New era for Royal Opera House as Jakub Hrusa, Speranza Scappucci take centre stage

Hrusa takes over from Antonio Pappano, Royal Opera's music director for 22 years; Scappucci is first principal guest ...
RiverBender.com

Royal Opera sees generation change as Jakub Hruša and Speranza Scappucci come in

There’s a new generation this season at the Royal Opera in London, where Jakub Hruša took over after Antonio Pappano’s ...
Spectrum News NY1

La Scala gala crowd cheers premiere of Shostakovich's 'Lady Macbeth' once censored by Stalin

MILAN (AP) — The gala crowd at Milan's Teatro alla Scala cheered the season premiere of Dmitry Shostakovich's "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk '' with a 12-minute standing ovation Sunday, as the storied ...
WPLG

A Russian opera opens La Scala's season as the theater defends art over politics

Italy La Scala Season Opening The stage is prepared ahead of the dressed rehearsal of the Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District, by Dmitri Shostakovich, at La Scala Opera ...
The Durango Herald

A Russian opera again opens La Scala's season as the theater defends art over politics

MILAN (AP) — Milan’s storied Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere Sunday with a Russian opera for the second time since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But this year, instead of ...
Chicago Tribune

Manifestantes ondean banderas ucranianas mientras La Scala ofrece una ópera rusa

MILÁN, Italia (AP) — El histórico Teatro alla Scala de Milán celebra el domingo la inauguración de su temporada de gala con una ópera rusa por segunda vez desde la invasión de Ucrania por parte de ...