Five couples, one Giselle: La Scala reopens its season with a TV broadcast
La Scala’s ballet season reopens with ten performances of Giselle from 1 October, five casts, a Rai broadcast and events marking a timeless classic.
Vittoria Valerio
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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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Review: Manon at La Scala – Nicoletta Manni/Reece Clarke; Myriam Ould-Braham/Claudio Coviello
Graham Spicer sees The Royal Ballet’s Reece Clarke and Paris Opera Ballet’s Myriam Ould-Braham join colleagues at La Scala for Manon.
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Reece Clarke and Myriam Ould-Braham are last-minute guests at La Scala
After injuries during La Bayadère at La Scala, the company has had to invite last-minute guests to complete the casting in Manon.
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[Review] La Scala’s Gala Fracci shows a company in spectacular form
Gala Fracci at La Scala has reached its third edition – an annual gala dedicated to the great Italian ballerina Carla Fracci who died in 2021.
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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] 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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[Review] Rudolf Nureyev’s Nutcracker at La Scala – lacking fizz
The return to La Scala of Rudolf Nureyev’s Nutcracker after 16 years gives back a well-loved production, but it needs work.
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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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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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[Review] Balanchine’s Jewels at La Scala shows the company in top-notch form
Jewels at La Scala showed the company finally shedding the insecurities arising from Covid-related cancellations and changes. The company shone brightly.
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[Review] La Scala finally concludes its Bayadère run
Finally, with continually mutating casts, La Bayadère was back on stage at the end of January, replacing a planned triple bill of contemporary choreography.
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Countdown to Bayadère – casting and designs for La Scala’s opening
Rudolf Nureyev’s La Bayadère has never been performed by any company other than the Paris Opera Ballet. It opens at La Scala with new designs on 15 December.
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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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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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A Covid-free La Scala to stream its gala ‘A Tribute to Nureyev’
After Covid delayed the filming of La Scala’s Tribute to Nureyev gala, it has been filmed and will be streamed on 28 March. (The post contains a gallery of photos from the gala)
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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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Manuel Legris’ Sylvia shows La Scala’s dancers on top form
Sylvia opened the 2019-2020 ballet season at La Scala. It is a co-production with the Wiener Staatsballett where it opened in November 2018. There have been no changes to Luisa Spinatelli‘s sets and costumes or Manuel Legris’ choreography, which suggests that everyone was pleased with how it turned out in Vienna. However, while the overall…
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Photo Album: First Night at La Scala with “Sylvia” in a New Production
Sylvia Photos of the opening night of Sylvia, with choreography by Manuel Legris, starring Martina Arduino, Claudio Coviello, Nicola Del Freo, Christian Fagetti, Maria Celeste Losa and company. Choreography Manuel Legris from Louis Mérante and others Dramaturgy and libretto Manuel Legris and Jean-François Vazelle from Jules Barbier and baron Jacques de Reinach Conductor Kevin Rhodes…
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Review: Giselle at La Scala with Zakharova/Hallberg, Manni/Andrijashenko, Valerio/Coviello
Giselle is one of La Scala Ballet’s international calling cards. Together with Nureyev’s Don Quixote, this production has been seen all over the world, and rightly so. The company dances it beautifully, and its staging by Yvette Chauviré (based, of course, on the Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot choreography) would be difficult to better. It is clearly told, the story points being so carefully prepared that focus is…
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In with the old – La Scala returns to Nureyev’s Sleeping Beauty
If there is a ballet that belongs to La Scala, it’s Rudolf Nureyev’s production of The Sleeping Beauty, created for the ballet company in 1966 with Carla Fracci and Nureyev in the main roles. It was performed 152 times until 2007, when Tchaikovsky’s score fell silent for eight years until awoken by Alexei Ratmansky when…
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In Balanchine’s Nutcracker at La Scala the magic is almost real – three casts reviewed
Balanchine’s The Nutcracker is new to La Scala, in fact, new to Italy. And how the Scala regulars were relishing in the opportunity to grumble and mutter “humbug” during the interval. It’s certainly different from the Nureyev production which was seen in Milan for many years, and light-years away from the strange version by Nacho…
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Illustrated look at La Scala’s visit to Australia with Don Quixote and Giselle
After almost a month touring China, La Scala’s ballet company popped back to Milan for a run of Manon performances, before popping off to Australia for thirteen performances in Brisbane, from 7 to 18 November. It is the company’s first time in Australia and they are taking two of their most popular productions: Don Quixote…
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Photo Album: Manon opening night at La Scala with Zakharova and Bolle
First night photographs from La Scala Wednesday 17 October – 8pm – Premiere ManonSvetlana ZakharovaDes GrieuxRoberto BolleLescautNicola Del FreoMonsieur G.M.Alessandro GrilloLescaut’s mistress Martina ArduinoMadameDeborah GismondiThe gaolerMick ZeniThe beggar chief Federico FresiThe courtesans Vittoria Valerio, Agnese Di Clemente,Francesca Podini, Gaia Andreanò, Caterina BianchiThree gentlemenMarco Agostino, Christian Fagetti, Mattia Semperboni Manon was MacMillan’s second three-act ballet as artistic director of…
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Photo album – fifteen evenings of La Scala Ballet in China
La Scala‘s Ballet Company have been touring China for almost a month, taking in four cities and dancing 15 performances of Don Quixote and Giselle. Last night’s performance of Giselle in the Grand Theatre in Tianjin marked the last performance and today the company heads home. The Milanese company didn’t take guests — not even…
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