Giorgio Strehler’s Nozze di Figaro still going strong at La Scala

Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Almaviva) and Benedetta Torre (Susanna)

Benedetta Torre (Susanna) and Luca Micheletti (Figaro)

Olga Bezsmertna (Countess Almaviva) and Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Almaviva)

Le nozze di Figaro

Par Laura Servidei, 08 octobre 2023

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“Micheletti's... uncommon acting expertise made for a lively, charismatic Figaro, full of nuance”

Critique faite à Teatro alla Scala, Milan, le 7 octobre 2023

Mozart, Les Noces de Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro)

Teatro alla Scala

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Direction

Giorgio Strehler, Mise en scène

Ezio Frigerio, Décors

Franca Squarciapino, Costumes

Marco Filibeck, Lumières

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Marina Bianchi, Revival Director

Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, le Comte Almaviva

Olga Bezsmertna, la Comtesse Almaviva

Luca Micheletti, Figaro

Benedetta Torre, Suzanne (Susanna)

Svetlina Stoyanova, Chérubin (Cherubino)

Andrea Concetti, le docteur Bartolo

Anna-Doris Capitelli, Marceline (Marcellina)

Paolo Nevi, Don Curzio

Matteo Falcier, Don Basilio

Caterina Sala, Barberine (Barbarina)

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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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.