Performances
Partner
Due to technical necessities, the starting time of the opera Anna A. performance on Sunday 23 November had to be anticipated from 2.30 pm to 2pm. The performance scheduled for 11 am on 23 November has been cancelled.
Opera
Anna A.
Silvia Colasanti
From 28 September to 2 December 2025
| 1 hour | |
Libretto by Paolo Nori with the collaboration by Fabrizio Sinisi
Teatro alla Scala Academy Orchestra and Soloists World premiere Teatro alla Scala Commission Teatro alla Scala New Production |
| Conductor (28 Sep.; 19 Oct.) | ANNA SKRYLEVA |
|---|---|
| Conductor (23 Nov.; 2 Dec. Afternoon) | PAOLO SPADARO |
| Conductor (1 Dec.; 2 Dec. Morning) | BRUNO NICOLI |
| Staging | GIULIA GIAMMONA |
| Sets | LISA BEHENSKY |
| Costumes | GIADA MASI |
| Lights | ANDREA GIRETTI |
| Video | MARTIN MALLON |
| Choreography | ALESSANDRA BAREGGI |
Cast
| Anna present day | Elena Ghiaurov |
| Lidija Cukovskaja | Carlotta Viscovo |
| Young Anna | Laura Lolita Peresivana* (28 Sept.; 19 Oct.; 23 Nov.; 1 Dec. evening); Etīna Emīlija Saulīte (1 Dec. afternoon, 2 Dec.) |
| Nina Berberova / Marina Cvetaeva | Aleksandrina Mihaylova (28 Sept.; 19 Oct.; 23 Nov.; 1 Dec. evening; 2 Dec. afternoon); Aigerim Altynbek* (1 Dec. afternoon, 2 Dec. morning) |
| Zinaida Gippius / Nadežda Mandel'štam | Valentina Pluzhnikova |
| Osip Mandel'štam | Haiyang Guo* (28 Sept.; 19 Oct.; 23 Nov.; 1 Dec. evening; 2 Dec. afternoon); Zizhao Chen* (1 Dec. afternoon, 2 Dec. morning) |
| Sergej Gorodeckij / Nikolaj Punin | Geunhwa Lee* |
| Nikolaj Gumilëv / Michail Bulgàkov | Wonjun Jo* (28 Sept.; 19 Oct.; 23 Nov.; 1 Dec. evening; 2 Dec. afternoon); Akilbek Piyazov* (1 Dec. afternoon, 2 Dec morning) |
| Power | Damiano Salerno |
| Boris Pasternak | Xhieldo Hyseni* |
| Choir of the Mothers | Chorus of Teatro alla Scala Academy |
*Students of Teatro alla Scala Academy
In brief
La Scala presents the world premiere of a new opera, commissioned to the most frequently performed female composer in Italy. Anna A., conceived primarily for a young audience, tells the story of the poet Anna Akhmatova in twentieth-century Russia. The opera, narrated through a language that blends music and spoken word, delivers a universal message about the conflict between art and power - a conflict that resonates with dramatic urgency in today’s world.
La Scala - Magazine
