Rusalka makes a splash in a long overdue Teatro alla Scala debut

Olga Bezsmertna (Rusalka) and Jongmin Park (Vodník)

Elena Guseva (Foreign Princess), Dmitry Korchak (Prince) and Olga Bezsmertna (Rusalka)

Okka von der Damerau (Ježibaba), Dmitry Korchak, Olga Bezsmertna and Jongmin Park

Par Laura Servidei, 15 juin 2023

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“Olga Bezsmertna’s Rusalka was both vulnerable and dramatic, avoiding any sugary affect”

Critique faite à Teatro alla Scala, Milan, le 13 juin 2023

Dvořák, Rusalka

Teatro alla Scala

Tomáš Hanus, Direction

Emma Dante, Mise en scène

Carmine Maringola, Décors

Vanessa Sannino, Costumes

Cristian Zucaro, Lumières

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Olga Bezsmertna, Rusalka

Dmitry Korchak, Prince

Jongmin Park, Vodník, le père Ondin

Okka von der Damerau, Ježibaba, la Sorcière

Elena Guseva, Princesse étrangère

Jiří Rajniš, le garde forestier

Svetlina Stoyanova, le marmiton

Hila Fahima, Première nymphe

Juliana Grigoryan, Deuxième nymphe

Valentina Pluzhnikova, Troisième nymphe

Ilya Silchukov, le chasseur

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.

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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.

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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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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.