Riccardo Chailly - The Glass Magazine

La Scala’s 2025 Premiere, A Lady Macbeth of Mcensk’s District, Unfurls a Tale of Subversion and Cutthroat Drama

December 8, 2025

MILAN, ITALY — In a world where threads of contemporary storytelling are weaponised by social unrest and political turmoil at an increasingly ferocious pace, literary adaptations of novel classics are no mean ...

From Donizetti to Chailly, Scores of Emotional Depth Take Centre Stage at Milan’s La Scala

Chidozie Obasi

November 5, 2025

Culture, News

MILAN, Italy — We live in times of cultural and operatic rediscovery, as an increasingly copious number of forgotten works are being revived with the aim of enriching both the present and our understanding of ...

From Lugansky to Chailly, Milan’s La Scala whisks energy of enormous weight and grip this week

Chidozie Obasi

January 28, 2025

Culture, News

Between warhorse works from Beethoven and endlessly shifting combinations from Wagner and Mahler, scores gain a multi-toned edge with a dash of tautness. MILAN, ITALY - Years on, the breadth of La Scala's o...

Riccardo Chailly matches beauty and excess in Arnold Schönberg’s immense drama

Chidozie Obasi

September 25, 2024

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Conductor Riccardo Chailly closes Teatro alla Scala’s Symphonic season with a detailed and impassioned performance of Schönberg’s remarkable cantata, Gurre-Lieder. Teatro alla Scala’s symphonic season close...

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