A cry of “no to fascism,'' went up from the upper tiers of La Scala's balconies before the anthem, followed by one of ”Long live anti-fascist Italy." La Scala's unions had protested even ...

Olympic medallist Gianmarco Tamberi and wife Chiara Bontempi, left, pose for photographers as they arrive at Milan's Opera House La Scala, northern Italy, for the opening of the 2024-25 season ...

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Chung has conducted 84 opera productions and 141 concerts for La Scala, more than anyone other than its official music directors, who have included such musical lumina ...

Italy's La Scala Opens Season With Verdi Opera About Tragedy of War By Sara Rossi MILAN (Reuters) - Milan's famed La Scala opera house kicks off its new season on Saturday with a Giuseppe Verdi ...

MILAN, May 29 (Reuters) - Milan's La Scala theatre will kick off its 2023-24 season in December with Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Don Carlo" and plans to step up efforts to burnish its ...

The opening of a new season at La Scala is one of the highlights of Italy's cultural calendar. "Mussorgsky with this opera has challenged power - that's one reason why it is right to stage it ...

"In Italy, every town has a church and a theater. La Scala is the one where our history resonates the loudest." Italian Senate President Ignazio La Russa took his seat under the royal box's gilded ...

Chung moved to Italy in 1982, where he immersed himself ... many of which debuted at La Scala, and his ability to bring out their emotional intensity. Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra is a personal ...