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Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Releases Statement in Support of Dominque Meyer

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The Teatro alla Scala’s Orchestra has released a statement urging leaders to give Superintendent Dominique Meyer another two years. In a letter the orchestra said, “At this moment it would be appropriate for the current superintendent and artistic director Dominique Meyer to be able to conclude his term in full capacity to what has already been planned for next season {…}

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Orchestra Strike Alters Anna Netrebko & Jonas Kaufmann Concert at La Scala

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Due to a strike from the members of its orchestra, the Teatro alla Scala canceled its Puccini gala. The performance, scheduled for Nov. 29, 2024, and featuring Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann, continued instead as a recital with piano. It was originally set to feature the two famed opera stars alongside Mariangela Sicilia, Riccardo Chailly and the orchestra of the {…}

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Staatskapelle Berlin Postpones Concerts at Teatro alla Scala due to Suspected COVID-19 Case in the Orchestra

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(Credit: Staatsoper Unter den Linden official website) The Staatsoper Unter den Linden has announced the postponement of the two symphonic concerts scheduled for Nov. 3 & 4, 2021 at the Teatro alla Scala due to a suspected case of COVID-19 in the orchestra. The program for the concerts included Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 in C min. op. 68 and {…}

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Teatro alla Scala 2025-26 Review: Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District’

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(Photo: Brescia e Amisano | Teatro alla Scala) Composed between 1930 and 1932, when the young Dmitri Shostakovich had not yet turned thirty, “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District” represents one of the boldest and most radical moments in the entire operatic output of the twentieth century. Riccardo Chailly described the work as “an opera of radical modernity.” At its {…}

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Rai 1 to Broadcast Teatro alla Scala’s Christmas Concert

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On Dec. 24, 2025, the Teatro alla Scala’s 2025 Christmas Concert will be broadcast in Italy on Rai 1 and RaiPlay. The concert, which was performed on Dec. 20, features Lorenzo Viotti conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala, alongside soloists Krassimira Stoyanova, Julien Behr and Markus Eiche. The program opened with the orchestral suite from “Les Animaux {…}

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Q & A: Puerto Rican Soprano Kresley Figueroa on Her Upcoming Metropolitan Opera Debut, the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra & Performing with Regional Orchestras

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(Credit: Soloman Howard) Puerto Rican soprano Kresley Figueroa is a graduate of the Cafritz Young Artist with Washington National Opera where she has performed in numerous productions including “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,” “Partenope,” “La Périchole,” and “The Lion, The Unicorn, and Me.” She has also appeared alongside Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, and Denyce Graves in WNO’s annual gala. Figueroa {…}

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Q & A: Sara Jakubiak on her Debut at the Teatro alla Scala, ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk’ & Opening Night

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The Teatro alla Scala’s opening night is one of the most important evenings in the opera world. The opening is always held on December 7, which celebrates the feast of Sant’Ambrogio. It is also streamed globally, creating much buzz around the world. For this year’s celebration, the Milan theater has chosen Shostakovich’s masterwork “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” with Sara Jakubiak {…}

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Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano 2025-26 Review: Verdi’s Requiem

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Listening to Verdi’s Requiem in Milan is a privilege imbued with an artistic sacredness, if one may so venture to say, that borders on the sanctity of the liturgy itself. The Requiem was premiered in this very city, at the Church of San Marco, more than 150 years ago, followed by its debut at Teatro alla Scala. Thus, reviving this {…}