Pelly’s iconic Fille du régiment retains its charm at La Scala

Pietro Spagnoli (Sulpice) and Julie Fuchs (Marie)

Juan Diego Flórez (Tonio) and chorus

La Fille du régiment, Act 2

By Laura Servidei, 19 October 2025

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“Julie Fuchs embodied a delightfully bubbly Marie, the regiment's beloved daughter”

Reviewed at Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 17 October 2025

Donizetti, La Fille du régiment

Teatro alla Scala

Evelino Pidò, Conductor

Laurent Pelly, Director, Costume Designer

Chantal Thomas, Set Designer

Joël Adam, Lighting Designer

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Hans Christian Räth, Revival Director

Julie Fuchs, Marie

Juan Diego Flórez, Tonio

Géraldine Chauvet, Marquise de Berkenfield

Pietro Spagnoli, Sulpice

Pierre Doyen, Hortensius

Barbara Frittoli, Duchesse de Crakentorp

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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.

Laurent Pelly’s iconic Fille du régiment retains its charm at La Scala