On December 17, at the world center of opera culture “La Scala”, a new ballet season will open with a masterpiece of world ballet classics - Pyotr Tchaikovsky's “The Nutcracker”. More than 15 years have passed since the last ballet show at “La Scala”. About this reports news.mail.ru.
The audience will see the ballet staged by the brilliant choreographer Rudolf Nureyev. The show of “The Nutcracker” is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of his death.
“Dances of snowflakes, battles between mice and toy soldiers, extraordinary pas de deux of heroes in the scenery of Nikolai Georgiadis will captivate the audience into the magical atmosphere of Christmas. The perfect context for the return of this masterpiece of choreography and music”, the website says.
Let us note that the opening of the 2022-2023 season was held on December 7 with the opera “Boris Godunov” directed by Dane Kasper Holten.
The beginning of the season at “La Scala” is considered one of the main events in the cultural life of not only Italy, but the whole of Europe.