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Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro alla Scala 2024-25 Review: Falstaff

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(Photo: Brescia – Amisano © Teatro alla Scala) There is no other title in operatic history that was created with as little expectation as “Falstaff.” Giuseppe Verdi concluded that he had composed everything he was meant to in life and stopped writing for several years. It wasn’t until 1880 that his wife, Giuseppina Strepponi, pointed out that to close his {…}

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Anna Netrebko & Jonas Kaufmann to Open Teatro alla Scala’s 2024-25 Season

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The Teatro alla Scala has previewed its 2024-25 season. According to il giorno, the opening night production on Dec. 7, will be Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino” with Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann. The cast will also include Ludovic Tezier and Leo Muscato will direct the production. Riccardo Chailly will conduct. The company will also showcase “Norma” for the first {…}

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Teatro alla Scala to Stream ‘Simon Boccanegra’ with Luca Salsi

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The Teatro alla Scala TV is set to livestream Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra on Feb. 14, 2024. The performance will star Luca Salsi in the title role alongside Ain Anger, Roberto De Candia, Andrea Pellegrini, Eleonora Buratto, and Charles Castronovo. Lorenzo Viotti will conduct the new production by Daniele Abbado. “Simon Boccanegra” was presented in its final form at La Scala {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Elīna Garanča, Sonya Yoncheva, Jonas Kaufmann & Luca Salsi Lead Teatro alla Scala’s 2023-24 Season

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The Teatro alla Scala has announced ts 2023-24 season. The season opens with Verdi’s “Don Carlo” which will star René Pape, Francesco Meli, Luca Salsi, Ain Anger, Anna Netrebko, and Elīna Garanča. Riccardo Chailly conducts a production by Lluis Pasqual. Maria Jose Siri and Ekaterina Semenchuk perform the final two performances. Performance Dates: Dec. 7, 2023-Jan. 2, 2024 Sonya Yoncheva {…}

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Teatro alla Scala 2022-23 Season Previewed

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The Teatro alla Scala is previewing its upcoming 2022-23 season. La Reppublica is reporting that the Teatro alla Scala will present 14 operas. The Italian newspaper noted that the new season, which OperaWire had previously reported, will open with “Boris Godunov” by Modest Mussorgsky. Riccardo Chailly will conduct the new production by Kasper Holten and Ildar Abdrazakov will star. Meanwhile, {…}

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Sir Simon Keenlyside, Julia Kleiter, Rosa Feola & Luca Micheletti Lead ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ At Teatro Alla Scala

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(Credit: Marco Brescia & Rudy Amisano) The Teatro alla Scala has announced the upcoming run of Mozart‘s operatic masterpiece “Le Nozze di Figaro.” Sir Simon Keenlyside leads the star-studded cast in the role of Count Almaviva, and is joined onstage by Julia Kleiter as Countess Almaviva, Rosa Feola as Susanna, and Luca Micheletti in the title role. The cast also {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Interview: Legendary Tenor Luigi Alva On His Major Career Moments & Maria Callas

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He has sung in practically every major opera house in the world. Specializing in the roles of Rossini, Mozart, and Donizetti, his career at the Metropolitan alone has garnished over one hundred performances from his debut in 1964 until his last performance there in 1975. Working with the major singers of this period, including a favorite, Maria Callas, he sang {…}