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Myung-Whun Chung

Interview: Annalisa Stroppa on her God-given voice – the joy, responsibility, emotion… and gratitude.

8 June 2025 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Annalisa Stroppa - photo by Marco Borrelli

I talked with Annalisa Stroppa, one of the world's most sought-after mezzosopranos, as she was finishing a run as Carmen at Genoa's Teatro Carlo Felice. She's an attractive woman with a sunny … [Read more...] about Interview: Annalisa Stroppa on her God-given voice – the joy, responsibility, emotion… and gratitude.

La Scala presents its Opera Season 2025-2026

27 May 2025 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Die Walküre, photo by Amisano e Brescia, Teatro alla Scala

The Opera Season 2025-2026 opens with a harsh, stark opera that “assaults the viewer, tightening them in a knot of violence and despair”. Written by Shostakovich in 1934 and inspired by Leskov’s … [Read more...] about La Scala presents its Opera Season 2025-2026

Myung-Whun Chung to be new Music Director at La Scala

12 May 2025 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Myung-Whun Chung, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

La Scala’s CEO, Fortunato Ortombina, has announced that Myung-Whun Chung will be the successor of Riccardo Chailly as Music Director of Teatro alla Scala. Chung's tenure will run from the end of … [Read more...] about Myung-Whun Chung to be new Music Director at La Scala

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INTERVIEWS

2015 Giovanna d'Arco, photo Brescia e Amisano © Teatro alla Scala crop

[Interview] Tenor Francesco Meli – 20 years of “not taking anything for granted”

Anna Rose O'Sullivan after her début as Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, photo by Marcelino Sambé

Anna Rose O’Sullivan – meeting the Royal Ballet’s newest star

Interview with Roberto Bolle – I am more confident now, not just as an artist but also as a person

Eleonora Buratto, photo by Dario Acosta crop

[Interview] Talking with soprano Eleonora Buratto about Hoffmann, perfume and spumante

Cris Devil - Trash Dance - Zanini Arte

Interview: Italian artist Cris Devil – creating his artistic world with irony and passion

Jacopo Tissi in Swan Lake crop

Interview: Who is Jacopo Tissi? The Bolshoi’s enigmatic Italian star talks about Moscow, Milan and London, “It certainly wasn’t easy”

Sebastian Catana

[Interview] Baritone Sebastian Catana: never scream or shout

Martha Graham Dance Company Costumes by Martha Graham for Night Journey © Ken Browar and Deborah Ory

The Style of Movement: Fashion and Dance – dance photography from NYC Dance Project

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GRAMILANO

Graham Spicer, aka 'Gramilano', is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman's Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Carla Fracci.

Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.

He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.

Since 2022, Gramilano has been pleased to welcome guest authors: Paul Arrowsmith, Donatella Bertozzi, Georgina Butler, Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel, Jonathan Gray, Marina Harss, Ann Haskins, Lily Hyde, Marta Mele, Matthew Paluch, Jann Parry, Lucía Piquero, Graham Watts, Deborah Weiss, and Lydia Wharf.

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