News ticker: 2024-04-10
A Glimpse Behind the Scenes of La Scala
At the end of May / beginning of June, the program for the 2025 season at La Scala in Milan will be unveiled, opening on December 7th with the premiere.
But already, some news has leaked, especially regarding the premiere on December 7th, the feast day of Saint Ambrose. It promises to be a grand event featuring musical elite Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, and Ludovic Tézier, under the musical direction of Riccardo Chailly. The season premiere on 7 December 2024 will be the major highlight at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
La Scala’s season 2025 will kick off with a work by Giuseppe Verdi, this time with “La Forza del Destino,” continuing the tradition of past years, which have featured Verdi operas such as “Don Carlo” (2024), “Macbeth” (2022), “Attila” (2020), and “Giovanna d’Arco” (2016).
Another highlight for Wagner fans:
The Wagner cycle of the “Ring of the Nibelung” will continue. Following its start in October and November 2024 with “Das Rheingold,” it will be continued in 2025 with “Die Walküre” and “Siegfried,” under the direction of David McVicar. “Götterdämmerung” is planned for the following 2026 season.
And something completely new is in the works:
La Scala has commissioned Francesco Filidei to compose an opera based on Umberto Eco’s novel “The Name of the Rose.” The premiere is scheduled for April 2025 under the baton of Ingo Metzmacher. Damiano Michieletto will direct, with baritone Lucas Meachem as “William of Baskerville” and mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsay as “Adso of Melk en travesti.”
After 48 years, Bellini’s opera “Norma” will also return to La Scala. As for further planning, we’ll have to wait until June to present you with the schedule of operas, ballets, and concerts.
Source: Connessione Opera
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