No.ota rosa al Teatro alla Scala. Speranza Scappucci is the first Italian to conduct an opera in the famous Milanese location. From January 18th to February 2nd goes on stage with The Capulets and the Montagues by Vincenzo Bellini, directed by Adrian Noble.
Speranza Scappucci, the first woman to conduct at the Teatro alla Scala
Born in 1973, conductor of Roman origins, Speranza Scappucci was, in reality, a choice made at the last minute. In fact, Scappucci replaces the director Evelino Pidò, who tested positive at Covid at the beginning of the tests. Hence the need to quickly find a replacement who knew the work well.
“I got on a horse in full swing”
The choice fell on the Scappucci he had directed The Capulets and the Montagues at the Yale Opera a few years ago, in 2013. And just her thus becomes the first Italian to conduct an opera at La Scala.
“I got on a horse in full swing, even with a pinch of madness, which is needed in these circumstances,” she said excitedly during the presentation press conference.
Already loved by the public
According to reports from the news agency Handle, “Her curriculum is long: graduated from Julliard and the” Accademia di Santa Cecilia, she was chief pianist at the Vienna State Opera, where she trained the singers and since 2017 she has been principal guest conductor of the Opéra Royale de la Wallonie in Liège and has conducted in large theaters, from the New York Met to the Paris Opera ».
And, the public, apparently, already loves her. After her debut at La Scala on January 18, Speranza Scappucci shared an Instagram post to thank everyone, publishing in a video in which she is welcomed on stage to the applause of the audience. “An evening that I will never forget” he wrote. Immediate fan comments: «Very good», «Fantastic», «A pride for everyone».
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