South Korean conductor Chung Myung-whun, 72, held a press conference on May 19 at Busan Concert Hall after being named the next music director of Teatro alla Scala, Italy’s iconic opera house.

An inside view of Milan's Opera House La Scala, Italy, prior to the start of the opening of the 2024-25 season featuring Giuseppe Verdi's 'La Forza del destino', Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024.

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People stand outside of the La Scala opera house on the day of the season opening of La Scala theatre in Milan, Italy December 7, 2024. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo. By Sara Rossi.

Italy’s most famous opera house, Teatro alla Scala, opens its new season Wednesday with the Russian opera “Boris Godunov,” a selection that sparked Ukrainian protests of the cultural event ...

Italy's La Scala has launched a streaming service allowing viewers to watch its operas, concerts and ballets online, in an effort to widen its audience worldwide. Skip to main content.

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He is leaving La Scala with 132.7 million euros in cash, compared with 109 million euros in 2018. More about AP Giorgia Meloni Milan La Scala Italy French Paris Jonas Kaufmann Venice Verdi Genoa ...

Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) Gianandrea Noseda conducts the orchestra during a rehearsal at Milan's La Scala theatre, Italy, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024.

Italy's reunification during the 19th century had a sort of unofficial anthem, "Va, pensiero," the beloved chorus from Verdi's Nabucco, which premiered at La Scala in 1842.

Italy’s most famous opera house, Teatro alla Scala, opened its new season Wednesday with the Russian opera “Boris Godunov,” against the backdrop of Ukrainian protests that the cultural event ...

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