


THE SHAPE OF WATER
A Conversation with Romeo Castellucci and Christian Longchamp


SPECIAL EDITION DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN


IN THE MIRROR OF MYTH
Interview with David McVicar by Raffaele Mellace


ONE RING, TWO BATONS
Interview with Simone Young and Alexander Soddy by Oreste Bossini


WITHIN SHOSTAKOVICH'S TORMENT
Interview with Riccardo Chailly by Raffaele Mellace


KATERINA’S VERSION
Interview with Vasily Barkhatov by Alessandro Tommasi


EXERCISES IN STYLE
Interview with Frédéric Olivieri by Carla Vigevani


TEMPTATION MOZART
Interview with Robert Carsen by Mattia Palma


LA SCALA IN NEW YORK
Interview with Milena Adamian Sheynkman by Gianluca Bauzano


ULYSSES WITHOUT ITHACA
by Oreste Bossini


THE MAKING OF THE PRIMA: LA SCALA'S FIRST NIGHT


WRITING THE LIBRETTO FOR ANNA A.
by Paolo Nori


POETRY AGAINST POWER
Interview with Silvia Colasanti by Andrea Estero


The end of the world in three acts
Interview with Irina Brook by Liana Püschel


BERLIN MUSICALS AT LA SCALA
Interview with Riccardo Chailly by Elisabetta Fava


A 15-KILO ROSE
Interview with Ingo Metzmacher by Gianluigi Mattietti


BEHIND THE CURTAIN
Portrait of Daniele Milvio


A GRAND FUTURE FOR OPERA THEATRE
Interview with Fortunato Ortombina by Paolo Besana


The Metamorphoses of Leonor Fini
The theatre and costumes of La Scala artists


The roots of Carmen
Interview with Patrick de Bana by Carla Vigevani


THE REVIVAL OF THE PADANO FALSTAFF
Interview with Leila Fteita by Fabiana Giacomotti


THE HAMMER OF FATE
Feature by Luca Ciammarughi


VERDI’S LAST SMILE
Inteview with Daniele Gatti by Elisabetta Fava


THE YOUNG WOMAN AND THE PRINCE OF DREAMS
Feature by Elisa Guzzo Vaccarino


A LIFE WITH A CROWN
Interview with Raina Kabaivanska by Daniele Cassandro


THE WHEEL OF FATE
Interview with Leo Muscato by Biagio Scuderi


MANZONIAN VERDI
Interview with Riccardo Chailly by Raffaele Mellace


AMERICAN DREAMS


HOW TO MAKE A GERMAN SOUND


BALANCHINE AND ROBBINS: PARALLEL LIVES
Feature by Marinella Guatterini


THE ASCENT OF PETRENKO
Portrait of Kirill Petrenko by Andrea Estero


A NEW BEGINNING
Interview with Simone Young by Liana Püschel


A GREAT CONTAINER OF THE WORLD
Interview with David McVicar by Luca Baccolini


VANITY FOYER
Interview with Natalia Aspesi by Paolo Besana


THE “CONSTANT THEATRE” OF ORONTEA
Interview with Giovanni Antonini by Cesare Fertonani


THE SENTIMENTAL EDUCATION OF ORONTEA
Interview with Robert Carsen by Mattia Palma


THE IRRESISTIBLE BEAUTY OF GURRE-LIEDER
Interview with Riccardo Chailly by Paolo Petazzi


DREAMING OF TURANDOT
Interview with Davide Livermore by Mattia Palma


KALEIDESCOPIC TURANDOT
Interview with Michele Gamba by Franco Pulcini


THE SWEET IMMEDIACY OF MASSENET
Interview with Alain Altinoglu by Laura Cosso


MY FIRST DES GRIEUX
Interview with Manuel Legris by Carla Vigevani


A THEATRE OF DETAILS


FRANCO FANTINI’S LIFE AT LA SCALA
In memory of Franco Fantini


THE “SLOW START” OF BEETHOVEN’S NINTH AT LA SCALA
by Andrea Vitalini


INSIDE BAYADÈRE
Four of the protagonists of Bayadère by Nureyev talk about some of the most invaluable aspects of their roles


TWO STARS BECOME THE “MOON”
Interview with Luciana Savignano and Nicoletta Manni by Valeria Crippa


AN ITALIAN ROSENKAVALIER


IN PRAISE OF FRAGILITY
Interview with Latifa Echakhch by Mattia Palma


“A SEA THAT IS NEVER STILL”
Interview with Michele Mariotti by Ilaria Narici


GUILLAUME TELL, METROPOLIS AND THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
Interview with Chiara Muti by Biagio Scuderi


ALEXEI RATMANSKY, OR THE EDUCATION OF A CHOREOGRAPHER
by Marina Harss


PAOLO BORTOLUZZI, A STAR TO REMEMBER
Interview with Luciana Savignano by Valeria Crippa


MARY, THE GIRL FROM ATHENS
Little is known about the apprenticeship years of "Mary" Kalogeropoulou, later Maria Callas, in occupied Athens during World War II


FIVE ARTISTS FOR MARIA CALLAS
Interview with Francesco Stocchi by Mattia Palma


FIORA TRAPPED IN THE LABYRINTH OF THE THREE KINGS
Interview with Àlex Ollé by Alessandro Tommasi


THE DIVA FROM TWO WORLDS
Remembering Renata Scotto


ONEGIN AND THE LEGACY OF JOHN CRANKO
Interview with Reid Anderson by Vito Lentini


MARINE METAPHYSICS
Interview with Simone Young by Liana Püschel


GRIMES, THE EXCLUDED
Interview with Robert Carsen by Mattia Palma


THE UNFORGETTABLE EYES OF NUREYEV
Interview with Franca Squarciapino by Mattia Palma


THE MYSTERIOUS ALLURE OF THE SWAN
Interview with Nicoletta Manni by Valentina Crosetto


ONE STEP FROM EDEN ON EARTH
Interview with Joyce DiDonato by Luca Baccolini


RUSALKA AND THE “NEW WORLD” OF DVOŘÁK HARMONIES
Interview with Tomáš Hanus by Valentina Crosetto


A PSYCHEDELIC FAIRY TALE
Interview with Emma Dante by Mattia Palma


THE NEW SEASON AND OUR DIGITAL MAGAZINE
Editorial by Paolo Besana