Italy: start of a series of open-air concerts at La Scala in Milan
The orchestra, the choir and the dancers of La Scala leave the famous theater to offer a dozen free shows, from the center to the outskirts of the metropolis.
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The orchestra, the choir and the dancers of La Scala leave the famous theater to offer a dozen free shows, from the center to the outskirts of the metropolis.
This unprecedented initiative is greeted with enthusiasm by the Milanese.
All seats, limited to around 200 people per concert or ballet to comply with anti-Covid measures, have already been reserved.
The first dance performance took place on Sunday evening in the courtyard of the Arcimboldi theater.
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Anne Le Nir
For the director of the prestigious theater, Dominique Meyer, “
opera, music and ballet must be accessible to everyone
”.
This is why, for the first time, and after so long months of silence due to the coronavirus, it is the Scala in Milan that goes against the public.
The dancers of our Ballet Company at Cortile del Teatro degli Arcimboldi for La Scala in città.
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- Teatro alla Scala (@teatroallascala) July 11, 2021
Eighteen performances of classical or jazz music and dance will be held in the four corners of the city, from the courtyard of the Pinacoteca di Brera to the Institute of the Salesians Don Bosco via the Villa Mirabello, a magnificent Renaissance building, and the abbey of Chiaravalle.
The festivities will end on July 14 with an open day and evening at La Scala, to the tunes of Verdi, Rossini, Puccini and in compliance with anti-Covid standards, distancing and the obligation to wear a mask, as with everything. show not taking place in the open air.
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