Performer: Francesco Pittari

MilanLa traviata

Teatro alla Scala, Sep 19, 23, 26, 28, 30, Oct 02, 03, 06, 08, 10, 12, 15

Verdi: La traviata

Michele Gamba; Liliana Cavani; Teatro alla Scala; Dante Ferretti; Gabriella Pescucci; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala; Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Teatro alla Scala, 2027 Mar 30, Apr 01, 03, 06, 10, 13, 16

Donizetti: Anna Bolena

Francesco Ivan Ciampa; Chiara Muti; Teatro alla Scala; Alessandro Camera; Tommaso Lagattolla; Vincent Longuemare; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

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

Anna Pirozzi (Turandot) and Mariangela Sicilia (Liù) © Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano

Laura Servidei, 12 Apr

Visually enchanting and meticulously staged, this centenary revival confirms Livermore's production as a modern classic.

****1

Maria Agresta (Elena) and Coro del Teatro di San Carlo © Luciano Romano

Lorenzo Fiorito, 21 Jan

In the Italian version of Verdi's French grand opéra, Emma Dante updates the action from 1282 to the organised crime of the Sicilian Mafia.

***11

Lorenzo Fiorito, 12 Dec

The Teatro di San Carlo opens its season with Vasily Barkhatov directing a Gen X mish-mash take on Puccini's final opera.

***11

Mario Martone gives Rigoletto a convincing modern twist at La Scala

Laura Servidei, 08 Jul

Conductor Michele Gamba gives a very personal interpretation of Rigoletto, in an intelligent new production by Mario Martone, which seals a great success for the trio of principal singers, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Nadine Sierra and Piero Pretti.

****1

At La Scala, Livermore sets Gioconda in a dreamy Venetian landscape

Laura Servidei, 07 Jun

La Scala presents a new production of Ponchielli’s masterpiece, the first one in more than 20 years and a sequence of beautiful images supporting a solid cast, led by Saioa Hernández.

***11