A dystopian, cinematographic Macbeth opens the season at La Scala

Par Laura Servidei, 08 décembre 2021

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“an explosion of sound and fury, which made your hair stand on end”

Critique faite à Teatro alla Scala, Milan, le 7 décembre 2021

Verdi, Macbeth

Teatro alla Scala

Riccardo Chailly, Direction

Davide Livermore, Mise en scène

Giò Forma, Décors

Gianluca Falaschi, Costumes

Antonio Castro, Lumières

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

D-Wok, Vidéaste

Anna Netrebko, Lady Macbeth

Francesco Meli, Macduff

Luca Salsi, Macbeth

Ildar Abdrazakov, Banquo

Chiara Isotton, Dame de Lady Macbeth

Iván Ayón-Rivas, Malcolm

Andrea Pellegrini, Un médecin

Guillermo Bussolini, Assassin, héraut

Leonardo Galeazzi, Un domestique de Macbeth

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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

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.

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Pelly’s iconic Fille du régiment retains its charm at La Scala

Laura Servidei, 17th October

Julie Fuchs and Juan Diego Flórez give life to the refreshing and funny take of Laurent Pelly’s classic production, under the baton of Evelino Pidò.

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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.

Netrebko and Salsi in a dystopian, cinematographic Macbeth to open the season at La Scala