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)

Par Mark Pullinger, 24 février 2022

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

Critique faite à Teatro alla Scala, Milan, le 23 février 2022

Tchaïkovski, La Dame de Pique

Teatro alla Scala

Valery Gergiev, Direction

Matthias Hartmann, Mise en scène

Volker Hintermeier, Décors

Malte Lübben, Costumes

Mathias Märker, Lumières

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Najmiddin Mavlyanov, Herman

Julia Gertseva, La Comtesse

Asmik Grigorian, Lisa

Roman Burdenko, Tomsky

Alexey Markov, Yeletsky

Elena Maximova, Polina

Alexei Botnarciuc, Sourine

Evgeny Akimov, Tchekalinski

Maria Nazarova, Macha

Olga Savova, La gouvernante

Olga Syniakova, Milovzor

Sergei Radchenko, Chaplitsky

Matías Moncada, Narumov

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.

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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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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