The Teatro Alla Scala has announced a cast change for its Verdi Requiem. The company said, “Due to sudden illness, Antonio Poli will be unable to perform in this evening’s concert – Oct. 30 – and will be replaced by Francesco Meli.” Meli is a well known tenor who has performed at the Teatro alla Scala for decades in such {…}
Arte.TV is set stream Verdi’s “Requiem” from the Teatro alla Scala on Nov. 1, 2026. The platform will showcase the performance will be one of Riccardo Chailly’s final concerts as music director of the Milanese institution. The concert will include La Scala’s Orchestra alongside soloists soprano Anna Netrebko, mezzo-soprano Caterina Piva, tenor Antonio Poli, and bass Michele Pertusi. The requiem {…}
The Teatro alla Scala has announced two cast changes for its performances of Verdi’s “Requiem.” The company said that “for personal reasons, Fabio Sartori will be unable to perform in the concerts on Oct. 26 and 30 and will be replaced by Antonio Poli on both dates.” Meanwhile, “Due to a sudden illness, Ekaterina Gubanova will be replaced by Caterina Piva {…}
On Nov. 8, the Teatro alla Scala is set to present Gounod’s “Faust” on La Scala TV. The new production, which will be conducted by Daniele Rustioni, will be directed by Johannes Erath. The new production is a co-production with the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Fundació de la Comunitat Valenciana, Staatsoper Unter den Linden and Teatro Real, Madrid. The {…}
The Teatro alla Scala has canceled the opening night of “Faust” on Oct. 20 due to a strike. The Fondazione Teatro alla Scala said that due to the worker’s strike, there was no way to perform the new production. Ticketholders who purchased their tickets online will be reimbursed automatically. Meanwhile, for tickets purchased at the box office and for “Opera {…}
The Teatro alla Scala workers have voted to authorize a strike on Oct. 20, 2026. The strike was approved on Oct. 12, 2026 at a workers’ assembly called by the Cgil, Cisl, Uil and Fials unions and saw 449 out of 450 participants vote for the move. According to reports the dispute concerns the renewal of the theatre’s contract, which {…}
On Oct. 7, the Teatro alla Scala Association of America (TASAA) will hold its Annual Benefit Performance Gala at The New York Historical, continuing to broaden Teatro alla Scala’s reach among American audiences. The gala will be held under the patronage of the Consulate General of Italy in New York and will celebrate Italian excellence in partnership with distinguished brands, including {…}
Dua Lipa attended the Teatro alla Scala’s first performance of “La Traviata” on Sept. 19, 2026. The Grammy Winning pop star posted several pictures in the auditorium and there were several videos that captured her on stage post-performance. During the evening, she wore a semi-sheer embroidered Ashi Studio gown from the Fall 2026 collection. Back in September, Dua Lipa said {…}
Dua Lipa has admitted that her favorite theater in Italy is the Teatro alla Scala. In a social media interview for Vogue Italia, the Grammy Award-winning pop star said that her favorite theater was the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. However, she did admit she had not attended a performance yet. She said, “the only reason I am saying it {…}
On Sept. 1, all content on the Teatro alla Scala’s LaScalaTV will be available for free upon registration. Thanks to the support of Intesa Sanpaolo, the platform is moving from a paid offering to a free service. The Teatro alla Scala Foundation explains that making the content available to everyone is part of a strategy to enhance and share its {…}
“Lucia di Lammermoor” remains one of the supreme achievements of Romantic opera, capable of transforming inner conflict into pure musical expression. Premiered at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples in 1835, Gaetano Donizetti’s masterpiece transcends the conventional sentimental tragedy to offer one of the most complex female psychological portraits of the nineteenth century. Based on Walter Scott’s The Bride {…}