Netrebko returns to La traviata at La Scala

Par James Imam, 12 mars 2017

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“purring richness, ample horsepower and a capacious bottom register”

Critique faite à Teatro alla Scala, Milan, le 9 mars 2017

Verdi, La traviata

Teatro alla Scala

Nello Santi, Direction

Liliana Cavani, Mise en scène

Dante Ferretti, Décors

Gabriella Pescucci, Costumes

Anna Netrebko, Violetta Valéry

Francesco Meli, Alfredo Germont

Leo Nucci, Giorgio Germont

Chiara Isotton, Flora Bervoix

Costantino Finucci, Baron Douphol

Abramo Rosalen, Marquis d'Obigny

Alessandro Spina, Dr Grenvil

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

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

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

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.

****1

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James Imam

James Imam is an arts journalist writing for publications including The Financial Times, The Times, Musical America and Opera magazine. He grew up in Manchester, read anthropology at Cambridge and has since lived in Milan. As a once-aspiring countertenor he has an abiding interest in Baroque music.

The diva's still got it: Anna Netrebko makes triumphant return to La traviata at La Scala