Giorgio Armani

Milan, 4 September 2025

With Giorgio Armani, Teatro alla Scala loses a passionate supporter and a valued interlocutor with whom we shared history, projects, and a common vision of creativity and of the values of the City of Milan.

In 1997, at the time of the establishment of the Foundation, Giorgio Armani was among the first to support it. In 2021, he once again stood by the Theater as a Founding Supporter at a particularly delicate moment for the world of the performing arts, making an important contribution to the recovery after the pandemic. Furthermore, since 2023 Giorgio Armani had been an Honorary Member of the “Teatro alla Scala Association of America.”

“I met him on the occasion of the most recent Fracci Gala,” recalled General Manager Fortunato Ortombina, “and he welcomed me to La Scala with a warmth that was also a gaze toward the future. For La Scala, Giorgio Armani was not only a supporter but a friend, in whom we found the same dedication to excellence and the same drive toward an international dimension. A symbol who was able to embody the best energies of our city.”

This evening, on the occasion of the London Symphony Orchestra concert conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano, the hall will observe a minute of silence.

Teatro alla Scala will dedicate to Giorgio Armani the opening night of the 2025/2026 Ballet Season on December 18, with The Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky in Rudolf Nureyev’s choreography.