Thirteen opera titles, from the end of the 17th century to the most recent in 1987, form the opera season at La Scala for 2026-2027. Three operas will be performed at La Scala for the first time, … [Read more...] about La Scala’s 2026-2027 Opera Season announced
Riccardo Chailly
Preview: Riccardo Chailly conducts Nabucodonosor, opening tonight at La Scala
Nabucodonosor opens tonight, 16 May, for a nine-performance run with outgoing music director, Riccardo Chailly, conducting his tenth Verdi title at La Scala. It will be the 210th time that the opera … [Read more...] about Preview: Riccardo Chailly conducts Nabucodonosor, opening tonight at La Scala
Milan celebrates 80th Anniversary of La Scala’s reopening after devastating World War II bombing
In August 1943, Milan was bombed by Allied planes. On the night between 15 and 16 August the city centre and the Teatro alla Scala were seriously damaged. A photographic exhibition, La Scala Reborn … [Read more...] about Milan celebrates 80th Anniversary of La Scala’s reopening after devastating World War II bombing
Giorgio Armani at La Scala exhibition opens and the opening of La Scala’s 2025/2026 Ballet Season is dedicated to the designer
Teatro alla Scala is dedicating the opening of its 2025/2026 ballet season to Giorgio Armani, who died in September. Sleeping Beauty opens tomorrow, 18 December 2025, and in the foyer, an exhibition … [Read more...] about Giorgio Armani at La Scala exhibition opens and the opening of La Scala’s 2025/2026 Ballet Season is dedicated to the designer
Riccardo Chailly taken to hospital and the performance suspended at La Scala
After the triumphant opening of La Scala’s opera season on 7 December with Dmitri Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, the second performance was interrupted after Maestro Riccardo Chailly fell … [Read more...] about Riccardo Chailly taken to hospital and the performance suspended at La Scala
Interview: Riccardo Chailly and director Vasily Barkhatov on Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk which opens La Scala’s opera season
On the 50th anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich’s death, La Scala opens its opera Season with his masterpiece Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, based on the novella by Nikolai Leskov. In the story, a young … [Read more...] about Interview: Riccardo Chailly and director Vasily Barkhatov on Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk which opens La Scala’s opera season
The Force of Destiny – a documentary following preparations for opening night at La Scala
La Scala: The Force of Destiny is the first documentary co-produced under a new partnership between RAI Documentari and France Télévisions – it will be given a theatrical release in France on 2 … [Read more...] about The Force of Destiny – a documentary following preparations for opening night at La Scala
La Scala presents its Opera Season 2025-2026
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
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
Elisabetta Riva becomes new CEO of Bologna’s opera house
Elisabetta Riva will be the new Superintendent of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, with effect from 23 April 2025. Riva was born in Monza, Lombardy, in 1973 and since 2013 she has directed the … [Read more...] about Elisabetta Riva becomes new CEO of Bologna’s opera house
La Scala announces its 2024-2025 Opera Season
La Scala in Milan has announced it's opera programming for the 2024-2025 season. The inaugural title of the 2024-2025 season, La forza del destino – one of Verdi’s most important and complex works – … [Read more...] about La Scala announces its 2024-2025 Opera Season
Maurizio Pollini: 1942-2024 – La Scala mourns one of its most important artists
Teatro alla Scala mourns the passing of Maurizio Pollini, one of the great musicians of our time and a fundamental point of reference in the artistic life of the theatre for over fifty years. The … [Read more...] about Maurizio Pollini: 1942-2024 – La Scala mourns one of its most important artists
Premiere of Don Carlo at La Scala – the numbers, the announcements, the protestations, and the photos
Last night’s season opening at La Scala in Milan saw the box office return to its pre-pandemic levels, and a healthy number of viewers on the national television’s first channel, Rai1. Before … [Read more...] about Premiere of Don Carlo at La Scala – the numbers, the announcements, the protestations, and the photos
LaScalaTv ‘live from Milan’ is now available on subscription
On sale from today are one-month or one-year subscriptions to access the content of the theatre's streaming platform from 1 January 2024. There are gift subscriptions available, discounts on annual … [Read more...] about LaScalaTv ‘live from Milan’ is now available on subscription
A new 17-floor tower opens behind La Scala with rehearsal rooms and offices
Eleven floors of offices, an additional rehearsal room for the ballet company, and a new area for unloading and the pre-assembly of sets backstage. A new tower adjacent to La Scala, designed by the … [Read more...] about A new 17-floor tower opens behind La Scala with rehearsal rooms and offices
La Scala Opera Season 2023-2024
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
LaScalaTv, La Scala’s new streaming platform, is now live
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
Franco Zeffirelli – The La Scala Years: an exhibition in Milan
Franco Zeffirelli was born in Florence on 12 January 1923. Teatro alla Scala anticipates the celebration of the great director's centenary with the exhibition “Franco Zeffirelli - The La Scala Years" … [Read more...] about Franco Zeffirelli – The La Scala Years: an exhibition in Milan
Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov on Boris Godunov, his 89th performance at La Scala
The Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov will be Boris Godunov for the opening of Milan’s opera season on 7 December 2022. It will be Abdrazakov’s 89th appearance on La Scala’s stage and his seventh time … [Read more...] about Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov on Boris Godunov, his 89th performance at La Scala
Riccardo Chailly stops orchestra and chorus after mobile phone rings
Yesterday evening, during a concert at La Scala, Riccardo Chailly stopped the entire orchestra and chorus after a phone rang. The Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus were performing the moving … [Read more...] about Riccardo Chailly stops orchestra and chorus after mobile phone rings
Anna Netrebko cancels Adriana Lecouvreur performances at La Scala
La Scala finds itself scrambling to find a conductor for the remaining performances of The Queen of Spades from 4 March after Valery Gergiev refused to denounce the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and … [Read more...] about Anna Netrebko cancels Adriana Lecouvreur performances at La Scala
La Scala’s Macbeth – comments and photo album
Macbeth, which opened the opera season at La Scala on 7 December, was watched by 10.5% of Italians who were watching the television, equivalent to 2,640,000 people. Italy's President, Sergio … [Read more...] about La Scala’s Macbeth – comments and photo album
Riccardo Muti Italian Opera Academy ruffles La Scala’s feathers
On the same day that La Scala opened its doors for a preview performance of the new production of Macbeth that will open its season on 7 December, the Prada Foundation in Milan welcomed Riccardo Muti … [Read more...] about Riccardo Muti Italian Opera Academy ruffles La Scala’s feathers
La Scala 2021-2022 Opera Season and new philosophy
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
Sparks fly at La Scala between conductors Muti and Chailly
Riccardo vs Riccardo. One is the theatre's former music director Riccardo Muti, who last night concluded the Vienna Philharmonic's mini Italian tour at La Scala on the 75th anniversary of the … [Read more...] about Sparks fly at La Scala between conductors Muti and Chailly
Concert to mark 75th anniversary of La Scala’s reopening [streaming]
Yesterday, after 199 days, La Scala reopened its doors to the public with a concert by its Orchestra and Chorus. 500 spectators (normal capacity, 2,000) occupied the boxes and galleries with the … [Read more...] about Concert to mark 75th anniversary of La Scala’s reopening [streaming]
Riccardo Chailly confirmed as La Scala’s Musical Director until 2025
La Scala's Board of Directors met today and accepted the proposal by Intendent and Artistic Director Dominique Meyer to extend Riccardo Chailly's engagement as Music Director until 2025. Chailly, … [Read more...] about Riccardo Chailly confirmed as La Scala’s Musical Director until 2025
Riccardo Chailly and Irina Brook bring Brecht and Weill back to La Scala
On March 18 at 8 pm CET, Riccardo Chailly conducts Die sieben Tosdsünden ("The Seven Deadly Sins") and Mahagonny Songspiel in a live-streamed performance from La Scala. The Kurt Weill double bill … [Read more...] about Riccardo Chailly and Irina Brook bring Brecht and Weill back to La Scala
Zubin Mehta leaves hospital – Riccardo Chailly will replace him at La Scala
La Scala has announced that Zubin Mehta was discharged from the hospital this afternoon in good health. However, the fatigue of the past few days means that he needs a few days' rest as a … [Read more...] about Zubin Mehta leaves hospital – Riccardo Chailly will replace him at La Scala
Dominique Meyer, La Scala’s CEO, on going green and new digitalisation projects
Dominique Meyer became La Scala’s CEO on 1 March 2020, just a couple of days before the first closure of Italian theatres. While the theatre has been closed, he’s been preparing not only for the … [Read more...] about Dominique Meyer, La Scala’s CEO, on going green and new digitalisation projects