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

Ólafur Sigurdarson (Alberich), Andrea Carroll, Svetlina Stoyanova and Virginie Verrez (Rhinemaidens)

Michael Volle (Wotan) and Okka von der Damerau (Fricka)

Jongmin Park (Fasolt) and Olga Bezsmertna (Freia)

Norbert Ernst, Siyabonga Maqungo, Okka von der Damerau, Michael Volle and Andrè Schuen (Gods)

Michael Volle (Wotan), Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (Mime) and Norbert Ernst (Loge)

Par Laura Servidei, 04 novembre 2024

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“the visual presentation is breathtakingly beautiful”

Critique faite à Teatro alla Scala, Milan, le 3 novembre 2024

Wagner, L'Or du Rhin (Das Rheingold)

Teatro alla Scala

Simone Young, Direction

Sir David McVicar, Mise en scène, Décors

Emma Kingsbury, Costumes

David Finn, Lumières

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Hannah Postlethwaite, Décors

S Katy Tucker, Vidéaste

Michael Volle, Wotan

Norbert Ernst, Loge

Ólafur Sigurdarson, Alberich

Andrè Schuen, Donner

Siyabonga Maqungo, Froh

Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Mime

Jongmin Park, Fasolt

Ain Anger, Fafner

Okka von der Damerau, Fricka

Olga Bezsmertna, Freia

Christa Mayer, Erda

Andrea Carroll, Woglinde

Svetlina Stoyanova, Wellgunde

Virginie Verrez, Flosshilde

Andrew George, Chorégraphie

David Greeves, Martial arts/ circus performance

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.