Yale Opera in Milan

Yale Opera is distinguished by its ongoing relationship with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi in Milan, Italy. Yale Opera was first invited to Milan in the summer of 2004 to present a series of concerts, and the unique artistic relationship that was kindled that summer continues to grow stronger.

2008: In a summer of operettas, Yale Opera and the Orchestra Verdi presented concert performances of Mascagni’s Il sì, Offenbach’s La perichole, Weill’s Die Sieben Todessünden, Lehar’s Der Frühling, Cole Porter’s Kiss Me Kate, and Strauss’s Die Fledermaus.

2007: Yale Opera returns to Milan for the fourth season in performances of Puccini's La rondine and Offenbach's Orphée aux Enfers (conducted by Giuseppe Grazioli), Lehar's Die Lustige Witwe (conducted by Keiko Mitsuhashi), and Shostakovich's Moskva, Cheremushki (conducted by renowned Shostakovich expert Oleg Caetani). Read Yale Opera Managing Director Grant Meachum’s travel blog here.

2006: Yale Opera and the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi presented performances of Puccini's Il trittico, Poulenc's Les mamelles de Tirésias, Ravel's L'enfant et les sortileges, Debussy's L'enfant prodigue, Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti and a world premiere of a hybrid version between Mozart's and Cimarosa's Der Schauspieldirektor conceived by Goethe.