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A general view of the Milan La Scala opera house photographed on Nov. 5, 2020 in Milan, Italy.
Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala on Monday (May 31) announced a 2021-22 season of 13 operas, seven ballets and numerous concerts as Italy’s most important theater looks toward a gradual removal of pandemic restrictions. Audiences returned to La Scala last month, and, in the next significant step, the theater will remove flooring form the main seating area where the full orchestra has been playing at a social distance on risers and with plexiglass dividers separating woodwind and brass musicians.
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MILAN Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala on Monday announced a 2021-22 season of 13 operas, seven ballets and numerous concerts as Italy’s most important theater looks toward a gradual removal of pandemic restrictions.
Audiences returned to La Scala last month, and, in the next significant step, the theater will remove flooring form the main seating area where the full orchestra has been playing at a social distance on risers and with plexiglass dividers separating woodwind and brass musicians.
“It will be the end of this horrendous experience,” said La Scala’s music director, Riccardo Chailly.
The conductor has been placed about 30 meters from musicians, and the musicians have been spaced at a distance where they can’t properly hear each other to play, especially challenging during complicated executions, Chailly noted.
MILAN (AP) Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala on Monday announced a 2021-22 season of 13 operas, seven ballets and numerous concerts as Italy’s most important theater looks toward a gradual removal of pandemic restrictions.
La Scala announces 2021-21 season, with hope of fewer limits
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MILAN (AP) – Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala on Monday announced a 2021-22 season of 13 operas, seven ballets and numerous concerts as Italy’s most important theater looks toward a gradual removal of pandemic restrictions.
Audiences returned to La Scala last month, and, in the next significant step, the theater will remove flooring form the main seating area where the full orchestra has been playing at a social distance on risers and with plexiglass dividers separating woodwind and brass musicians.
“It will be the end of this horrendous experience,” said La Scala’s music director, Riccardo Chailly.
La Scala announces 2021-21 season, with hope of fewer limits
COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press
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1of6A view of the Milan La Scala opera house during a press conference to present 2021/2022 season, in Milan, Italy, Monday, May 31, 2021.Antonio Calanni/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6A view of the Milan La Scala opera house during a press conference to present 2021/2022 season, in Milan, Italy, Monday, May 31, 2021.Antonio Calanni/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of6From left, Italian conductor Riccardo Chailly, Milan s Mayor Giuseppe Sala and La Scala opera house general manager Dominique Meyer attend a press conference to present 2021/2022 season, at the Milan La Scala opera house, Italy, Monday, May 31, 2021.Antonio Calanni/APShow MoreShow Less