La Scala’s Director, Stéphane Lissner
Diana Damrau (soprano)
This evening I feel like Violetta: it’s a special occasion, and I’ve never felt this way on a stage before and the success hasn’t quite sunk in yet, but I’m happy and proud. I did everything I possibly could. I’ve never sung a Traviata here, or for the opening of the season, and even more in Verdi’s anniversary year. I am very happy.
Dmitri Tcherniakov (director and set designer)
After the curtain came down, he spoke to singers and orchestra: I was very worried about directing La Traviata, because I know what it means to you and this theatre. After three days my worries disappeared because nobody looked at me as this young upstart from Russia here to direct Verdi.… [continue reading]
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