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The golden horseshoe of Teatro alla Scala hums with centuries of secrets tonight. Silk gloves adjust diamond chokers in the loggione, the scent of tuberose mixes with nervous sweat in the orchestra pit, and a hush falls as the maestro's baton rises—La Scala's 2024 season is about to begin.
This year's opening opera, Verdi's "Don Carlo", promises to be the cultural event of the decade. Director Dmitri Tcherniakov has reimagined the Spanish Inquisition drama as a modern geopolitical thriller, with costumes by Maria Grazia Chiuri of Dior and a controversial holographic set that makes the Fontainebleau forest appear to burn during the lovers' duet. The cast? A constellation of stars: tenor Juan Diego Flórez returns after a five-year absence, while Russian soprano Aida Garifullina makes her La Scala debut as Elisabeth of Valois.
But the real drama unfolds in the audience. Look for Giorgio Armani holding court in his private box, or spot the Swiss watch CEO who allegedly paid €25,000 for a last-minute stalls seat. At intermission, the action moves to the Salone dei Lampadari, where champagne flutes clink under 19th-century chandeliers and critics debate whether Tcherniakov's vision is "genius" or "sacrilege."
For U.S. Travelers: This is black-tie at its most unforgiving—arrive prepared. PrestigeFly's "La Scala Experience" includes Business class flights with extra luggage allowance for your evening wear
"The difference between seeing opera and living it? About 30,000 feet of altitude."
