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La Scala opens season with Verdi's 'Don Carlo'
AFP - 2 hours 22 minutes ago
MILAN (AFP) - - Milan's La Scala opera house opened its season Sunday with Verdi's "Don Carlo" and an audience torn between attending the show in glamorous attire or in modest habit befitting the financial crisis.
Under the baton of Daniele Gatti, American tenor Stuart Neil sang the title role, replacing Giuseppe Filianoti who was initially billed for the part.
The change was announced in a brief statement without explanation.
But La Scala's general director Stephane Lissner said Sunday: "Our responsibility before the world is the best," in remarks carried by the ANSA news agency.
The opening, traditionally held on the December 7, the feast day of Milan's patron, Saint Amboise, drew a hodgepodge of personalities, ranging from the presidents of Rwanda and Togo, to Italian ministers and Dolce & Gabbana designers.
Meanwhile, a group of students, teachers and parents protested outside the theatre against government education reforms.
La Scala's musicians called off a strike last week that would have disrupted the opening performance after reaching an agreement with management on their pay.
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An undated handout photo provided by the Scala Theater in Milan shows the rehearsal ahead of the premiere of Verdi's "Don Carlos." Milan's La Scala opera house opened its season Sunday with Verdi's "Don Carlo" and an audience torn between attending the show in glamorous attire or in modest habit befitting the financial crisis.
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