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Carmen

Teatro La Fenice

The world premiere of Giacomo Puccini's final masterpiece took place at La Scala on April 25, 1926. The composer had died in Brussels on November 29, 1924, without being able to complete the score. Arturo Toscanini had asked Franco Alfano to prepare a finale, which remained problematic. On the night of the premiere, Toscanini placed his baton on the last note composed by Puccini, upon Liù's death: a gesture that has remained in the history of La Scala and is also remembered in the production conceived by Davide Livermore for Puccini's centenary. A rich production, combining technological marvels and artisanal expertise, revived under the baton of Nicola Luisotti.

Turandot

La traviata

A milestone in the history of musical theater, born from the encounter between the sensibilities of Italian melodrama and the Gothic atmospheres of Walter Scott's novel, Lucia di Lammermoor is conceived by director Yannis Kokkos, who created this production in 2003 under the baton of Riccardo Chailly, as a merciless hunt whose victim is driven to the depths of madness, evoked by Donizetti with the diaphanous sound of the glass harmonica. The revival is entrusted to an expert conductor in bel canto, Speranza Scappucci, who made her debut at La Scala with Bellini's I Capuleti ei Montecchi .

Lucia di Lammermoor

Teatro alla Scala

A milestone in the history of musical theatre, Lucia di Lammermoor was born from the encounter between the sensibility of Italian melodrama and the gothic atmosphere of Walter Scott’s novel. Director Yannis Kokkos, who originally staged this production in 2023 under the baton of Riccardo Chailly, sees the opera as a ruthless hunt in which the victim is driven toward the depths of madness—evoked by Donizetti through the ethereal sound of the glass harmonica. The revival is entrusted to Speranza Scappucci, a conductor well-versed in bel canto, who made her La Scala debut with Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi. The cast features distinguished voices: alongside the leads—Rosa Feola, Pene Pati, and Boris Pinkhasovich—is Michele Pertusi as a commanding Raimondo.

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Paolo Antognetti

Events

Upcoming events

Jun 26 - Jul 17, 2026

Lucia di Lammermoor · Teatro alla Scala

Jun 26 - Jul 17, 2026

Lucia di Lammermoor · Teatro alla Scala

Oct 11 - Nov 1, 2026

Falstaff · Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Past events

May 24 - Jun 3, 2026

Carmen · Teatro La Fenice

Apr 29, 2026

Turandot · Teatro alla Scala

Future and recently performed repertoire

Gastone, visconte di Letorières in La traviata by Verdi

Teatro La Fenice

Pang in Turandot by Puccini

Teatro alla Scala

Norman in Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti

Teatro alla Scala

Normanno in Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti

Teatro alla Scala

Le Remendado in Carmen by Bizet

Teatro La Fenice

Bardolfo in Falstaff by Verdi

Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

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