Banned for decades in the Soviet Union for its dissonance and bawdiness, the opera returns as La Scala’s season opener amid the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death. By A.J. Goldmann The Italian ...

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MILAN (AP) — Opera star Placido Domingo received a standing ovation for his 50th anniversary gala concert at La Scala on Sunday and returned the appreciation with a rare a cappella performance.

ROME, May 26. /TASS/. The famed Milan opera house, Teatro alla Scala, will open its new season on December 7 with Dmitry Shostakovich's opera "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District." According to the ...

ROME (AP) — Milan's La Scala, one of the world’s most prestigious and historic opera houses, has named Fortunato Ortombina as its new director, ending months of political controversy. He will step ...

There is nothing quite like opening night of Teatro alla Scala in Milan, a temple of opera, for pomp, pageantry and politics. The opening of the opera season at Teatro alla Scala in Milan draws ...

MILAN (AP) — Italian composer Francesco Filidei has been commissioned by Milan’s Teatro alla Scala and the Paris Opera to write a new opera based on Umberto Eco’s most famous novel “The Name of the ...

FILE - A view of La Scala opera house in Milan, Italy, on April 4, 2022. An Italian composer has been commissioned by Milans Teatro alla Scala and the Paris Opera to write a new opera based on Umberto ...