The Teatro alla Scala is set to broadcast Verdi’s La Forza del Destino” on Dec. 7, 2024, continuing its tradition of showcasing opening night on Rai1 and Radio3.

The performance will also broadcast on ARTE in France and the French-speaking countries in Europe and out of Europe; in Germany and German-speaking countries, ČESKÁ TELEVIZE in The Czech Republic, RSI in Switzerland, NHK in Japan, RTP in Portugal, MEDICI TV in Worldwide (USA included – except for Italy, Spain, France and the French-speaking countries, Germany and the German-speaking countries), and Live in cinemas in Italy and abroad. It will also be partially distributed in the UCI Cinemas circuit in major Italian cities. 

On the radio Euroradio Live Circuit will broadcast in Spain, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, France, Slovakia, Slovenia.

“La forza del destino” is the ninth Verdi opera conducted by Riccardo Chailly at La Scala and his tenth season opening. Chailly recently opened the Teatro alla Scala with “Giovanna d’Arco” in 2015, “Attila” in 2018, “Macbeth” in 2021, and “Don Carlo” in 2023.

“La forza del destino” is a work that has been rarely performed at the legendary house with its last presentation in 1999 with Riccardo Muti conducting and in 2001 with Valery Gergiev conducting the Mariinsky Theatre. The only time the opera opened the Teatro alla Scala was in 1965 with Gavazzeni conducting a production by Margherita Wallmann.

For this new production by Leo Muscato, La Scala will showcase Anna Netrebko as Donna Leonora, Brian Jagde as Don Alvaro, Ludovic Tézier as Don Carlo di Vargas, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya as Preziosilla, Alexander Vinogradov as Padre Guardiano, Marco Filippo Romano as Fra Melitone, Fabrizio Beggi as il Marchese di Calatrava, as Carlo Bosi as Mastro Trabuco.