Operatic tenor ben heppner announces his retirement from opera and concert performance, but continues as a broadcaster. April 22 the royal concertgebouw orchestra announces that mariss jansons is to conclude his chief conductorship of the orchestra after the 20142015 season. The season will also mark the 40th anniversary of riccardo chaillys collaboration with the theatre, and the 95th birthday of franco zeffirelli. Andrew graham dickson art historian and giorgio locatelli italian chef present a travelogue of lombardy and milan. As director of the zurich opera house from 1991 to 2012 and during a short tenure at the salzburg festival from 2011 to 2014, he placed an emphasis on new productions. After riccardo chailly opens the season with tosca, continuing the cycle of works by puccini, he will conduct his first strauss opera, as well as the complete beethoven symphonies. Milans mayor pisapia and the theaters boardadministration are fuming.
His most recent work there is no why here was premiered at the opera house in bologna, italy in april 2014. Teatro alla scala a milano opera house milano, italy. Milan opera house tears up alexander pereiras original contract and replaces it with shorter one following controversy published. Teatro alla scala season 201415 opening getty images. Milan siljanov is currently in the ensemble of the bavarian state opera in munich. Valeria marini attends the teatro alla scala 201415 season opening on december 7, 2014 in milan, italy. Opera and classical concerts in milan and around classical events, always updated. Pietro mascagni, artistic director for the teatros 190910 season, was at the same time an assiduous operagoer. Met opera season 20142015 john varoli, may 16, 2015 november 8, 2016, opera houses, metropolitan opera, new york met opera, 0. The italy of opera culture and entertainment travel ideas. It was inaugurated on 3 august 1778, under the auspices of the empress maria theresa of austria, replacing the royal ducal theatre.
After the fire at the ducal theatre in 1776, a new theatre was built on the site of santa maria della scala from the name beatrice della scala, wife of duke bernabo visconti. In 2014, she was awarded italys franco abbiati music critics prize. Opera fans and theater lovers, this is the perfect milan activity for you and an experience youll never forget. The capitals main opera stage is in its teatro dellopera, also known as teatro costanzi, from the name of its founder, domenico costanzi. The former director of the zurich opera house and the salzburg festival saw his milan mandate tarnished in march by a controversy. Buy etickets simply online or by phone for all shows at the opera theater in milan. Warner dextrously balances the opera comiquestyle episodes with the more. Programme, schedule for teatro alla scala opera theatre in milan, italy. A 15thcentury convent turned sophisticated garden retreat, four seasons hotel milano is a haven in the centre of milans fashion district. During the 2014 2015 season, he directed his first productions for the paris opera il barbiere di siviglia. Milan also won the 2014 dubai challenge cup on 30 december following a 42 win over real madrid, the 2014 uefa champions league champions. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 august 1778 and was originally known as the new royalducal.
He is the winner of the prestigious wigmore hallkohn foundation international song competition in london in 2015. He will also make two italian house debuts this season, teatro carlo felice in genoa and teatro dal verme in milan, as he returns to the role of wen tianxiang in enjott schneiders marco polo under the baton of muhai tang. Since then ive performed all over the world, and i knew that at some point, the met and i. Milans opera house teatro alla scala pays tribute to.
New opera season 201415 next press conferences after milan, seul, paris, berlin download the opera season 20142015 programme download the 20142015 season press release download the new years concert 2015 press release download here the press kit of the paris conference french language. The metropolitan opera season that vanished the new york. Milan, capital of italian business, often has the reputation as a staid and serious city, but peel back the layers and you will find more to this northern italian city than just meets the eye. Writer, director and photographer in milan, blogging under the name gramilano about dance, opera, music and photography for people who are a bit like me and like some of the things i like. On 5 november, milan won trofeo luigi berlusconi after defeating san lorenzo, the winners of 2014 copa libertadores. Welcome to the website of the teatro alla scala in milan, where you can book tickets online, view the season programme opera, ballet, concert and discover the theatre through videos and images. Top events programme, schedule for teatro alla scala opera theatre in milan, italy. University opera theatre and university symphony orchestra present francis poulencs les dialogues des carmelites. But what audiences heard and saw at the met in 2014 was a new, concentrated interpretation, free of the musical excrescences and kitschy. Officially opened in december 2011, it closed for a few months to complete the work and reopened in may 2014, at the same time as the inauguration of the new square in front of the theater.
Fall asleep under frescoes in highceilinged rooms, dine on authentic italian dishes on the airy veranda and recover from a day of shopping and sightseeing with a massage in our sleek, modern spa. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 august 1778 and was originally known as the nuovo regio ducale teatro alla scala new royalducal theatre alla scala. The two go together like wine and cheese, romeo and juliet or anthony and cleopatra. Tosca set in the eternal city of rome, puccinis opera in three acts tells the story of an idealistic artist and his paramour who. The complete opera dates and casting for the 2014 2015 season at teatro alla scala, milan, including the programme for expo 2015. So whether you are an opera buff or are planning a trip to italys second largest city, heres all you need to know about enjoying opera in milan. Director robert carsen discusses his new production of verdis falstaff which screens in australian cinemas nationally from january 18, 2014 as part of the met opera. The best 3 venues to experience the opera in milan. The first opera of the 201415 season will be barenboims swan song at.
Luxury hotel milan 5star downtown hotel four seasons. Choose your classical concert or your opera in milan and lombardy, and book your tickets with. Here you can find the full program of the opera season 20162017. Handels semele will also receive its first staged performance at the theatre. Tickets and prices official ticket office how to book. Stephane lissner, will leave milan to head the paris opera on sept. Add a musical highlight to your italian holiday with an opera performance.
University opera theatre music college of liberal arts. Concerts are organized in magical scenaries like auditorium or academies of music, a special setting for operas and classical concerts. City opera mounted it in 1969 and 1994, and the visiting mariinsky theatre brought a very traditional production to the met stage in 1998. Fidelio teatro alla scala 2014 production milano, italy opera. Contacts teatro alla scala academy filarmonica della scala scalashop legal notice credits 20192020 season opera ballet. Milan opera house tears up alexander pereiras original contract and replaces it with shorter one following controversy lizzy davies in rome fri. This is a large, 3,000seat italianstyle theatre, with an orchestra of boxes whose occupants are also the owners who invest their money in the performances presented there. Hear favorite arias in beautiful and historic churches, theaters, and palazzos.