Teatro alla Scala
Here it is, Milan’s legendary Teatro alla Scala, one of the world’s oldest (and newest) opera houses, first built in 1778, scene of the world premieres of operas by Rossini, Read More …
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Views of Teatro alla Scala
When I took this photo on a sunny spring morning I was trying to get La Scala from the same angle as in a famous painting by Angelo Inganni from Read More …
Seating in the galleries at La Scala
The two upper tiers at La Scala are known as the galleries. For my second evening at La Scala I paid € 24.00 for a ticket in the last row Read More …
Getting tickets for La Scala
If for some reason you would like to attend an opera performance at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala (even after reading my other posts about it, LOL), you of course have Read More …
Prima delle Prime
A few days before each premiere La Scala presents an introductory talk, in Italian, about the upcoming production. These talks are held in the “Arturo Toscanini” foyer at 6 pm. Read More …
Theater Museum of La Scala
In one wing of the opera house, off to the left of the main entrance, is the Museo Teatrale alla Scala (Theater Museum of La Scala). The first photo shows Read More …
Teatro degli Arcimboldi Milano (TAM)
This state-of-the-art 21st century theater was inaugurated on January 19, 2002 with a performance of the opera La traviata, by Giuseppe Verdi, and for the next three years this was Read More …
Mozart in Milan
The composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) traveled from Cremona to Milan by stagecoach on January 23, 1770, four days before his fourteenth birthday. He was traveling with his father, Leopold Read More …
Verdi in Milan
The composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was born and raised about a hundred kilometers southeast of Milan near the town of Busseto, in the province of Parma, but Milan was an Read More …
Conservatorio G. Verdi
Since Giuseppe Verdi once applied to be a student at the Milan Conservatory and was not admitted, it might seem ironic that the Conservatory is now named after him. But Read More …