Diamonds and steel: Anna Pirozzi rules in La Scala’s Turandot revival

Anna Pirozzi (Turandot) and Mariangela Sicilia (Liù)

Turandot at the Teatro alla Scala

Anna Pirozzi (Turandot) and Roberto Alagna (Calaf)

Turandot at the Teatro alla Scala

Von Laura Servidei, 14 April 2026

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“high notes forged from diamonds and steel”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Teatro alla Scala, Mailand, am 12 April 2026

Puccini, Turandot

Teatro alla Scala

Nicola Luisotti, Musikalische Leitung

Davide Livermore, Regie, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Antonio Castro, Licht

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

D-Wok, Bühnenbild

Anna Pirozzi, Turandot

Roberto Alagna, Der unbekannte Prinz (Kalaf)

Mariangela Sicilia, Liù

Riccardo Zanellato, Timur

Gregory Bonfatti, Kaiser Altoum

Lodovico Filippo Ravizza, Ping

Paolo Antognetti, Pang

Francesco Pittari, Pong

Alberto Petricca, Mandarin

Haiyang Guo, The Prince of Persia

Zwischen Symbolismus und Partyrealität: Salome an der Mailänder Scala

Rainer Zerbst, 20th February

Damiano Michieletto schafft eine Inszenierung, die den Betrachter auch nach Ende der Oper nicht ruhen lässt.

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Engel und Dämonen: Giovanna d'Arco an der Scala

David Karlin, 18th December

Verdis Fassung der Jeanne d'Arc-Geschichte mag dünn im Drama sein, doch herausragende musikalische Leistungen von Riccardo Chailly und dem Orcherster der Scala, Netrebko, Meli und Álvarez sorgen für einen wunderbaren Verdi-Abend.

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Nucci Respekt einflößend in düsterem Simon Boccanegra der La Scala

James Imam, 31st October

Nuccis Darstellung der Titelrolle in Simon Boccanegra stellte sicher, dass Verdis Drama hell erstrahlte.

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The Ring returns to the Rhine: Götterdämmerung at La Scala

Laura Servidei, 1st February

Under Alexander Soddy’s powerful conducting and Sir David McVicar’s dark, evocative staging, the Ring finds a searing conclusion, anchored by a powerful Brünnhilde from Camilla Nylund, as the world burns.

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Shostakovitch’s Lady Macbeth conquers La Scala on opening night

Laura Servidei, 7th December

Shostakovich's brutal tale of sex, murder and madness storms La Scala's opening night, with Riccardo Chailly leading his final season premiere as Music Director.

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The game of love: Robert Carsen’s new Così fan tutte at La Scala

Laura Servidei, 8th November

Alexander Soddy leads a great cast in a clever, supremely entertaining new production in Milan.

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Laura Servidei

Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.