This week, the Teatro alla Scala is set to world premiere “Anna A.,” a new work by Silvia Colasanti. The work is conceived primarily for a young audience and tells the story of the poet Anna Akhmatova in 20th-century Russia. Narrated through a language that blends music and spoken word, the opera delivers a universal message about the conflict between {…}
(Credits: Brescia e Amisano) Just days before the premiere of his new opera, Gioachino Rossini – true to his habits and to the conventions of his time – chose to speed up the process. For the Sinfonia (overture), he reused one he had written a year earlier for “La Gazzetta,” while for the protagonist’s final rondò, he adapted a fragment {…}
Following the death Giorgio Armani, the Teatro alla Scala is remembering the legendary fashion designer. The company said, “With Giorgio Armani, Teatro alla Scala loses a passionate supporter and a valued interlocutor with whom we shared history, projects, and a common vision of creativity and of the values of the City of Milan.” “In 1997, at the time of the {…}
(Photo by Eaolovega) The Teatro alla Scala has announced that Marina Rebeka has withdrawn from the July 17, 2025 performance of “Norma.” She will be replaced by soprano Jessica Pratt. Rebeka had also canceled the July 11 performance due to illness and was replaced by Marta Torbidoni. In that same message she had communicated her intention to return for the {…}
(Photo Credit: Michele Monasta) The Teatro alla Scala has announced a cast change for its upcoming performances of “Norma.” Soprano Marina Rebeka took to social media and noted that she has withdrawn from the July 11 performance of the title role. “”Dear friends, I am so sorry to announce that I will not be able to sing tomorrow’s performance of {…}
(Photo Credit: Brescia e Amisano ©) This “Siegfried”… a popular musical in myth? Given the audience’s warmly animated reactions, as one witnessed upon attending various performances of its run, it would appear so. The lively, evocative melodic themes in this, the third of four operas of “Der Ring des Nibelungen,” are sustained by all the symbolic ingredients of a fairy {…}
The Teatro alla Scala is enforcing its dress code with new signs placed at the entrance and the ticket offices at La Scala. The theater is placing signs that say, “The public is kindly requested to dress in keeping with the decorum of the Theatre, out of respect for the Theatre and for other viewers. People wearing shorts or sleeveless {…}
(Photo: Brescia e Amisano) It is rather curious that one of the most emblematic titles in the operatic canon has been staged so rarely on such an iconic stage as Teatro alla Scala: “Norma” by Vincenzo Bellini, which had its world premiere there in 1831 with Giuditta Pasta in the title role. That said, the few times it has returned {…}
On June 21, numerous public radio stations in the United States are set to broadcast the Teatro alla Scala’s production of “La Forza del Destino.” The opera will be broadcast at 1 p.m. and will feature Riccardo Chailly conducting Verdi’s masterwork. The cast is led by Ana Netrebko, Brian Jagde, Ludovic Tézier, Alexander Vinogradov, Marco Filippo Romano, and Vasilisa Berzhansaya. {…}
(Photo: Ansa Matteo Corner) This Monday, the long-awaited press conference was held to unveil the Teatro alla Scala’s 2025–26 season. The lineup promises to shine with big names, new productions, and ambitious projects. That’s why we’re bringing you a Top five list of the unmissable highlights of the new season! Number 1: A Bold Opening As tradition dictates, the season {…}
The Teatro alla Scala has announced that its 2026-27 season will open with Verdi’s “Otello.” The opera has been absent from the company’s repertoire since the 2004-05 season, when the work was presented in the 2001 Graham Vick production. It was later supposed to open the 2020-21 season with Jonas Kaufmann and Marina Rebeka, but that production never came to {…}
