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Experience a world premiere at La Scala with the opera “The Name of the Rose”. The well-known novel by Umberto Eco is being musically adapted by the composer Francesco Filidei . “The Name of the Rose” will be performed at La Scala in April/May 2025 under the direction of Ingo Metzmacher and directed by Damiano Michieletto. The opera is being produced jointly with the Opéra de Paris and the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa.
The Teatro alla Scala, together with the Opéra National de Paris, commissioned this new opera from the composer Francesco Filidei, which will be produced in an Italian and a French version for the premieres in Milan and Paris. It is already the third opera by Francesco Filidei after “Giordano Bruno” and “L’inondation”.
Story of Il Nome della Rosa by Francesco Filidei
The Name of The Rose
The plot that Eco describes takes place in 1327 in a Cluniac monastery, where a series of murders occurs.
Umberto Eco took the story from the writings of the imaginary Franciscan monk Adso da Melk and developed it into a detective story. Medieval life is described in detail and in an exciting way in the novel.
Francesco Filidei’s task is to analyze the novel’s narrative structure in order to translate it into a musical dramaturgy.
Eco said that one inspiration for his novel came from Mahler’s symphonies (e.g. the Scherzo from Mahler’s Second) and described his book as having the structure of a comic melodrama with long recitatives and large arias.
Filidei combines Gregorian melodies with a sequence of arias and recitatives, thus creating the transition from words to music.
Cast and Creative Team of Il Nome della Rosa
World premiere
2 hours and 55 minutes circa intermission included
Free adaptation of Il nome della rosa by Umberto Eco, edited by La Nave di Teseo editore
with the collaboration of Hannah Dübgen and Carlo Pernigotti
Casa Ricordi editore, srl
Teatro alla Scala and Opéra National de Paris Commission
The Artists
Teatro alla Scala Production
Opera in two acts
Libretto by Francesco Filidei and Stefano Busellato
Teatro alla Scala New Production,
in co-production with Opéra National de Paris and Fondazione Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus
Treble Voices Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala Academy
Conductor • Ingo Metzmacher
Staging • Damiano Michieletto
Sets • Paolo Fantin
Costumes • Carla Teti
Lights • Alessandro Carletti
Dramaturgy • Mattia Palma
CAST
Guglielmo da Baskerville • Lucas Meachem
Adso da Melk • Kate Lindsey
La Ragazza del Villaggio / Statua della Vergine • Katrina Galka
Jorge da Burgos • Gianluca Buratto
Bernardo Gui • Daniela Barcellona
Abbone da Fossanova • Marco Filippo Romano
Salvatore • Roberto Frontali
Remigio da Varagine • Giorgio Berrugi
Malachia • Owen Willetts
Severino da Sant’Emmerano • Giovanni Sala
Berengario da Arundel / Adelmo da Otranto • Carlo Vistoli
Venanzio / Giovanni Dalbena • Leonardo Cortellazzi
Girolamo Vescovo di Caffa / Cuciniere • Adrien Mathonat
Booking Process
Music trip to Milan for 3 days / 2 nights with premium tickets for the opera “Il Nome della Rosa”. The highlight is a visit to the famous Teatro alla Scala on the second evening to experience a magnificent performance in a world-famous environment with global stars. You can select between Essential and Superior Package.
Each travel package will be composed according to your wishes. Follow the booking process:
- Select a Date
- Press “Add to cart” and “Send Request”
- When we receive your booking request, you will get an individual offer with some hotels to choose from. Only after your decision, we send you a travel contract to confirm the booking.
- Description of the Essential and Superior Package
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2025-04-27 ... 2025-05-10
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