Following the news that the Teatro alla Scala’s General Director Dominique Meyer would be replaced by Fortunato Ortombina, it has been reported that Meyer has been offered an extra year. According to Italian media outlets, the chair of the Board Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala has agreed to offer Meyer the extra year to end his tenure as originally contracted. The {…}

  The Teatro alla Scala’s General Director and ballet dancers have called for a ceasefire. The Associated Press is reporting that before a performance of “Madina” on March 9, 2024, La Scala’s principal dancer Roberto Bolle, General Director Dominique Meyer, and other members of the dance company, orchestra and stage crew faced the audience as the curtain rose. It revealed {…}

The Teatro alla Scala is defending its choice of Russian repertoire and its administration’s decision to contract numerous Russian artists. In a press conference during the announcement of the 2022-23 season, General Director Dominique Meyer made it clear that Valery Gergiev would not be conducting at the Teatro alla Scala due to his position as a General Director and Artistic {…}

The Teatro alla Scala has announced the winning project for the international competition “Magnifica Fabbrica.” The city’s Mayor Beppe Sala and the CEO Dominique Meyer announced that the winning project for the construction of the new La Scala’s workshops and warehouses in the Rubattino area was designed by the Italian-Spanish group headed by designer Massimo Giuliani. The new workshop and {…}