Leo Nucci's Sing-A-Long at Teatro alla Scala
Tonight at Teatro alla Scala the Leo Nucci cult was in full effect at his recital di canto. Did I forget to mention the sing-a-long that Nucci staged during the bis? No?! Well, more on that later. First, my wardrobe: I wore a creamy
Lissner officially explains the reinstatement of Carsen's Candide
Lissner (General Manager of Teatro alla Scala) had made his decision to axe the opera from the 2006-07 rotation at Teatro alla Scala two days ago, which Opera Chic had reported here. In today's interview, Lissner defends his earlier
When the s**t goes down, you'd better be ready.
Teatro alla Scala have “washed their hands” of Alagna, and told him now legally Decca threatens to sue Alagna, and so does Teatro alla Scala. So there is currently a huge show-down between Alagna and the Teatro alla Scala board.
The secret of the anonymous La Scala benefactor
Throught the past 100 years in the history of Teatro alla Scala donors and benefactors, the acronymn "NN" had appeared numerous times, alluding to an anonymous backer that financed many productions, events, and reconstructions.
Mutiny at La Scala: The Chorus vs. GM Lissner / Dessay says “Nay”
Also to report is that soprano Natalie Dessay has cancelled her February 2007 Teatro alla Scala appearance in Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment. She was supposed to sing Marie, but has pulled-out. (btw, we have Flórez Flórez Flórez
ALAGNA OUT OF AIDA. He's all like: CU L8R LAM3RZ!!
Breaking news in Milan at this very moment, which is setting-off mobiles in a flurry of SMS everywhere: About twenty minutes ago, at the performance that is running tonight at Teatro alla Scala of Verdi's Aida, Alagna was heartily booed
Candide OUT!
Translation: "Candide will not come on stage at Milan's Teatro alla Scala. Despite the fact that Bernstein's opera was already in all of the posters/media for the season that is already going-on right now, GM and Artistic Director Mr.
BREAKING NEWS: CANDIDE DIRECTOR CAVES IN, WILL KILL POLITICAL CONTENT
Opera Chic has just heard that a few hours ago, Teatro alla Scala General Manager Stéphane Lissner had a very tense phone conversation with Candide Director Robert Carsen, and Lissner's hard-line Draconian rule seems to have WON THIS
veni vidi vici verdi: La Prima at Teatro alla Scala
and de-frocked, as I made a triumphant appearance and back again to Teatro alla Scala's prestigious La Prima…and more importantly, skanks, ambassadors, and athletes that flocked to Piazza della Scala for tonight’s festivities.
All about that "free" La Scala Concert.
Remember the news that Opera Chic reported here, which mentioned the January 16, 2007 free Teatro alla Scala concert (with Maestro Barenboim) in recognition of Toscanini's fiftieth year of passing? And how most of those tickets were teatro+la+scala+com: teatro+la+scala+com