Three card trick: La Scala’s gamble pays off in Pique Dame

Asmik Grigorian (Liza)

Najmiddin Mavlyanov (Hermann) and Asmik Grigorian (Liza)

The grand ball, Act 2

Julia Gertseva (Countess)

Najmiddin Mavlyanov (Hermann) and ensemble

Najmiddin Mavlyanov (Hermann) and Julia Gertseva (Countess)

Von Mark Pullinger, 24 Februar 2022

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“the orchestra vodka drenched, with grumbling low woodwinds matching the conductor’s growling”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Teatro alla Scala, Mailand, am 23 Februar 2022

Tschaikowsky, Pique-Dame

Teatro alla Scala

Valery Gergiev, Musikalische Leitung

Matthias Hartmann, Regie

Volker Hintermeier, Bühnenbild

Malte Lübben, Kostüme

Mathias Märker, Licht

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Najmiddin Mavlyanov, Herman

Julia Gertseva, Gräfin

Asmik Grigorian, Lisa

Roman Burdenko, Tomskij

Alexey Markov, Jeletzkij

Elena Maximova, Pauline

Alexei Botnarciuc, Surin

Evgeny Akimov, Tschekalinskij

Maria Nazarova, Mascha

Olga Savova, Gouvernante

Olga Syniakova, Milovzor

Sergei Radchenko, Tschaplitzkij

Matías Moncada, Narumow

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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Romeo Castellucci directs a new Pelléas et Mélisande at La Scala

Laura Servidei, 26th April

The Italian director makes his long-awaited Italian operatic debut at the Teatro alla Scala in a production which perfectly mirrors Debussy’s most enigmatic creation.

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

Laura Servidei, 12th April

Visually enchanting and meticulously staged, this centenary revival confirms Livermore's production as a modern classic.

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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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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.

Three card trick: La Scala’s gamble pays off in their new Pique Dame