Interview: Tenor Luciano Ganci on La forza del destino at La Scala
Luciano Ganci talks about playing Don Alvaro in La forza del destino at La Scala as he ends his run of five performances.
Milano
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Interview: Jakub Józef Orliński – freedom of movement
An interview with countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński – not about his singing for an opera magazine, but about his dancing for Dancing Times.
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Review: Les Étoiles gala in Milan – 21 dancers, 17 pieces, 3 hours of starry dance
Graham Spicer sees the Les Étoiles galas in Milan with ballet stars in thrilling pas de deux and seductive modern repertoire.
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Opera singers against the coronavirus – how one singer is lifting spirits in Milan
[VIDEO] Armando Ariostini, the baritone who works tirelessly for Casa Verdi, each day he performs for his neighbours kept in their homes by the coronavirus.
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Milan Expo 2015 – The Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the Palazzo Reale
The Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the Palazzo Reale in Milan – opening last week to coincide with the beginning of the Milan Expo on 1 May – is not to be missed, even if the show misses some opportunities itself. Unfortunately pipped to the post by London’s Leonardo exhibition just three years ago, which actually…
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Carla Fracci for Expo 2015: Milan, Capital of the World
The Milanese ballerina, Carla Fracci, has become an Ambassador for the Milan Expo 2015. The theme of the World Expo is Feed the planet, Energy for Life and in the clip below she talks about her love for her childhood dishes of Risotto alla Milanese (with a short-grained rice, such as Carnaroli , saffron and beef marrow)…
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Maria Callas’ costume for Macbeth at La Scala in 1952 in photos
Maria Callas‘ costumes evoke a special frisson of excitement: knowing that she was wearing it when she sang a role so loved from a recording, and, for a few, having actually seen her 60 years ago in the theatre dressed in the same costume now sitting on a mannequin. Milan‘s Teatro alla Scala preserves these…
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Opera singer Rosalind Plowright comments on booing Bartoli at La Scala
Renée Fleming described it as the worst night of her operatic life, after Celeste Aida Roberto Alagna gave a military salute and walked off stage, Katia Ricciarelli quit the opera house refusing to come back, and Callas, Pavarotti, Verrett, Caballé and many others have all been on the receiving end. Being booed by the loggionisti at Milan‘s Teatro alla Scala…
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Adelina Patti in a splendid portrait now on show in Milan
Giuseppe Verdi on Adelina Patti, one of the great coloratura singers of the 19th century: When I heard her for the first time (she was eighteen) in London, I was astounded not only by the marvellous performance but also by a number of stage traits that revealed her great acting talents. Such was the fame…
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Adelina Patti: Her voice was a technical marvel
Italian voice expert Rodolfo Celletti said of Adelina Patti: Her voice was a technical marvel. The staccatos were marvels of accuracy, even in the trickiest intervals, her legato was impressively smooth and pure; she connects the voice from note to note, phrase to phrase, lifting and gliding with an exceptional virtuosity. Her chromatic scale was deliciously sweet, and her trill was wonderful and…
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Stéphane Lissner to leave La Scala for the Paris Opera in 2015
After the rumours and denials of recent days, Aurélie Filippetti, the French Minister of Culture, has confirmed that Stéphane Lissner will take over from Nicolas Joel when the latter leaves the helm of the Paris Opera in 2015. Lissner’s very lucrative contract as Sovrintendente of Milan‘s Teatro alla Scala was due to expire in 2017. However recently his programming…
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A singer on stage using an iPhone? It happened last night at La Scala!
René Pape has a has dour personality. A smile consists of lifting the edges of the mouth by a millimetre, and he rarely looks up to engage with the audience perched up in the gods. But Pape sure knows how to sing. He manages to fold his enormous voice down to produce the smallest whispers of…
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Debutto a Milano di “Priscilla, la regina del deserto”
by Stefania Clerici “True colors are beautiful, like a rainbow” cantava Cyndi Lauper negli anni ’80…E veri, spettacolari e coloratissimi sono le scene, le luci, i costumi e la colonna sonora del musical “Priscilla, la regina del deserto”, andato in scena per la prima volta in Italia mercoledì 14 dicembre, presso il Teatro Ciak Webank…
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Priscilla struts into Milan in her high-heels… and will survive!
in italiano by Stefania Clerici “True colors are beautiful, like a rainbow” sang Cyndi Lauper in the 80s…and true, spectacular and multi-coloured are the sets, lights, costumes and music of the musical “Priscilla, la regina del deserto” (Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical) which opened in Italy last Wednesday, December 14, at Teatro…
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A ballerina speaks out: Mariafrancesca Garritano, La Scala soloist, talks frankly about the eating-disorders which plague the company
Sant’Ambrogio (Saint Ambrose) is Milan‘s patron saint, and on his Saint’s Day, 7th December, Milan’s opera house La Scala opens its new season. However, one of the ballet soloists has chosen the eve of this glittering occasion to speak with The Observer about problems in the company. Mariafrancesca Garritano is 33, and has been at…
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‘Restored’ video of Rudolf Nureyev’s version of Romeo and Juliet with Carla Fracci and Margot Fonteyn, now on YouTube
In 1983, Rudolf Nureyev‘s version of Romeo and Juliet was filmed in Milan, and broadcast in Italy and in Britain on Boxing day of the same year. It stars Carla Fracci as his Juliet and the extraordinary participation of Margot Fonteyn as Lady Capulet. This cameo is rather like another wonderful homage by Nureyev when in his…
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The MITO international festival of music – between Milan and Turin 155 concerts with 3,500 artists in 3 weeks
Developing and expanding upon 30 years of experience racked up by Torino’s original and prestigious SettembreMusica, beginning in 2007 the festival became MITO SettembreMusica as Milano (MI) and Torino (TO) teamed up for a joint effort in the arts (MITO). A slew of great musical performances at popular prices throughout the month of September invades theatres,…
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