Performances
Ballet
Gala Fracci
From 31 January to 3 February 2026
Fifth edition
Principals, Soloists and Artists of the Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company Guest artists With the participation of the Ballet School students of the Teatro alla Scala Academy Teatro alla Scala Orchestra |
| Conductor | KEVIN RHODES |
|---|---|
| Guest Artist (3 Feb.) | MARIANELA NUÑEZ |
| Guest Artist (31 Jan.) | MAIA MAKHATELI |
| Guest artist | ROBERTO BOLLE |
| Guest artist | PATRICIO REVÉ |
| Guest Artist (31 Jan.) | JACOPO TISSI |
Programme
| Défilé |
Tannhäuser - "Grand March from Act II Principal Dancers, Soloists and Ballet Company of the Teatro alla Scala |
| from Le Corsaire |
Choreography by Marius Petipa Martina Arduino Mattia Semperboni |
| from Francesca da Rimini |
Choreography by Mario Pistoni Vittoria Valerio Nicola Del Freo |
| from The Sleeping Beauty |
Choreography by Rudolf Nureyev Alice Mariani Jacopo Tissi (31 Jan.) |
| from Giselle |
Staging and choreography by Akram Khan Camilla Cerulli Marco Agostino pre-recorded music |
| from Onegin |
Ballet in three acts by John Cranko Nicoletta Manni Timofej Andrijashenko |
| from Don Quixote |
Choreography by Rudolf Nureyev Maia Makhateli Patricio Revé (31 gen) |
| Boléro |
Choreography by Maurice Béjart Roberto Bolle |
In brief
The tribute from La Scala and its artists to Carla Fracci continues, as she remains a pivotal figure in the history of dance, a source of inspiration for generations of young people, not just in the world of ballet. Ballet director Frédéric Olivieri continues the tradition established in 2022 by Manuel Legris, celebrating dance and ballet in the name of this extraordinary star. Following the sell-out success of previous editions,
there will be two performances in 2026, the year that marks both the fifth anniversary of Carla Fracci’s passing and the 90th anniversary of her birth. The vast and rich repertoire of her signature roles and the ballets she performed will be revived with international guests, the full La Scala Ballet Company –
étoile, principal dancers, soloists, and artists of the Corps
de Ballet – along with students from the School, the present and future of La Scala’s dance tradition.
