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La Scala Opera Season 2023-2024

29 May 2023 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Don Pasquale, photo Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

The 2023-2024 Opera Season of the Teatro alla Scala will present 14 productions, 10 of which are new: 2 operas by Giuseppe Verdi and 2 by Giacomo Puccini, and one opera each by Antonio Cesti, Luigi … [Read more...] about La Scala Opera Season 2023-2024

Two new opera recordings to be released by Warner Classics/Erato

8 March 2023 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Turandot

Two new opera recordings are to be released by Warner Classics/Erato later this month. Turandot The recording of Turandot, which is released on 10 March 2023, marks a number of important firsts. … [Read more...] about Two new opera recordings to be released by Warner Classics/Erato

LaScalaTv, La Scala’s new streaming platform, is now live

15 February 2023 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Madina - Roberto Bolle, Antonella Albano and the corps de ballet, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

Yesterday was the first live stream from LaScalaTv (of I Vespri siciliani with a superb cast) and other operas, ballets, concerts and recitals will follow. La Scala has been building up a catalogue … [Read more...] about LaScalaTv, La Scala’s new streaming platform, is now live

[Review] The Met’s Medea – a tour de force performance from Radvanovsky

13 October 2022 by Jonathan Gray 6 Comments

Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role of Cherubinis Medea Photo by Marty Sohl–Met Opera

Guest author Jonathan Gray sees the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Medea TitleMedeaCompanyThe Metropolitan OperaVenueMetropolitan Opera House, Lincoln CenterDate8 October … [Read more...] about [Review] The Met’s Medea – a tour de force performance from Radvanovsky

The Met: Live at Home – new streaming platform makes opera simulcasts available at home

13 October 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Lawrence Brownlee as Tamino and Erin Morley as Pamina in Mozarts Die Zauberflote Photo by Zenith Richards Met Opera

The Metropolitan Opera has announced the launch of The Met: Live at Home, a streaming platform that allows audiences to watch the Met’s series of live streams from any device in the comfort of their … [Read more...] about The Met: Live at Home – new streaming platform makes opera simulcasts available at home

[Photo Album] I Capuleti e i Montecchi at La Scala with Oropesa and Crebassa

17 January 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

19 - I Capuleti and i Montecchi - Crebassa and Oropesa, photo by Brescia and Amisano ©Teatro alla Scala

It seems that no production arrives before the public these days without a slight Covid hitch. I Capuleti e i Montecchi at La Scala saw the conductor Evelino Pidò withdraw during rehearsals "for … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] I Capuleti e i Montecchi at La Scala with Oropesa and Crebassa

La Scala 2021-2022 Opera Season and new philosophy

31 May 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Irina Brook

Despite the interruptions imposed by lockdowns and outbreaks of disease during the Season 2020-2021 La Scala managed to put on over 100 performances. The various closures also gave the theatre’s … [Read more...] about La Scala 2021-2022 Opera Season and new philosophy

Rome Opera summer season: opera and ballet programme 2021

19 May 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Circo Massimo 2020, photo by Kimberley Ross

Trovatore inaugurates the Rome Opera summer season followed by Madama Butterfly and La bohème Programme of dance features Swan Lake and Roberto Bolle Twenty-six evenings of opera, ballet and … [Read more...] about Rome Opera summer season: opera and ballet programme 2021

Arena Opera Festival in Verona confirms the 2021 summer programme

16 March 2021 by Gramilano 2 Comments

Roberto Bolle, Arena di Verona, photo by Andrej Uspenski

The Arena Opera Festival has confirmed the dates, operas, and stellar casts as originally scheduled, starting with the return of Riccardo Muti, 41 years after his only appearance on the Arena’s … [Read more...] about Arena Opera Festival in Verona confirms the 2021 summer programme

Operas and concerts streaming from Italy

28 December 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Cenerentola, Modena 2020

Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti, Modena Rossini’s Cenerentola is presented in a new staging by Nicola Berloffa on 30 December 2020 at 20.00 CET. Due to anti Covid restrictions, the work will be … [Read more...] about Operas and concerts streaming from Italy

[VIDEO] La Scala’s latest interviews with Roberto Bolle and Juan Diego Flórez

27 May 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Dominique Meyer talks to Roberto Bolle

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 … [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

1 May 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

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 … [Read more...] about Bartoli, Grigolo, Damrau et al will sing live from their homes tonight

Verdi’s I masnadieri at La Scala is dark and wonderful in David McVicar’s exciting production

20 July 2019 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

07 I masnadieri, Fabio Sartori, photo Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2019

David McVicar’s new production of I masnadieri (The Robbers) for La Scala features a monumental set by Charles Edwards which is modified during the opera, but largely remains the same, so there is a … [Read more...] about Verdi’s I masnadieri at La Scala is dark and wonderful in David McVicar’s exciting production

La Scala, Milan: Opera and Recital Season 2018 – 2019

30 May 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Teatro alla Scala

OPERA SEASON 2018 - 2019 La Scala announced its 2018-2019 Opera season today with 15 titles, nine of which are new productions, and two are La Scala premieres. At the heart of the season remains the … [Read more...] about La Scala, Milan: Opera and Recital Season 2018 – 2019

Top opera singers discuss how they choose and prepare new roles

20 October 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Gregory Kunde as Otello, photo by Matthias Baus, Teatro alla Scala 2015

Opera singing is a high-wire profession. Only the most tone-deaf will not wince when a note is off. It is all too obvious when part of a role lies too high, or too low or, indeed, hovers too much … [Read more...] about Top opera singers discuss how they choose and prepare new roles

La Scala Concert Season 2017 – 2018

1 June 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Maurizio Pollini, photo by Brescia e Amisano

Opera and Recital Season 2017 - 2018 Ballet Season 2017 - 2018 Symphonic 14, 16, 19 October 2017 Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala Daniele Gatti Miah Persson, soprano; Christianne … [Read more...] about La Scala Concert Season 2017 – 2018

La Scala, Milan: Opera and Recital Season 2017 – 2018

31 May 2017 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Riccardo Chailly, photo by Brescia e Amisano, 2017

A pleasing new season at La Scala seems to tick all the right boxes, with half the programming dedicated to the Italian repertoire, some rarities, important international operas and a world premiere. … [Read more...] about La Scala, Milan: Opera and Recital Season 2017 – 2018

La Scala Opera Season 2016-2017 – full dates and casts

18 May 2016 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Ballet Season 2016-2017 Recital and Concert Season 2016-2017 The new season opens with another step along the path of Riccardo Chailly’s Puccini Project, Madama Butterfly, which will be … [Read more...] about La Scala Opera Season 2016-2017 – full dates and casts

A deep vein of sincere sentiment in ‘L’elisir d’amore’ at La Scala

12 October 2015 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Tullio Pericoli’s designs for L’Elisir d’amore, currently at La Scala in Milan, recall the Osbert Lancaster sets for The Royal Ballet’s La fille mal gardée. Both men worked as illustrators for … [Read more...] about A deep vein of sincere sentiment in ‘L’elisir d’amore’ at La Scala

“Cecilia Bartoli’s” Giulio Cesare in Egitto: boos for the production, cheers for the cast

3 June 2012 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Cecilia Bartoli's well thought out programming for her first year as director of Salzburg's Whitsun Festival was thematic, inspired by the lady of the asp, Cleopatra. The climax of the festival was a … [Read more...] about “Cecilia Bartoli’s” Giulio Cesare in Egitto: boos for the production, cheers for the cast

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GRAHAM SPICER

Writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano’) about dance, opera, music and photography for people who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like. I was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. My scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times. I write the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

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