Speranza Scappucci, the first Italian to direct La Scala in Milan
The conductor takes over the prestigious institution on Tuesday, January 18, replacing Evelino Pido. She will lead the performance of I Capuleti and Montecchi by Bellini.
These are glorious beginnings that await Speranza Scappucci, Tuesday, January 18 in the evening. The Italian conductor will lead the prestigious Scala in Milan. For her coronation, she will direct the performance of I Capuleti and Montecchi ( The Capulets and the Montagues) by Bellini, relay our colleagues from France Music. She will lead the Italian opera until February 2. Initially, the maestro was to take office next May, however the health problems of Evelino Pido, whom she is replacing, have accelerated the movement, we learned Classic Radio A week ago.
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“I love Bellini, he’s a brilliant composer, whom I have extended a lot, and who always manages to create magnificent music from very simple elements. To be able to make my debut at La Scala with this composer, I could not have dreamed of better.“» named Speranza Scappucci at the microphone of our colleagues.
Warm welcome
If other orchestra directors have taken the helm of the prestigious Milanese theatre, Speranza Scappucci can boast of being the first Italian to hold the position. And is delighted with the warm welcome given to him by the orchestra. “I am delighted with the relationship that we immediately integrated between us, I immediately felt a great warmth from the musicians and the singers”, she always declared to France Musique.
Daughter of a journalist, Speranza Scappucci, born in Rome in 1973, started music at the age of four. His rigorous work has allowed him to gain the confidence of singers and conductors alike. Zubin Mehta, Seiji Ozawa, and above all… Riccardo Muti ! “I learned the most from him”, she confided to our expert of the Figaro, in 2018. In 2017, Speranza Scappucci was appointed as the new principal conductor at the Opéra royal de Wallonie in Liège.