Diamonds and steel: Anna Pirozzi rules in La Scala’s Turandot revival

Anna Pirozzi (Turandot) and Mariangela Sicilia (Liù)

Turandot at the Teatro alla Scala

Anna Pirozzi (Turandot) and Roberto Alagna (Calaf)

Turandot at the Teatro alla Scala

Par Laura Servidei, 14 avril 2026

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“high notes forged from diamonds and steel”

Critique faite à Teatro alla Scala, Milan, le 12 avril 2026

Puccini, Turandot

Teatro alla Scala

Nicola Luisotti, Direction

Davide Livermore, Mise en scène, Décors, Costumes

Antonio Castro, Lumières

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

D-Wok, Décors

Anna Pirozzi, Turandot

Roberto Alagna, Calaf

Mariangela Sicilia, Liù

Riccardo Zanellato, Timur

Gregory Bonfatti, Empereur Altoum

Lodovico Filippo Ravizza, Ping

Paolo Antognetti, Pang

Francesco Pittari, Pong

Alberto Petricca, Mandarin

Haiyang Guo, Le Prince de Perse

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

Darkness without passion: Damiano Michieletto’s Carmen at La Scala

Laura Servidei, 12th June

Despite Michieletto's visual gloom, the evening is redeemed by Myung-whun Chung’s masterful conducting and a cast that brings conviction to a production that rarely trusts the opera’s own dramatic power.

**111

Anna Netrebko gatecrashes Riccardo Chailly’s La Scala farewell

Laura Servidei, 16th May

Riccardo Chailly’s final new production as artistic director is a celebration of Verdi and of a conductor whose relationship with the Milanese audience has clearly deepened over the years.

*****

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

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

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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.