La Scala and I have been best friends for 36 years, but now that we’ve become family, I feel a greater sense of ...

The first Korean conductor to direct Italy's Teatro alla Scala, Chung Myung-whun, remembers his first day at the prestigious ...

Chung Myung-whun, opera house’s first Asian music director, has been conducting there since 1989. He hopes to honour South ...

Myung-whun Chung will be the first Asian, and one of the first conductors born outside Italy, to serve as music director in ...

The appointment, announced on May 12, will take effect at the end of 2026, following the conclusion of Riccardo Chailly's ...

Riccardo Chailly inaugurates the 2024-2025 Opera Season with the new production, conducting his ninth Verdi title at La Scala. The star-studded cast includes Alexander Vinogradov as Padre ...

MILAN (AP) — South Korean conductor Myung-whun Chung was named on Monday the new musical director of the famed Milan opera house, Teatro alla Scala, the first Asian to hold the position.

For centuries, audiences have visited the legendary opera house, Teatro alla Scala, to witness timeless masterpieces by Verdi, Bellini, and Donizetti, where they were first brought to life.

In October this year, renowned Chinese pianist Yuja Wang took centre stage at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, or La Scala as it is usually known. Each keystroke seemed to echo through the very fabric ...

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Jonas Kaufmann Cancels Appearance on Opening Night of Season at Milan's La Scala Tenor Jonas Kaufmann ... Destino” opening the season at Milan's Teatro alla Scala on Dec. 7.

The collaboration between Dubai Opera and Teatro alla Scala represents a desire to bring the best cultural offerings from around the world to enrich the local creative landscape of the UAE. Image: ...