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1. La Scala gala crowd cheers premiere of Shostakovich's 'Lady Macbeth'
2025-12-08 03:36:00
MILAN — The gala crowd at Milan's Teatro alla Scala cheered the season premiere of Dmitry Shostakovich's '' with a 12-minute standing ovation Sunday, as the storied theater synonymous with the Italian repertoire opened with a Russian melodrama for the...
2. A Russian opera again opens La Scala's season as the theater defends art over politics
2025-12-07 15:19:00
1 / 5 Italy La Scala Season Opening The stage is prepared ahead of the dressed rehearsal of the Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District, by Dmitri Shostakovich, at La Scala Opera House in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)...
3. A Russian opera opens La Scala's season as the theater defends art over politics
2025-12-07 12:19:01
MILAN – Milan’s storied Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere Sunday with a Russian opera for the second time since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But this year, instead of drawing protests for showcasing the invader’s culture, a...
4. A Russian opera opens La Scala's season as the theater defends art over politics
2025-12-07 12:19:01
MILAN – Milan’s storied Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere Sunday with a Russian opera for the second time since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But this year, instead of drawing protests for showcasing the invader’s culture, a...
5. A Russian opera opens La Scala's season as the theater defends art over politics
2025-12-07 12:19:01
MILAN – Milan’s storied Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere Sunday with a Russian opera for the second time since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But this year, instead of drawing protests for showcasing the invader’s culture, a...
6. A Russian opera opens La Scala's season as the theater defends art over politics
2025-12-07 12:19:01
MILAN – Milan’s storied Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere Sunday with a Russian opera for the second time since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But this year, instead of drawing protests for showcasing the invader’s culture, a...
7. A Russian opera opens La Scala's season as the theater defends art over politics
2025-12-07 12:19:01
MILAN – Milan’s storied Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere Sunday with a Russian opera for the second time since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But this year, instead of drawing protests for showcasing the invader’s culture, a...
8. A Russian opera opens La Scala’s season as the theater defends art over politics
2025-12-07 12:19:02
Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share MILAN (AP) — Milan’s storied Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere Sunday with a Russian opera for the second time since Moscow’s...