The opening night at La Scala is a highlight of the social calendar for Italy's political and business elite, coinciding with Milan's St. Ambrose holiday celebrating the city's patron saint.

The opera has been dogged by superstition that it brings bad luck, so much so that some in Italy will not say the full title aloud. But La Scala general manager Dominique Meyer said the reason so ...

so much so that some in Italy will not say the full title aloud. It’s a reputation that the staging director of the La Scala production hopes to shake once and for all. “We will be the catalyz ...

Milan’s iconic Teatro alla Scala staged Giuseppe Verdi’s La Forza del Destino for its gala season premiere on Saturday, breaking a 59-year hiatus and challenging the opera’s reputation for ...

As part of the Roberto Bolle and Friends programme, the star of La Scala Ballet and one of the brightest ballet stars of our ...

so much so that some in Italy will not speak the full title. It’s a reputation that the staging director of the La Scala production hopes to shake once and for all with Saturday’s performance.