The Teatro alla Scala is set to be included in the opening ceremony of the Olympics on Feb. 2, 2026. The company announced that the Teatro alla Scala Orchestra will be conducted by Music Director Riccardo Chailly and will feature baritone Luca Salsi. The event is one of the many featured for the 2026 Winter Olympics which are set to {…}
(Credit: Marius Vepsta) The Teatro alla Scala has announced a cast change for its production of “Die Walküre.” The company said that “due to an indisposition, Elza van den Heever will be unable to perform in the performances of ‘Die Walküre.’ The role of Sieglinde will be sung by Vida Mikneviciute in her place.” Mikneviciute has performed with the Zürich {…}
(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 {…}
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 {…}
The New Year is upon us, which means it’s time to look back and reflect at what was and what will remain in our memories. As per usual, OperaWire has compiled the favorite performances of the year from many of our contributors. We won’t keep you waiting, here’s a look at the Staff Picks for the best performances of 2025. {…}
Riccardo Chailly will conduct the next performance of “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” at the Teatro alla Scala. The theater confirmed the news stating, “Teatro alla Scala is pleased to announce that Maestro Riccardo Chailly’s health has improved and he will be able to conduct the performance of Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District on Saturday 13 December.” The statement comes {…}
The Teatro alla Scala has released a statement following the second performance of “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” which saw Maestro Riccardo Chailly fall ill. The company said, “Maestro Riccardo Chailly’s health has improved rapidly after the illness that forced him to interrupt the second performance of Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District.” Chailly also released a statement, “I would like {…}
(Photo: © Vito Lorusso / Teatro alla Scala) During the Classical period, audiences entertained themselves with theatrical farces, literary comedies and other artistic forms that, besides amusing, also served as social critique. “Così fan tutte,” premiered in Vienna in 1790, is a direct heir to that tradition. Mozart’s work explores seduction, fidelity and the illusion of love. Its characters take {…}
The Teatro alla Scala has announced that Ekaterina Gubanova will sing in the Verdi Requiem on October 28 and 30, 2026. The mezzo-soprano will replace the originally announced Elīna Garanča. In a statement via social media, the mezzo said, “Very happy to return to Teatro alla Scala for 2 exceptional concerts of Verdi Requiem in October 2026. With a magnificent {…}
(Photo: Brescia e Amisano / Teatro alla Scala) When Gaetano Donizetti arrived in Paris in October 1838, he was already one of the great figures of bel canto. Yet what he sought in the French capital was professional stability and institutional recognition–something Italy had not always granted him. Within a few months he had conquered, along with the French language itself, {…}
(Photo: Brescia e Amisano / Teatro alla Scala) A major project with deeply feminine roots took place at Teatro alla Scala with the world premiere of “Anna A.,” a commission that, for the first time in the theater’s history, was entrusted to a female composer. The honor went to none other than Silvia Colasanti, currently the most frequently performed living {…}