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La Scala (UK: / l æ ˈ s k ɑː l ə /, US: / l ɑː-/, Italian: [la ˈskaːla]; officially Teatro alla Scala [teˈaːtro alla ˈskaːla], lit. ' Theatre at the Scala ' ) is a historic opera house in Milan , Italy.
Apr 23, 2024 · La Scala, Milan. La Scala, Milan. La Scala, theatre in Milan, one of the principal opera houses of the world and the leading Italian house. Built in 1776–78 by Empress Maria Theresa of Austria (whose country then ruled Milan), it replaced an earlier theatre that had burned. In 1872 it became the property of the city of Milan.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
La Scala’s season calendar can be obtained free of charge from our box office and from the reception at Via Filodrammatici 2. It can also be posted for a small charge to addresses in Italy and Europe (€ 5) and other countries (€ 10) by sending a non-transferable banker’s draft made out to “Fondazione Teatro alla Scala” to Teatro ...
All the shows, at your place! Welcome to the website of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, where you can book tickets online, view the season programme (opera, ballet, concert) and discover the theatre through videos and images.
1.Scaling New Heights. The theater was built on the site of the former church, Santa Maria alla Scala. In fact, the church was dismantled to make way for the Opera House at the behest of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este. That's how important it was to the local community! La Traviata Teatro Alla Scala. 2.
Architecture: from Piermarini to Botta. By Teatro Alla Scala. As Milanese society has evolved, so has the theatre’s physical structure. In the words of Swiss architect Mario Botta, “La Scala is like a chameleon continuously transforming itself, but through a memory that conserves its unity”. Internal view of the Teatro alla Scala, on the ...
May 2, 2023 · By Sam Lubell. May 2, 2023. Over the past two decades, La Scala, completed by the architect Giuseppe Piermarini in 1778, has experienced its most profound changes since after World War II, when it ...
