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Maglione

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New Production of "The Marriage of Figaro" by up-and-coming British director Wake-Walker featuring Alvarez, Damrau, Crevassa and a stellar cast of singers! Welzer-Mesto's first opera at La Scala!The new 2016 production of "The Marriage of Figaro" at La Scala in Milan is now available on Blu-ray and DVD. Directed by the young British Frederick Wake-Walker, the production commemorates the 225th anniversary of Mozart's death. Wake-Walker is an up-and-coming director who gained attention at the 2014 Glyndebourne Festival for his impressive production of "The False Gardener," and this is his second time directing a large-scale opera. In honor of the legendary Italian director Giorgio Strelle, the armchair used in Strelle's masterpiece "The Marriage of Figaro" at the Paris Opera in 1973 will also be used in this production. In addition to veteran singers Carlos Alvarez, Diana Damrau, and Markus Verba, the cast features a superb lineup of up-and-coming young singers, including Marianne Crevassa, a hot French mezzo, and Golda Schultz, a soprano from South Africa.Damrau, who plays the Countess, captivates the audience with her incomparable expression in the aria "Where are the happy memories? This is also Welzer-Möst's first opera at La Scala, which has attracted a great deal of attention. Welser-Möst's conducting was clear, giving each scene a precise impression and allowing the soloists to sing spontaneously. King International