La Scala is a world famous opera house in Milan , Italy. The theater was opened August 3, 1778 and was originally known as the New Theatre Royal , La Scala.
premiere -Europa riconosciuta Antonio Salieri.Today the theater is recognized as one of the leading opera and ballet theaters in the world and is home to La Scala, La Scala Chorus and Ballet Theater and La Scala orchestra. The theater also has an associated school , known as the Academy of La Scala, which offers professional training in music , dance and crafts.
The season traditionally opens at La Scala on December 7, the day of St. Ambrose, the patron saint of the day in Milan. All performances must end before midnight , long operas start earlier if necessary.
La Scala Theatre Museum is accessible from the lobby of the theater , and this part of the house contains a magnificent collection of paintings , drawings , sculptures , costumes , and other documents relating to the history of opera and La Scala. At La Scala Academy of Performing Arts operates .Its purpose is to train a new generation of young musicians, technical staff, and dancers.
Overhaul 2002-2004.
After the traditional season opening December 7, 2001 , the play Othello lasted until December, and later the theater was closed for repairs.And from January 19, 2002 to November 2004 the troupe was transferred to a new theater Arcimboldi, built in the Pirelli-Bicocca in the industrial zone (4.5 km from the city center ).
Renovation by renowned architect Mario Botta has proven controversial, because they feared that the historical detail will be lost .
The first step was the increased size of the wings, which allowed to keep more complete sets of equipment and monitors . Currently, the theater is an electronic system to monitor the libretto, which allows the audience to follow the libretto in English and Italian in addition to the original language.
Opera House re-opened December 7, 2004 with Europa riconosciuta Salieri 's opera , performed at the opening of La Scala in 1778.
after reopening tickets worth up to € 2000. The cost of repairs amounted to € 61 million, which led to shortage of funds, which the opera is not overcome until 2006.
on the theater stage premiere of the opera by Rossini Touchstone (1812) , Aurelian in Palmyra (1813), The Turk in Italy (1814), The Thieving Magpie (1817) and others , as well as the opera Margaret of Anjou , J. Meyerbeer (1820), Exile of Grenada ( 1822), and Saverio Mercadante number of works .
Since the 1830s, in the repertory works appear Donizetti, Bellini , Verdi , Puccini , there were set for the first time Pirate ( 1827) and Norma (1831) Bellini, Lucrezia Borgia (1833) Donizetti, Oberto (1839 ), Nabucco (1842), Othello (1887) and Falstaff (1893) Verdi, Madama Butterfly (1904) and Turandot by Puccini.
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