Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano
Since the 19th century, La Scala Theater Orchestra has played important roles outside its main function of accompanying operas at the city's La Scala Opera House. In the 20th and 21st centuries, the orchestra has been led at one time or another by most of Italy's most prestigious conductors.
La Scala Theater Orchestra (Italian: Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala) was recognized for its exceptional quality as it performed at the world premiere of operas by Rossini and Verdi in the 19th century, originally with the first violinist, or, in the very early years, the harpsichordist, as the leader. The orchestra's first conductor was Alberto Mazzucato, who ascended the podium in 1854. His successor Franco Faccio instituted independent concerts in 1872, and the orchestra appeared in Paris during the Exposition Universelle in 1878, one of the first major world's fairs. That triumph led to the establishment of a Società Orchestrale della Scala, which put the group on a firmer institutional footing. Offering two concert seasons annually, the orchestra stimulated the growth of instrumental music in Italy, formerly heavily dominated by opera. The orchestra became self-governing in 1920, under the name Ente Autonomo del Teatro alla Scala. It engaged Arturo Toscanini as its conductor in 1920; he took the group on tour internationally, enlarged it to 100 members (it now boasts 135), and greatly raised its profile in the larger musical world. Toscanini remained music director until 1929 and was followed by some of the top conductors of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Victor de Sabata, Carlo Maria Giulini (principal conductor from 1954 to 1956, with many later appearances and recordings), Claudio Abbado (who led a reorganization that officially named the group the Philharmonic Orchestra of La Scala), Riccardo Muti (1987-2006), Daniel Barenboim, and, as of the early 2020s, Riccardo Chailly. The roster of guest conductors who have appeared over the years reads like a list of legends, including Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, and Valery Gergiev.
The orchestra's recording catalog stretches back into the 78 rpm era (digital reissues of some of its recordings under Toscanini are available on the RCA label) and includes some of the most famous opera recordings of all time. Under Barenboim, the orchestra recorded Verdi's Requiem for Decca in 2013 and has issued several other recordings of non-operatic works, including an album of Respighi's orchestral music under Chailly in 2020.
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Verdi: La Traviata (Remaster)
Herbert von Karajan, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Anna Moffo
Ópera - Editado por Nar Classical el 27-02-2024
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VERDI: NABUCCO (Remaster)
Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Elena Suliotis
Ópera - Editado por Nar Classical el 12-02-2024
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Verdi: Il Trovatore (Remaster)
Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano
Ópera - Editado por Nar Classical el 06-03-2024
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons etc.
Riccardo Muti, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano
Clásica - Editado por Warner Classics el 01-01-1997
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Falstaff (La Scala) (1932)
Giacomo Rimini, Pia Tassinari, Milan La Scala Chorus, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Lorenzo Molajoli
Ópera - Editado por Naxos el 15-08-2002
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Verdi: La Traviata
Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Antonino Votto
Clásica - Editado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) el 01-01-1963
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Verdi: Aida (Highlights)
Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Claudio Abbado
Clásica - Editado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) el 01-01-1982
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Mendelssohn & Boero: Fingal’s Cave - Symphony NO. 4 - A Midsummer Night’s Dream - El Matrero
Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Orquesta Estable del Teatro Colón, Pedro Cruz, Nena Juárez, Apollo Granforte
Ópera - Editado por Altair el 18-05-2022
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Italian Opera Duets (Album of 1954)
Giuseppe Di Stefano, Maria Callas, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin
Clásica - Editado por Casta Diva el 30-09-2023
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The Great Conductors: Gino Marinuzzi & Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala Milano (The Berlin Recordings 1941 & 1942)
Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Gino Marinuzzi
Clásica - Editado por Jube Classic el 03-09-2013
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Donizetti: Don Sebastiano: O Lisbona, alfin ti miro
Mattia Battistini, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Carlo Sabajno
Clásica - Editado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) el 01-01-1907
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Ponchielli: La Gioconda: Pescator, affonda l'esca
Titta Ruffo, Chorus of La Scala Opera House Milan, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano
Clásica - Editado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) el 01-01-1912
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The Great Live Concerts (Live)
Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, New York Philharmonic, Arturo Toscanini
Clásica - Editado por Urania Records el 14-10-2014
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Conductor's Gallery, Vol. 13: Clemens Krauss
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Clemens Krauss
Clásica - Editado por Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. el 25-08-2023
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Thomas: Hamlet: Brindisi
Mattia Battistini, Chorus of La Scala Opera House Milan, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Carlo Sabajno
Clásica - Editado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) el 01-01-1911
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Vocal Recital: Del Monaco, Mario - Leoncavallo, R. / Verdi, G. / Puccini, G. / Halevy, J.E. (1953-1954)
Mario del Monaco, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Alberto Erede, Franco Ghione
Ópera - Editado por Naxos Classical Archives el 01-01-2000
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Donizetti: Maria di Rohan: Bella e di sol vestita
Mattia Battistini, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Carlo Sabajno
Clásica - Editado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) el 06-06-1911
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Maria Callas at La Scala (Album of 1958)
Maria Callas, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin
Clásica - Editado por Casta Diva el 01-07-1958
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Il mito dell'Opera: Antonio Guarnieri (Recorded 1927-1928)
Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Antonio Guarnieri
Clásica - Editado por Bongiovanni el 01-01-2014
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Lothar, Franck, Zandonai, Reznícek & R. Strauss: Schneider Wibbel - Le Chasseur Maudit, Cff 128 - Serenata Medioevale - Donna Diana - Symphonia Domestica, OP. 53
Stadtisches Orchester, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Enzo Martinenghi
Clásica - Editado por Altair el 07-09-2022
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Ponchielli - La Gioconda
Anita Corridori, Giuseppe Campora, Armando La Rosa Parodi, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano
Clásica - Editado por G.O.P. el 30-04-2024
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