Teatro alla Scala

#44−2016:
Here comes my 600^th review. And here comes YET another Milan beauty known throughout the world:
LA SCALA. One of the most famous and sought after opera house in the world. Here is a bit of history for those of you who wanna know the who the how and the why.
The Teatro Reggio Ducale caught on fire during a carnival ball on February 25^th 1776. Wealthy Milanese (among them, Archduke Ferdinand of Austria) demanded a new theater be commissioned. Plans were drawn to replace the deconsacrated and demolished church of S. Maria alla Scala.
The costs were entirely covered by the sales of the palchis to the wealthy families of Milan.
It was inaugurated in the year 1778, lit by 84 oil lamps up until 1883, when they were replaced by electric lights.
Renovated in 1907, it has been brought to nowadays capacity of 1987 seats.
It hosts many PRIMA (first production), and the opera season kicks in on December 8^th (S. Ambrogio, protector of the city).
I have personally been able to surf the inside of this architectural and acoustic beauty 3 times in my life. Once for an actual opera piece and the other 2 for a ballet performances (nutcracker was the last one).
What can I say? If you ever are in town, do your best to get tickets.
If you can’t make it to a performance, you can always schedule a tour of the theater as well as the amazing museum (filled with clothes and mementos).

Die Scala gehört gewiss zu den traditionsreichsten schönsten Opernhäusern in Europa, wenn nicht der Welt. Wir haben sowohl das Museum aufgesucht, als auch eine Première besucht. Der Otello von Rossini war wirklich luxuriös besetzt und interessant inszeniert (die Kritiker haben sich über die Inszenierung empört).
Der Saal gehört zu den imposantesten Opernsälen: Viele Logenetagen und noch die Galerie. Die Sicht ist von sehr vieln Plätzen allerdings sehr bescheiden und auch akustisch z.T. weniger prall. Die «guten Plätze» sind allesamt extrem hoch zu bezahlen.
Das Personal an der Bar im Foyer war recht freundlich, das Saal-​Personal allerdings unerträglich. Besucher mit Kommunikationsbedürfnis untereinander werden nach Ende der Vorstellung schnellstmöglich geradezu rausgeworfen. Hierbei wird ein Ton angeschlagen, der in Deutschland mit Sicherheit zu einer Entlassung führt. Anders in Mailand, wo die Oper nach Verständnis der Mitarbeiter schließlich für reichlich privilegierten Arbeitsplätze betrieben wird und nicht für die Kunst.
Also falls sie in diese wunderschöné Oper gehen möchten, sie was sie sehen und hören und stellen ihr Harmoniebedürfnis darüber hinaus auf null.

Great opera house, unfortunately the week I was in Milan, they only had ballet (Giselle), but it was fun none the less.
A heads up for the guys, they require pants and a sport jacket, so def make sure to pack that. Tie is optional. So no jeans or sweater (although it def didn’t seem like it was enforced all that much).
Also if you are from the US, they don’t actually ship the tickets to you, you have to go pick them up at the ATM point which is located under the Duomo center (basically enter the subway under the duomo and follow the signs towards the ATM point (note this isn’t a bank atm, but more of an info point) and they’ll be just across from it).
Beautiful opera house, although it reminded me a lot of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow on the inside. The performance and the sets were excellent. The tickets are cheap enough that it’s definitely worth it to pay to sit right in front in the middle. Apparently if you sit on the sides, you won’t see ¹⁄₃ of the scene, which wasn’t worth it since the cost difference was only like $ 60.

Last Saturday finally went to see the ballet in the famous La Scala, fortunately this theater sale you tickets in the balcony tat you cent see from your seat, we actually had to stand up all the show together with a lot of people in the upper floor, the performance was good, to pay $ 120.00 per ticket and to stand for 2 hours it is not pleasant, before you perches ticket make share you study the theater, and do not trust any Russian try to sale you ticket and lie to you

Loved the opera house. Beautifully magnificent — and what wonderful performance! I got to see a top notch ballet performance here, unfortunately still have to come back for an opera, but nonetheless very impressed.
Part of the fun is all the people watching with everyone dressed up in their elegant dresses and suits! An word of advice if you’re in town a while that you can get last minute rush tickets for a significant saving off the posted prices. Have fun and enjoy the show!

This, Vienna, and the Met are the best opera houses I have seen. By this, I mean, that they have the best selection of international opera stars, and don’t waste much time with modern operas.
The sets are elaborate and the attention to detail is stunning. The energy of the place, from the ushers who look like priests to the individual coat closets across the hallway from each box (and there are six levels of boxes), suggests that these people deeply respect opera and take it very seriously.

franchement une soirée inoubliable, réservé par internet directement, deux places devant superbement bien placé, dans loger et une soirée avec le grand opéra, fabuleux
une soirée dans ce magnifique lieu, mythique, merveilleux, ou tant de grand personnage sont passés cela fait une drôle d’impression, le cadre est majestueux, le personnel charmant certains parlent même notre langue, je pense a une charmante dame aux vestiaires, franchement une soirée magique

Die Mailänder Scala kennt glaube ich fast jeder, von Film und Fernsehen. Es ist von außen gesehen recht einfach und ein schlichtes altes ehrwürdiges Gebäude.Es wurden dort schon viele tolle und berühmte Sänger auf der Bühne bewundert .ich glaube für jeden Künstler IST es ein Erlebnis an der Mailänder Scala zu Singen und aufzutreten .
Bei einem nächsten Besuch werde ich mir auch ein Konzert in der Scala gönnen…

Très bel endroit à né pas rater. La salle est époustouflante et réellement magnifique.

really enjoyed walking around, fun little tour.

As the premier opera house in the world, it doesn’t get any better than La Scala. I have seen six operas there, each better than the last. The house itself is gorgeously decorated in gold and stunning red velvet. The performers are top-​notch and the sets are always incredibly large and intricate. It also hosts ballets and other live music events throughout the year. A must-​see for lovers of the theatre!

after vienna, this is probably the second most historical opera house i’ve been to
unfortunately, i’ve already been spoiled by the grandeur of vienna, but that does not take away from milan’s opera house
it’s a much more intimate setting in comparison. the interior of the lobby reminds me of versaille’s hall of mirrors
it’s worth stopping by for a quick visit!

Direi che questa zona è molto bella e davvero una vera e propria opera architecturalle

This is a beautiful Opera house and they have a fantastic little museum attached that you can visit during the day, and get a peak inside the theater, all only for 6 Euro. The theater is breath taking. You instantly feel like you are transported in time when you see it. It’s the historical circle style theater with floor seating and the multiple balconies are made up of individual small rooms with seats. My husband is not easily phased by things, but even he was impressed by the grandeur of this place.

What a magnificent Opera House. I figured if I were going to go to the opera for the first time, it might as well be in Italian and at the most famous operahouse in the world! I was seated at the very tippy top for Handl’s Alcina. I had an idea of what was going on, but I had flown into Milan from the States THAT DAY, so I was more than exhausted. I chatted up some of my European seatmates, including one older German gentleman who just flew into the country for the occasion… how fabulous. Anyway, the acoustics are excellent and I had a wonderful time. Teatro alla Scala is mere steps from the Duomo, so be sure to wander over there after the show with gelato in hand.

La scala, c’est l’Opéra Italien, c’est de la dont sont issus La Callas et les plus grands ténors du monde … Une salle prestigieuse ou se jouent les plus grands opéras et un musée magnifique a visiter

Das mit Sicherheit berühmteste Opernhaus der Welt. Wenn man dann einmal vor ihr steht weiß man nicht so recht, da der äußerliche Anblick einen jetzt nicht gerade vor Erstaunen den Atem anhalten läßt. Da ist die Semperoper schon ein schönerer Anblick. Begibt man sich allerdings erst einmal in den Saal selbst ist es für Opernliebhaber einer der romantischsten Augenblicke. Man spürt noch alle Großen, die hier einmal auf der Bühne gestanden haben. Vor dem Mailand Besuch also unbedingt den Spielplan prüfen und im besten Fall Glück auf eine Puccini oder Verdi oper haben.

Alas, I came to see this most famous of opera houses on a day when it was closed. So I can only write from the point of view of standing outside and gawping up at it! It is a beautiful building which has been extensively renovated and improved over the decades and well worth a look (try to include the interior if you can and maybe even see/​hear an opera there)!

Ich habe in der Scala 2006 das Ballettstück La strade gesehen und war beigeistert! Die Inszenierung und das Theater sind beindruckend.
Im Jahr 1778 wurde die Scala erbaut nachdem ein Feuer das Teatro Regio Ducale zerstört hatte. Das neue Theater wurde an der Stelle gebaut, wo die Kirche Santa Maria alla Scala stand, von der das Opernhaus seinen Namen erhielt. Baumeister war Giuseppe Piermarini. Fassade und der prunkvolle Theaterraum sind im neoklassizistischem Stil gestaltet. Die prächtig gestaltetetn Balkons waren Eigentum der bedeutenden Mailänder Familien. Hier traf man sich, um gesehen zu werden, die Theateraufführung war oftmals nur Kulisse. Der mittlere Königs-​Balkon «Palco Reale» war Eigentum der Herrscherfamilie Mailands.
Von 2002 bis 2004 wurde das Theater einer kompletten Rekonstruktion unterzogen.