by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi Giuseppe Verdi’s dramma lirico opens Teatro alla Scala’s new season. Giovanna d’Arco returned to Milan’s opera house after 150 years, for “La Prima” on December 7th, feast day of Saint Ambrose, patron saint of the city. For the first time, Riccardo Chailly, principal conductor and successor to Daniel Barenboim, was  [ Read More ]

 by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi Carbon dioxide delightfully intoxicates Teatro alla Scala with a new opera by Giorgio Battistelli, that talks about the future of the Earth. The libretto by Ian Burton tackles the worst case scenario related to one of the main environmental issues of our century: climate change. Staging is by Robert Carsen and  [ Read More ]

“Servo per Due” by and with Pierfrancesco Favino Extraordinary, irresistible, fresh, amusing: Pierfrancesco Favino enchants audiences and critics with his first work as a director at the theater, actor and director from proposing a surprising reinterpretation of Arlecchino’s “The Servant of Two Masters” by Carlo Goldoni adaptation of the play by Richard Bean, “One man,  [ Read More ]

The promising Italian actor, Elio Germano, takes a stab at Will Eno Elio Germano, repeatedly anointed by the Italian cinema, has established himself for choosing quality films, acting his roles outstandingly. An endless list of prizes, – such as the David of Donatello and Best Actor in Cannes – testify his skills. The rambling monologue  [ Read More ]