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Teatro Alla Scala, Milan - Andras Kaldor - Felix rose 1994 - Framed Print - 11"H x 14"W
Teatro Alla Scala, Milan - Andras Kaldor - Felix rose 1994 - Framed Print - 11"H x 14"W
Andras Kaldor is a Hungarian Artist and painter, known for his architectural paintings
La Scala (Teatro alla Scala) is an opera house in Milan. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the Nuovo Regio Ducale Teatro alla Scala (New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala).
The theatre is regarded as one of the leading opera and ballet theatres in the world and is home to the La Scala Theatre Chorus, La Scala Theatre Ballet and La Scala Theatre Orchestra.
The theatre was built on the former location of the church of Santa Maria alla Scala, from which the theatre gets its name. The church was deconsecrated and demolished, and over a period of two years the theatre was completed.
La Scala soon became the preeminent meeting place for noble and wealthy Milanese.
As with most of the theatres at that time, La Scala was also a casino, with gamblers sitting in the foyer.
La Scala was originally illuminated with 84 oil lamps mounted on the palcoscenico and another thousand in the rest of theatre. To prevent the risks of fire, several rooms were filled with hundreds of water buckets. In time, oil lamps were replaced by electric lights in 1883.
