Tosca at the Puccini Festival in this picturesque setting, which provides a unique and unforgettable backdrop for the captivating opera.

Among the most beloved titles in the French repertoire for their melodic invention and the natural flow of dramatic progression, "Faust" by Charles Gounod has been absent from the stage of the Teatro alla Scala since 2010. The new production, a co-production with the Palau de les Arts in Valencia and the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin, marks the return of conductor Daniele Rustioni, who is about to conclude his tenure as Principal Conductor at the Opéra de Lyon and has not conducted at La Scala since "Il Trovatore" in 2014. It also marks the debut of director Johannes Erath, a musician by training, whose production of "Ermione" for the 2024 Rossini Festival won the Italian music critics’ prestigious Abbiati Award for Best Production. On stage, some of the most beloved artists by the La Scala audience: Marina Rebeka, who will bring "Norma" by Bellini back to Milan in 2025, and Alex Esposito, an artist with an ever-expanding repertoire.

Among the most beloved titles in the French repertoire for their melodic invention and the natural flow of dramatic progression, "Faust" by Charles Gounod has been absent from the stage of the Teatro alla Scala since 2010. The new production, a co-production with the Palau de les Arts in Valencia and the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin, marks the return of conductor Daniele Rustioni, who is about to conclude his tenure as Principal Conductor at the Opéra de Lyon and has not conducted at La Scala since "Il Trovatore" in 2014. It also marks the debut of director Johannes Erath, a musician by training, whose production of "Ermione" for the 2024 Rossini Festival won the Italian music critics’ prestigious Abbiati Award for Best Production. On stage, some of the most beloved artists by the La Scala audience: Marina Rebeka, who will bring "Norma" by Bellini back to Milan in 2025, and Alex Esposito, an artist with an ever-expanding repertoire.

The future Music Director of the Teatro alla Scala, Myung-Whun Chung, reaches his eleventh opera title at La Scala with this new production of Bizet's "Carmen" – in addition to over 140 concerts both at home and on tour. This co-production with London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and Madrid's Teatro Real promises a captivating interpretation. Chung, well-versed in French music through his work with the Opéra Bastille and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, leads a cast that is perfectly idiomatic. Alongside Clémentine Margaine in the title role, alternating with Stéphanie d’Oustrac, and Giorgi Manoshvili as Escamillo, the production features Vittorio Grigolo as Don José – a major Italian voice with a strong affinity for the French repertoire – alternating with Matthew Polenzani. Director Damiano Michieletto and set designer Paolo Fantin minimize local color to construct a stark and effective spectacle, focused on the ineluctable fate of the protagonists.