A special event entirely dedicated to young people: on 4 December the Teatro alla Scala opens its doors to the UNDER30 audience for the preview of Bizet’s Carmen. This represents a unique opportunity to see, for a mere 10 euro and before the “regular” audience, the opera that opens the 2009-2010 season. Sicilian director Emma Dante and “maestro scaligero” Daniel Barenboim have created a brand new production with heavy Mediterranean tones.

The event, which rapidly sold out, is part of the LaScalaUNDER30 project, the programme that La Scala offers to anyone aged 6 to 30, with numerous exclusive promotions and events.

Another preview, this time for the ballet, will take place in May with Trittico Novecento, a triple bill of choreographies by George Balanchine and Francesco Ventriglia.

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Due to sudden ill health, Jonas Kaufmann will not be able to sing tonight for the Preview of “Carmen”. He will be replaced by tenor Riccardo Massi.