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 […]
One of the most pleasant encounters the Amici della Scala have in the last months was that with artist and musician Benjamin Skepper. We met him last November after seeing his extraordinary performance in Milan’s Palazzo Serbelloni, where he played for the Amica magazine’s 50th anniversary party (see the recently-released video below). A few days […]
It is with intense emotion that Milan and La Scala are remembering Rudolf Nureyev, the great dancer who died prematurely the 6 January 1993, at the age of 54. An exhibition at La Scala’s theatre museum, opened until 31 Juanuary, is an occasion to rediscover the movie “Nureyev alla Scala” by Claudio and Dino Risi […]
A few days after the passing of Luciana Pestalozza, Milan does not want to forget a woman whose lifelong commitment to promoting and sustaining contemporary music has been almost unrivalled in Italy. The course of celebration is starting tonight, with the most awaited event of Milano Musica, the authoritative festival courageously founded by Luciana itself […]
Dear all, after more than thirty years constantly promoting music and culture, we are now glad to announce you the start of a new chapter in the history of our association. It is in front of you, on this very page. Starting from today, what we really want to do with this blog is to […]
