Handel at La Scala, and it's a sensation

Par Renato Verga, 20 octobre 2019

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Critique faite à Teatro alla Scala, Milan, le 18 octobre 2019

Haendel, Jules César en Egypte (Giulio Cesare in Egitto)

Teatro alla Scala

Giovanni Antonini, Direction

Robert Carsen, Mise en scène

Gideon Davey, Décors, Costumes

Bejun Mehta, Jules César (Giulio Cesare)

Danielle de Niese, Cléopâtre (Cleopatra)

Sara Mingardo, Cornélie (Cornelia)

Philippe Jaroussky, Sextus (Sesto)

Christophe Dumaux, Prolémée (Tolomeo)

Christian Senn, Achille (Achilla)

Renato Dolcini, Curio

Luigi Schifano, Nirenus (Nireno)

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Le grand retour de La Rondine alla Scala

Arnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyer, 9th April

Trente ans après son dernier passage sur les planches milanaises et cent ans après la disparition de son auteur, l'opéra méconnu de Puccini bénéficie d'une mise en scène efficace et d'une belle distribution.

****1

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.

****1

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.

****1

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.

*****

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.

****1

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.

****1

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Renato Verga

Renato graduated from Turin University in Physics. He has always had a particular passion for music and the stage. A former member of a choir, he was raised in the musical milieu influenced by the eminent Italian musicologist Massimo Mila. In 2014, Renato started his own blog, which now has 1000 posts.