Venue: Teatro alla Scala, Milan

Cavalli's debut at La Scala is a triumph, earning applause that not even a Bohème or a Traviata can sometimes elicit. 

Riccardo Chailly gives a masterful rendition of Rossini’s masterpiece, leading a solid cast in an inspired performance, in Leo Muscato’s new staging. 

Gaëlle Arquez, in one of her infrequent wanderings into Italian bel canto, leads a cast of Rossini specialists under the baton of Ottavio Dantone.

In charge of La Scala forces, Daniel Harding finds gloom in the overture to Der Freischütz but keeps it in check in one of the world's most popular symphonies.

The Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala excel in a thrilling concert conducted by Riccardo Chailly with a magnificent contribution from soprano Lise Davidsen.

The Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala prove perfectly suited to bringing out the Rossinian influences in Schubert. 

Manuel Legris, whom Nureyev appointed étoile in Paris in 1986, presents an evening of Nureyev choreographies in Milan. 

As Italy moves into a third lockdown, defiant operatic affirmations at the Teatro alla Scala.