Juan Diego Flórez Sings First Encore Heard at La Scala in 74 Years Playbill Arts
Ever since Arturo Toscanini himself held the podium there, Milan's Teatro alla Scala has had a strict rule: no encores. The continuity and integrity of the score, the music and drama as a unit, must be respected. (Today many other houses follow the same practice, most famously the Metropolitan Opera.)
"THE MAGIC FLUTE" Long Beach Press-Telegram
"THE MAGIC FLUTE" is without doubt Mozart's most user-friendly opera.
THIS WEEK San Francisco Chronicle
S DANCE THE TALE OF CINDERELLA Diablo Ballet brings the dance by Nikolai Kabaniaev, plus "Go Girls" by Viktor Kabaniaev and "Dancing Miles" by Kelly Teo to Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley. 8 p.m. $26. (510) 642-9988, (925) 943-1775,
John Katsilometes on the air miles logged by the Smith Center's designers in search of inspiration Las Vegas Sun
Board members of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts have been doing quite a lot of flying under the radar lately - to Europe and back, to Mexico and back.
Benaroya is first stop for a world-class tour Seattle Times
An international slate of classical artists with worldwide appeal will be making Seattle one of just three stops on a U.S. tour that starts Friday
Two stars, one role, beautiful music Miami Herald
In the mid-1950s Maria Callas enjoyed such a resounding success with Bellini's La Sonnambula while on tour with La Scala that an extra performance was added in Edinburgh.teatro+scala+it: , , , , teatro+scala+it