The annual presentation of the latest additions to the series of books produced by the Amici della Scala (Friends of La Scala) is quite an event. It is held in the grand foyer on the first floor of Teatro alla Scala with the sovrintendente of the theatre, the unstoppable Anna Crespi who founded the association thirty years ago, and some of the biggest names in Milanese and Italian culture: theatre designers Ezio Frigerio, Luisa Spinatelli, Odette Nicoletti and Margherita Palli; dancers Carla Fracci and Luciana Savignano; directors Filippo Crivelli and Beppe Menegatti; actors Giulia Lazzarini and Ferruccio Soleri; baritone Renato Bruson, and, and, and…
Amici della Scala arranges conferences before each new opening at La Scala – a series known as Prima delle Prime (Before the Opening Nights) – which comments on and illustrates the titles in the theatre calendar. It has also been an important aid in cataloguing and preserving the 15,000 designs in La Scala’s archives. An off spin of this work has been to produce small, but detailed, books on various figures, including many set and costumes designers, who have collaborated with the theatre over its long history. These monographs are meticulously assembled by Vittoria Crespi Morbio, and there are almost 100 titles in the collection. The four new titles are on Lucio Fontana, Fabrizio Clerici, Odette Nicoletti and Margherita Palli. The four annual books trot ahead leading out the centrepiece full-size publication which this year is dedicated to the sumptuous designs of Lila de Nobili. ...continue reading.
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