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Mozart: Lucio Silla from Teatro alla Scala

Rarely performed Mozart Opera conducted by Marc Minkowski and staged by Marshall Pynkoski at Teatro alla Scala.

This dramatic opera is associated with one of Mozart’s sojourns in Milan. The Austrian genius was sixteen when he composed this jewel of bel canto dedicated to the general and dictator of Ancient Rome: Lucio Silla made its debut on 26 December 1772, when Mozart was almost seventeen. It was the third opera that he had staged in the Regio Ducal Theatre, Milano.

The staging by Marshall Pynkoski, specialised in eighteenth-century operas with particular insights into Baroque dance, drama and gestures, pays attention to detail, making use of scenes and eighteenth-century impeccably decorated costumes designed by a specialist of the genre in film, Antoine Fontaine.

„The female cast is remarkable“ (La Repubblica).

Original title Mozart: Lucio Silla
Genre Opera
Recording location Teatro alla Scala, 2016
Duration 186 mins
Production Company A co-production of RAI, Teatro alla Scala, Mozartwoche Salzburg/Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg and Salzburger Festspiele
Composer W.A. Mozart
Orchestra / Band Teatro alla Scala
Conductor Marc Minkowski
Stage Director Marshall Pynkoski
Soloist Kresimir Spicer, Lenneke Ruiten, Marianne Crebassa, Inga Kalna, Giulia Semenzato