpreters to continue to infuse Nureyev’s production of Don Quixote at La Scala with excitement.
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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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Tribute to Nureyev – free ballet gala streaming from La Scala
A Tribute to Rudolf Nureyev from La Scala in Milan can be seen on Sunday 28 February at 20.00 CET
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