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August 6, 2025

The trailblazing duo, whose offering oozed poised lyricism and a pulsating energy to match, delivered a sweeping experience that toyed with notions of form, gravity, and scale. It was a poignant piece of theat...

Venice Dance Biennale 2025: La Morte I La Primavera by Marcos Morau

August 6, 2025

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A decade after its previous participation and drawing inspiration from universal patterns of life and death, Morau’s Catalan dance company fused literature with theatre performance in this year’s ‘Myth Makers’...

Beethoven, Bellini and Čajkovskij: new heights, fond farewells and poised lyricism at La Scala

July 8, 2025

As Milan’s La Scala wraps its Summer season, engaging with timeless classics remains a point of fascination. From threads of dramatic complexity to notes of blissful intensity, scores of excess and expression ...

Gala Fracci returns to Milan’s La Scala for its fourth edition to honour the late dance phenomenon

May 15, 2025

THROUGHOUT her career, Carla Fracci had proven that she was a stellar artist. As a performer who took stages by storm and played all manner of roles within the classic repertoire, she had a technical and artis...

Peer Gynt’s moving act of defiance lands at Milan’s La Scala

April 22, 2025

Funny, exhilarating and at times unbearably sad, it’s a tough piece filled with Nordic folklore and poignant storytelling. MILAN, ITALY — High emotion inevitably surrounded this production of Peer Gynt, lan...

Tosca’s tale of sweeping intensity and grand passion lands at Milan’s La Scala

March 31, 2025

Full of thrills, Elena Stikhina is a superb actor but vocally needed a push. She was brilliantly supported by Fabio Sartori and Amartuvshin Enkhbat—with terrific conducting from Michele Gamba Photograph...

Kratz, Preljocaj and De Bana’s triptych: a triumph of visual intrigue at La Scala

March 7, 2025

Bursting with upfront energy, Milan’s La Scala contemporary mashup is lively and punchy on emotive moments. MILAN, ITALY – The second programme of La Scala’s Ballet Season veers towards the contemporary spe...

Must-See London Shows this Winter

Lily Rimmer

January 30, 2025

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature, Music

WHEN a week of relentless rain looms over London, the city’s residents instinctively seek modes of escapism. Whether that’s nestled in a cafe, book in hand and chunky socks on foot, or stomping to underground ...

Inside Hugo Marchand’s pursuit of expression

December 13, 2024

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

Between coming of age and pushing the edge, the winsome artist and étoile at the Paris Opera Ballet is at the peak of his stride. As he prepares to debut in Nureyev’s Nutcracker at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala – ...

Rudolf Nureyev’s Nutcracker gears up to spark winter joy at La Scala

December 10, 2024

Leaning on this timeless classic, the strong Principals of the Milanese company are bound to open the new season. New debut from Paris opera étoile Hugo Marchand. MILAN, ITALY - After Balanchine/Robbins’ gr...

Milan’s La Scala premieres Verdi’s sprawling opera La Forza del Destino

December 9, 2024

Talented leads made this an intense production at Milan’s storied Teatro alla Scala, wrestling between blighted love and poignant storytelling. MILAN, ITALY—Never lacking in ambition, Milan’s famed Teatro a...

From Strauss to Verdi, Milan’s La Scala teeters between wrathful darkness and riveting sweetness

November 29, 2024

From Alexandre Kantorow’s virtuoso eccentricity, Simone Young’s playful radicalism, to Leo Muscato’s masterful staging - conductors lead the season with mercurially expressive batons. La Scala’s concertos ...

How Wagner’s Das Rheingold projects old mythology and wistful drama to the modern day

October 31, 2024

Starting 28th October until 10th November, Wagner's dramatic staging of Das Rheingold opens a new set of performances ten years after its previous round. Directed by David McVicar, the first three performances...

Balanchine-Robbins’ ballet gears up to spark delicacy and vibrancy on La Scala’s stage

October 30, 2024

AS JOHN Neumeier's performances of La Dame aux Camélias drew to a close on 16 October, the famed Milanese dance company dove deep into the rehearsals for the final title of the ballet season: Balanchine-Robbin...

With political savvy and a modern setting, Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier stands the test of time

October 28, 2024

From October 12th to the 29th, Berlin Philharmonic’s conductor led six performances of Strauss's masterpiece in Harry Kupfer's production. The cast included Krassimira Stoyanova, Kate Lindsay, Sabine Devi...

Reece Clarke on resilience, optimism and ballet’s soulful euphoria

October 1, 2024

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

Somewhere between gratitude and sacrifice, the Royal Ballet Principal unpacks coming of age, confidence and the ‘unwavering power of dance as a beacon of light in times of unrest.’ CLASSICAL soundscapes ste...

Glass recounts La Dame Aux Camélias’ absorbingly thrilling ballet at Milan’s La Scala

September 26, 2024

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With stellar leads and lively action, the famed ballet company revisits John Neumeier’s timeless work—putting its dynamic cast through its finely-tuned soulful wringer. Milan’s Teatro alla Scala is explori...

Riccardo Chailly matches beauty and excess in Arnold Schönberg’s immense drama

September 25, 2024

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Conductor Riccardo Chailly closes Teatro alla Scala’s Symphonic season with a detailed and impassioned performance of Schönberg’s remarkable cantata, Gurre-Lieder. Teatro alla Scala’s symphonic season close...

John Neumeier’s La Dame Aux Camélias ballet returns to Milan’s Teatro alla Scala after seven years

September 23, 2024

The evocative ballet will feature eight performances from 25 September to 16 October 204 with étoiles, guest artists and major debuts for La Scala performers. A FEW months after the summer pause, the ballet...

Glass recounts L’histoire de Manon’s glittering, tragic ballet at La Scala