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La Scala Opera Taps Fortunato Ortombina to Succeed Dominique Meyer

Gatti, Daniele La Scala Opera House (Milan, Italy) Meyer, Dominique Milan (Italy) Opera Ortombina, Fortunato Sangiuliano, Gennaro

La Scala Opera Taps Fortunato Ortombina to Succeed Dominique Meyer

Fortunato Ortombina, the general director of Teatro La Fenice, Venice’s opera house, will succeed Dominique Meyer, a respected French impresario.

By Elisabetta Povoledo

Maurizio Pollini, Celebrated Pianist Who Defined Modernism, Dies at 82

Classical Music Deaths (Obituaries) Deutsche Grammophon International Chopin Piano Competition Italy La Scala Opera House (Milan, Italy) Pianos Pollini, Maurizio

Maurizio Pollini, Celebrated Pianist Who Defined Modernism, Dies at 82

His recordings of Beethoven and Chopin were hailed as classics, but his technical ability sometimes invited controversy.

By David Allen

6 Highlights of Maria Callas’s Opera Career at La Scala

Bellini, Vincenzo Boleyn, Anne Callas, Maria Classical Music Donizetti, Gaetano Giulini, Carlo Maria Kennedy, John Fitzgerald La Scala Opera House (Milan, Italy) Medea (Opera) Monroe, Marilyn Onassis, Aristotle Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy Oropesa, Lisette Verdi, Giuseppe

6 Highlights of Maria Callas’s Opera Career at La Scala

The soprano appeared in more than two dozen productions at the house in Milan as she rose to become opera’s leading lady. Here are six highlights.

By Farah Nayeri

In a New ‘Simon Boccanegra,’ Family Ties Are Tightened

La Scala Opera House (Milan, Italy) Linzalata, Angelo Opera Salsi, Luca (1975- ) Simon Boccanegra (Opera) Verdi, Giuseppe Viotti, Lorenzo (1990- )

In a New ‘Simon Boccanegra,’ Family Ties Are Tightened

“Simon Boccanegra,” a story of fathers, politics, love and duty, is returning to La Scala, where personal connections to the opera run deep.

By David Belcher