Le grand retour de La Rondine alla Scala

La Rondine alla Scala

By Arnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyer, 13 April 2024

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“On ne peut que constater la qualité de cette production riche d’artistes venus de tous horizons”

Reviewed at Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 9 April 2024

Puccini, La rondine

Teatro alla Scala

Riccardo Chailly, Conductor

Irina Brook, Director

Patrick Kinmonth, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Marco Filibeck, Lighting Designer

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Mariangela Sicilia, Magda

Rosalia Cid, Lisette

Matteo Lippi, Ruggero

Giovanni Sala, Prunier

Pietro Spagnoli, Rambaldo

Martina Russomanno, Bianca

Andrea Niño, Suzy

Aleksandrina Mihaylova, Yvette

Pierluigi D'Aloia, Gobin

William Allione, Périchaud

Wonjun Jo, Crébillon

Paul Pui Wo Lee, Choreography

Renis Hyka, Tenor

Cristina Injeong Hwang, Soprano

Serena Pasquini, Soprano

Silvia Spruzzola, Mezzo-soprano

Luca Di Gioia, Tenor

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Arnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyer

Maître de conférences en histoire ancienne à l'Institut Catholique de Toulouse, Arnaud enseigne également à l'Université Toulouse II et à l'Institut National Universitaire d'Albi. Passionné de musique, violoniste et pianiste, il a poursuivi en parallèle de ses études en histoire un cursus au Conservatoire de Toulouse et y a obtenu plusieurs prix. Ses recherches portent sur l’histoire des religions antiques et notamment sur l’utilisation de la musique dans le cadre des cultes polythéistes.

Le grand retour de La Rondine alla Scala, par Irina Brook et Riccardo Chailly