People attend the re-opening of La Scala opera house after it was closed due to the coronavirus disease pandemic, in Milan, Italy, May 10, 2021.People attend the re-opening of La Scala opera house after it was closed due to the coronavirus disease pandemic, in Milan, Italy, May 10, 2021.
“I’m not for a witch hunt nor for the cancellation of Russian works,” Dominique Meyer, artistic director of the theatre, told reporters. “I do not hide while reading [Russian writer Alexander] Puskin.”Written by Modest Mussorgsky, Russian bass and soprano Ildar Abdrazakov and Anna Denisova will play the main roles in “Boris Godunov”. The start of the new season at La Scala in early December is one of the highlights of the Italian cultural calendar.
Responding to journalists asking what the difference was compared with the Gergiev issue, Meyer said La Scala regarded the Russian conductor almost as a politician. “He is a sort of Russian Minister of Culture. Other artists are in a different position: they receive prizes and awards but that does not make them war supporters,” he added.Share article