La Scala is also reprising Umberto Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier,” which opened the 2017-18 season, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the late stage and film director Franco Zeffirelli’s birth with his staging of “La Boheme,” and premiering Leonardo Vinci’s Neapolitan opera “Li Zite ’Ngalera” as part of a project to relaunch Italian baroque opera. The Donizetti opera was supposed to open the 2020-21 season, but was delayed because of pandemic restrictions. The 14 operas on La Scala's calendar also include “Lucia di Lammermoor,” starring American soprano Lisette Oropesa in the title role opposite Juan Diego Flórez. Give merit to those who deserve it and to bring back to life masterpieces completely independently of events.” “It is important to distinguish the two things. “It seems to me necessary, in light of what we are living unfortunately for more than 90 days, (to say) that great music can live independently, as it should be. “It would be serious to penalize the artistic aspect for the tragedy that we are all aware is happening in Ukraine,’’ Chailly said. Giuseppe Verdi is by far the composer most represented on the Dec. Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov, who sang in last year’s season premiere, will sing the title role in “Boris Godunov,” while Russian tenor Dmitry Korchak headlines Czech composer Antonin Dvorak’s “Rusalka,” which is making its La Scala debut.Ĭhief conductor and musical director Riccardo Chailly, who assisted Abbado’s 1979 premiere of “Boris Godunov,” said he has long been pushing for more Russian music on La Scala’s calendar, which is historically heavy on the Italian repertoire as the premier opera house in the birthplace of lyric theater. “Boris Godunov,” which the La Scala program calls “a disturbing fresco on the brutality and solitude of power,” opened the 1979-80 season, conducted by Claudio Abbado. Petersburg puts him close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Opera house management was quick to separate Gergiev from other Russian artists who will be performing in Milan, noting his position as the general director and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theater in St. The announcement of the rare Russian premiere comes months after La Scala became one of the first opera houses to exclude Russian conductor Valery Gergiev after he failed to respond to their appeal to denounce Russia's invasion of Ukraine. More information will be announced at a later date.La Scala general manager Dominique Meyer emphasized that the choices were made two to three years ago, in keeping with the opera world’s practice of drafting calendars and booking stars years in advance. There will also be productions of “Peter Grimes,” “L´amore dei tre re de Montemezzi,” “Rusalka,” and revivals of “La bohème,” “Andrea Chénier,” and “Macbeth.” Other operas include “Le nozze di Figaro” (Giorgio Strehler), “Le zite in galera de Vinci” (Andrea Marcon), “I vespri siciliani” (Hugo de Ana), and a highly anticipated new production of “Lucia di Lammermoor” under Riccardo Chailly and directed by Yannis Kokkos. Meanwhile, the company will present Strauss’ “Salome” in a production by Damiano Michieletto and “Les contes d’Hoffmann” directed by Davide Livermore. Riccardo Chailly will conduct the new production by Kasper Holten and Ildar Abdrazakov will star. The Italian newspaper noted that the new season, which OperaWire had previously reported, will open with “Boris Godunov” by Modest Mussorgsky. La Reppublica is reporting that the Teatro alla Scala will present 14 operas. The Teatro alla Scala is previewing its upcoming 2022-23 season.
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