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The old opera houses, places like La Fenice and Milan’s La Scala, have long played an outsize role in public life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
At age 92, his first opera "Fin de partie" premiered at Milan's famous La Scala in late 2018.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
"He was one of the greatest Mozart tenors in the world. From La Scala to the Met and Covent Garden. The beauty of his voice, his sensitivity, lyricism and refined musicianship was unsurpassed."
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025
“And we ended at La Scala with everyone. So I had a little time to get my nerve. But this is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I was terrified.”
From Salon • Aug. 29, 2024
One of the most popular and charming singers at La Scala, in the Carnival of 1794, was Giuseppa Grassini, the daughter of a farmer of Varese in Lombardy, where she was born in 1775.
From Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday by Lahee, Henry C.
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