https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Milan's La Scala will refund money it received from Saudi Arabia after anger over a deal which assured the country a place on the board, the world-famous opera house's president said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190318/la-scala-opera-house-to-return-saudi-money Mon, 18 Mar 2019 17:03:09 +0100 la-scala-opera-house-to-return-saudi-money A proposal to use €15 million in Saudi Arabian government funds for Milan's La Scala opera house came under fire on Tuesday because of anger over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. https://www.thelocal.it/20190305/a-slap-in-the-face-for-human-rights-should-la-scala-take-saudi-money Tue, 05 Mar 2019 16:22:56 +0100 a-slap-in-the-face-for-human-rights-should-la-scala-take-saudi-money Young people will soon be able to get a seat at Italy's finest opera houses for just €2, as part of a new initiative designed to broaden Italians' access to culture. https://www.thelocal.it/20180919/italy-2-euro-opera-tickets-18-25 Wed, 19 Sep 2018 12:58:25 +0200 italy-2-euro-opera-tickets-18-25 Woody Allen, embroiled in revived sex abuse allegations, will take part in the 2018-19 season of Milan's La Scala when he directs his version of a Puccini comic opera, the head of the celebrated opera house said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180531/woody-allen-puccini-opera-gianni-schicci-milan-la-scala Thu, 31 May 2018 19:36:47 +0200 woody-allen-puccini-opera-gianni-schicci-milan-la-scala Italy's top court has ordered the rehiring of a La Scala ballerina sacked after suggesting the famous company's dance school was responsible for multiple cases of anorexia among its young dancers. https://www.thelocal.it/20160418/court-orders-la-scala-to-re-hire-dancer-fired-for-revealing-anorexia-problems Mon, 18 Apr 2016 18:03:24 +0200 court-orders-la-scala-to-re-hire-dancer-fired-for-revealing-anorexia-problems Four ex-mayors of Milan are been probed over seven asbestos-related deaths connected to the prestigious Teatro alla Scala opera house. https://www.thelocal.it/20151106/ex-mayors-probed-over-la-scala-asbestos-deaths Fri, 06 Nov 2015 17:44:17 +0100 ex-mayors-probed-over-la-scala-asbestos-deaths Conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim has become the latest artist to interrupt a concert to tick off the audience for taking photographs, slamming flash-happy fans at Milan's prestigious opera house as "badly educated". https://www.thelocal.it/20141223/la-scala-conductor-outburst-against-fans-photos Tue, 23 Dec 2014 16:00:00 +0100 la-scala-conductor-outburst-against-fans-photos The glamourous season opener at Milan's Scala opera house was marred on Sunday by clashes between riot police and protesters which left two wounded. https://www.thelocal.it/20141208/riot-police-clash-with-protesters-at-la-scala-opening-night Mon, 08 Dec 2014 10:21:00 +0100 riot-police-clash-with-protesters-at-la-scala-opening-night The soon-to-be director of La Scala opera house in Milan said on Friday he will prove he is "no donkey" after getting caught up in a conflict of interest row. https://www.thelocal.it/20140516/opera-boss-in-italy-row-says-he-is-no-donkey Fri, 16 May 2014 13:52:00 +0200 opera-boss-in-italy-row-says-he-is-no-donkey Milan's La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra on Monday night performed to an empty theatre, instead broadcasting to thousands standing silently outside, as a tribute to conductor Claudio Abbado who died last week. https://www.thelocal.it/20140128/milans-la-scala-emptied-for-conductor-tribute Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:43:00 +0100 milans-la-scala-emptied-for-conductor-tribute Italian conductor Claudio Abbado, whose stellar career took him to La Scala in Milan, the Berlin Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera and was widely loved for his humane, gentle manner, died on Monday at the age of 80. https://www.thelocal.it/20140120/italian-conductor-claudio-abbado-dies-aged-80 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 11:17:00 +0100 italian-conductor-claudio-abbado-dies-aged-80 World-famous conductor Daniel Barenboim is to step down as musical director of Milan's La Scala opera house two years early at the start of 2015, the theatre said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20131029/daniel-barenboim-to-quit-la-scala-two-years-early Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:35:00 +0100 daniel-barenboim-to-quit-la-scala-two-years-early