Milan's Teatro alla Scala canceled the opening of the season due to COVID-19
The management of the famous Milan Teatro alla Scala decided to cancel the start of the season due to the coronavirus pandemic. The premiere of Gaetano Donizetti's opera Lucia di Lammermoor, scheduled for December 7, will not take place, ANSA reports .
The theater considered it impossible to prepare a performance in the face of a pandemic. La Scala's board of directors is considering organizing the gala concert online, but the final decision has not yet been made.
Lucia di Lammermoor is a tragic opera in three acts by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. The Italian libretto by Salvatore Cammarano was based on Walter Scott's novel Lammermoor Bride (1819). The premiere of the play took place on September 26, 1835 at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. Subsequently, Donizetti created a French version of the work, which premiered in Paris in 1839.
We add that La Scala was founded in 1778. In the history of the theater, the opening performance was postponed only three times.
Last night, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced the imposition of a nationwide curfew in the country and severe restrictions on movement within the Apennines. In particular, entry and exit from the “red” regions is limited, museums, shopping centers and gambling halls will be closed on weekends and holidays, in the evening people are prohibited from leaving the house without a good reason.
