“My Nabucco”. The magic of rehearsal, in Anna Crespi’s words

5 February 2013

Radiocorriere TV, the official weekly magazine of Rai television, accessible through the broadcasting group’s Press Office website, has recently published a short text by Anna Crespi, the president of the Amici della Scala association, in which she tells her feelings emerged during the rehearsal of the renowned Verdian aria “Và pensiero”. My Nabucco by Anna Crespi […]

Book presentation: Giancarla Moscatelli’s “A Milano con Verdi”

1 February 2013

On the last 24th January, as part of the celebration events for the Verdian bicentenary, the Amici della Scala held the book presentation of Giancarla Moscatelli’s “A Milano con Verdi”, a turistic and musical guide retracing Verdi’s relationships with the Ambrosian city. In the course of an intense evening, all the friends and members attending […]

“Giuseppe Verdi, 1813-2013″: from 30 Juanuary, a cycle of lectures at Milan’s Gam

25 January 2013

For celebrating the Verdian bicentenary, in collaboration with the Milanese Amici della Galleria d’Arte Moderna (Gam) association, the Amici della Scala have organized a four-lecture cycle dedicated to the life and works of Giuseppe Verdi. The first encounter is the presentation of the book Giuseppe Verdi. I luoghi della vita e della musica (Mattioli 1885), and it is scheduled for […]

La Scala in 2013: Verdi, Wagner and ten outstanding debuts

20 June 2012

Dear all, the today’s “Prima delle prime” talk is the last before the summer break, but the Amici della Scala are already looking ahead to the next Scala’s season, which will open on December 7 with Richard Wagner’s Lohengrin, conducted by Daniel Barenboim. It’s going to be a year of  exceptional shows, mainly dedicated to Wagner and Giuseppe […]

“A moral opera about paternity and betrayed innocence”

29 May 2012

On the eve of the “Prima delle prime” public talk dedicated to Luisa Miller, we asked music historian Antonio Rostagno, guest speaker at tomorrow’s conference, to draw a parallel between Luisa’s character and other Verdian female protagonists. The lecture, which is titled “Tragedia romantica con riscatto”, is scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday May 30, 2012, at […]