'La forza del destino' for the Saint Ambrose premiere at La Scala

A seven December of new shows, because if in Milan the Scala Season opens with Verdi's 'La forza del destino', in Rome it responds with a masterpiece like 'West Side Story', the musical by Bernstein, Robbins, Sondheim.

In Milan, the numerous 'Prima Diffusa' initiatives are also important: live streaming, exhibitions, meetings, film screenings, around Verdi's opera and free admission. In Rome, the America of Bernstein & Co. can also be breathed at the Auditorium, with a special piano duo, all to be discovered.

The Teatro alla Scala season opens on 7 at 6 p.m. with Verdi's "La forza del destino"; repeat performances on 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 28 December and 2 January. Conducted by Chailly, fine company with Netrebko, Tézier, Jagd; directed by Muscato. Broadcast live on TV on Rai1 and radio on Radio3. The performance will also be screened live in thirty venues in Milan: starting from the Ottagono of the Galleria but also in prisons, at the Niguarda hospital, at the Malpensa airport, at Mudec, at the Mare Culturale Urbano, among others. In some venues the screenings will be preceded, at 4.30 p.m., by a listening guide by the Accademia del Teatro alla Scala. The 'Prima Diffusa' initiatives are many more, including exhibitions, screenings, performances, all with free admission.

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From 7 to 29 December at the Sistina Theatre the musical "West Side Story", the masterpiece with music by Bernstein, lyrics by Sondheim, choreography by Robbins (who was inspired by those created here by Mitchell). New production, in Italian, directed by Piparo. Then at the Verdi in Florence from 16 to 19 January and at the Europauditorium in Bologna from 24 to 26 January. In the 2025-26 Season it will be on tour in other cities.