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Camilla Nylund (Brünnhilde) and Klaus Florian Vogt (Siegfried) © Brescia e Amisano | Teatro alla Scala

The Ring returns to the Rhine: Götterdämmerung at La Scala

By Laura Servidei, 01 February 2026

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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Milan

01 Feb 2026

The Ring returns to the Rhine: Götterdämmerung at La Scala

By Laura Servidei

Klaus Florian Vogt (Siegfried) and Camilla Nylund (Brünnhilde) © Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano

Milan

When a voice defies expectations: Klaus Florian Vogt a successful Siegfried at La Scala

By Laura Servidei, 21 June 2025

McVicar’s most successful Ring chapter yet: Siegfried convinces with beautiful imagery and a stellar cast, with Alexander Soddy at the baton.

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Milan

21 Jun 2025

Klaus Florian Vogt a successful Siegfried at La Scala

By Laura Servidei

Die Walküre © Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano

Milan

Hojotoho! La Scala’s new Walküre opens with a stellar cast

By Laura Servidei, 05 February 2025

With bad-ass punk valkyries and rich in fantasy overtones, Sir David McVicar's La Scala Ring cycle continues.

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Milan

05 Feb 2025

Hojotoho! La Scala’s new Walküre opens with a stellar cast

By Laura Servidei

Ólafur Sigurdarson (Alberich), Andrea Carroll, Svetlina Stoyanova and Virginie Verrez (Rhinemaidens) © Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano

Milan

A new Ring in Milan! Das Rheingold shines at La Scala

By Laura Servidei, 03 November 2024

La Scala presents a new production of Richard Wagner's masterpiece by David McVicar with a superb cast under the considerate baton of Simone Young.

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Milan

03 Nov 2024

A new Ring in Milan! Das Rheingold shines at La Scala

By Laura Servidei

Thomas Atkins (Boris) and Natalya Romaniw (Kátya) © Marc Brenner

West Horsley

Alden and Barlow impress in a minimalist Kátya Kabanová at Grange Park Opera

By David Karlin, 27 June 2024

A memorable performance, with Stephen Barlow conducting Janáček’s remarkable score with vividness and clarity, while David Alden's staging is a masterpiece of "less is more".

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West Horsley

27 Jun 2024

An impressive, minimalist Kátya Kabanová at Grange Park Opera

By David Karlin

Anna Pirozzi (Medea) © GNO | Andreas Simopoulos

Athens

Inheriting Callas’ crown in Athens: Pirozzi takes on Medea… and wins

By Mark Pullinger, 25 April 2023

The punishing role of Medea is forever associated with Maria Callas. To celebrate the diva’s centenary, Greek National Opera presents a new production by Sir David McVicar, starring Italian soprano Anna Pirozzi.

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Athens

25 Apr 2023

Inheriting Callas’ crown in Athens: Pirozzi takes on Medea

By Mark Pullinger

Lisette Oropesa (Maria Stuarda) © Javier del Real | Teatro Real

Madrid

Una Maria Stuarda clásica brilla a través de un gran elenco en el Teatro Real

By Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 14 December 2024

Maria Stuarda, bajo la dirección de McVicar y Pérez-Sierra, resultó ser una representación redonda, con gran sentido del espectáculo y un equilibrio que situa al canto en el centro de la misma.

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Madrid

14 Dec 2024

Maria Stuarda brilla a través de un gran elenco en el Teatro Real

By Leonardo Mattana Ereño