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Milan, November 29 2022 - From 1st to 11th December the Municipality of Milan brings to the whole city First broadcast 2022 e the work that inaugurates the 2022/2023 season of the Teatro alla Scala Boris godunov di Modest Petrovich Musorgsky directed by Kasper Holten, Besides 60 initiatives to learn about the opera and 35 screenings simultaneously with the Teatro alla Scala.

The 60 events in the week preceding the premiere will include listening guides, concerts, performances, exhibitions and reviews, conferences and free meetings, involving theatres, institutions, places of culture, city spaces and unconventional venues.

In Town Hall 2:

• Alma Rosé Hall – Artepassante (Republic Railway Passante)
  Piazza San Gioachimo 2 www.almarose.it
  Reservation required at the address info@almarose.it
• Gaber Auditorium – Palazzo Pirelli Regional Council of Lombardy
  Piazza Duca d'Aosta 3 www.consiglio.regione.lombardia.it
• Heracles Gymnasium
  Via Padua 21 www.heracles-symposium.it

The heart of the initiative is, as always, December 7th, the day on which the premiere takes place on the stage of the Teatro alla Scala: thanks to Prima Diffusa, the live broadcast of the event will be screened in 32 locations in the nine municipalities and in three spaces in the metropolitan area.
This year the big screen also returns to the Octagon, suspended in previous editions due to the pandemic, which brings the event back to its original structure.

In some venues the screenings will be preceded at 16.30pm by a listening guide by the Accademia Teatro alla Scala: through accessible and engaging language, specialized musicologists and narrators will help the public to know and understand Mussorgsky's work.

On Thursday 1 December at 18pm the Sala della Balla of the Castello Sforzesco will host the inaugural event of Prima Diffusa 2022, with the musicologist Fabio Sartorelli who will illustrate the plot and characters of Boris Godunov and, thanks to the musical interpretation entrusted to the students of the Accademia Teatro alla Scala, will guide the public to understand the historical, social and cultural context of the period in which Mussorgsky composed the 'Opera.

All screenings and performances are free to attend, but reservations are required for some locations. Appointments may be subject to changes in dates and times, consult the website for updates.

Download the complete program here

More info and booking on yesmilano.it/primadiffusa