TEATRO ALLA SCALA – The Golden Years, Vol. 2

Milan’s La Scala theatre as told by the protagonists of its golden years, interviewed by the renowned Italian journalist Enzo Biagi. A series originally produced on 16mm film, now restored and offered to the public at large by Accasfilm.

Tutu’, Mozart e altre cose (Tutu, Mozart and More)
La Scala’s Ballet School and its étoiles in an interview with Luciana Savignano. Riccardo Muti and Giorgio Strehler rehearse Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro (1981). A long interview with Renata Tebaldi.

Gli amici del loggione (Friends of the Gallery)
We meet the “Friends of the Gallery”, an association of Opera lovers founded by Paolo Grassi in 1973 and still active. Enzo Biagi interviews Giulietta Simionato, who recalls her successes and her relationships with Maria Callas and Arturo Toscanini.

Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: LPCM 2.0
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French, Japanese
Booklet notes: Italian, English
Running time: 81 mins
No. of DVDs: 1