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

By David Salazar

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 Teatro alla Scala. Tickets were reimbursed to audience members.

Netrebko is set to open the 2024-25 season in a production of “La Forza del Destino.” Kaufmann was originally set to star alongside her but withdrew. Brian Jagde will perform as Alvaro in his stead.

The performance was supposed to be recorded for Rai.

 

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