#la scala

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Siegfried Fighting with the Dragon by Achille Beltrame

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Luigi Meneghello, (1964), I piccoli maestri, «La Scala», Rizzoli, Milano, 1976

«"Siete ribelli voialtri?" domandò quello di età indefinita. Io dissi: "Siamo ribelli, Lelio?" e Lelio disse: "Mai abbastanza".»

Cover Photograph: Umberto Tomba (re: Castelvecchio, Verona) Graphic Design: John Alcorn

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I have a theory, based on absolutely nothing except for vibes that the Italian school, the Cecchetti method, works best for boys—while the Russian school, the Vaganova method, works best for girls.

You're onto something. This class at La Scala makes me thing the boys are having all the fun in ballet:

[elegantballetalk]

What do you think of Yesenia Anushenkova and Elisabetta Nalin?

As usual… usual disclaimer: they are so youngggg, so who knows!

They’re both interesting however, Yesenia because she’s not the typical VBA grad, she graduated from Boris Eifman Academy in 2024, but… very interestingly, had joined the Mariinsky Ballet already as a trainee in 2023–and then made coryphee with VBA trained Alice Barinova—they’re often doing roles together. Fun fact, Yesenia l used to be in the same class as Darina Mooseva, who transferred to BBA, graduated in 2024, and is now at Bolshoi doing quite well for her first season, the two of them seem to still be friends.

The Italian Elisabetta is equally interesting, being a foreigner in Russia, I believe before her four years at vaganova she had studied at La Scala, and she ended at Bolshoi! She was in the same class as Alicia Barinova, and right next to her for the exam, since Kamila Sultangareeva moved to BBA, and was really featured in VBA graduation performances, she was the lead in the Spanish wedding and did Liliac Fairy for the first few performances before passing the role to Ekaterina Morotzova. At the Bolshoi she seems to be getting quite a lot of roles, alongside Kuprina (2023 grad) and her friend, Zakota, who also graduated in 2024 but was top of her class in the parallel class, who ended up at the Bolshoi with her. I recently saw she was rehearsing sulphide. The only thing I don’t love is how extremely hyperextended her knees and how extremely arched her foot is, when I watch clips I’m always afraid her knee will snap backwards and it might affect the lightness of her jumps. But the rest of her looks really strong and healthy, so I’m sure she can absolutely manage and has the muscles to protect herself, but visually sometimes it makes me afraid.

About their dancing… honestly I don’t have anything interesting to say? Sorry 😭 I don’t have anything to critique or praise, they’re just babies in their first official season! Lets see 🤷‍♀️

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February 9.1893 the first performance of Verdi''s last Opera “Falstaff” was at Teatro alla Scala in Milano.

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The costumes inside laboratories of Teatro alla Scala/La Scala, Milan

[taken by Molteni Motta in 2013]

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Alina Cojocaru as Marguerite Gautier and Claudio Coviello as Armand Duval in La dame aux camélias by John Neumeier.

La Scala Ballet, 3 October 2024

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Kim Kardashian

La Scala in Beverly Hills

04/06/2021

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Consider this a formal petition to the opera companies of the world.

Reblog this is you, too, want to stop Brian Jagde from ruining another La forza.

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Princess Grace and Prince Rainier of Monaco walking through the streets of Milan, Italy, on December 6, 1960. The princely couple were in the town to attend the La Scala theatre season opening with Maria Callas the day after.

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La Scala asking for a ceasefire at tonight's performance of Madina

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My ballet teacher really dislikes Eleonora Abbagnato, do you have any opinions on her?

I’m not really into the Italian dancers that much, but I will say that they aren’t as captivating and beautiful as the Russian dancers.

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I hope that Mariinsky's costumes for Coppelia are as lush and detailed as they had for Pharaoh's Daughter! Even though I didn't love much about that restaging, the costumes were just gorgeous. They better have that same energy for Coppelia

I'm also a fan of those very ornate costumes! And as a contrast, I also love the simple leotard costume in many Balanchine's ballets, so I suppose it all comes down to context. I'm eager for some sneak peeks! Share here if you come across any!

For some comparisons…here's the Bolshoi:

Royal Ballet version. I love the male costume, but not a big fan of the puffy cap sleeves with the stiffer tutu combo. It's not quite a platter tutu, nor is it a fuller bell tutu.

And one production that I'm very curious to watch is the Ratmanksy one that he staged for La Scala. I've read good reviews.

Stateside, the Boston Ballet has a very attractive production:

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Today’s watch:

Roberto Bolle and Timofej Andrijashenko in Caravaggio in a room filled filled with Caravaggio paintings, Palazzo Barberini, Rome, 2025.