Associazione Amici della Scala

The Associazione Amici della Scala is an association founded in 1978 with its seat in the heart of Milan. Its purpose is to collaborate, in an external supporting role, with the Fondazione Teatro alla Scala. Over more than forty years it has organized exhibitions, conferences, and concerts, issued hundreds of editorial and musical publications, and supported museums, universities, and study centers in restoration and preservation projects, beginning with the archive of sketches and costume designs of the Teatro alla Scala. In 1998 it was awarded the Premio della cultura by the Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, and in 2018 it celebrated forty years of activity under the presidency of Anna Crespi. Its commitment continues today with the 'Prima delle prime' meetings, a series of lecture-performances dedicated to all operas and ballets in the season's bill at the Teatro alla Scala. Annual monographs are published on artists who have worked for the Teatro alla Scala, as well as books on directors and set designers. Intesa Sanpaolo is thanked for its support.

The Associazione Amici della Scala was founded in 1978 with its seat in the heart of Milan. Its purpose is to collaborate, in an external supporting role, with the Fondazione Teatro alla Scala. Over more than forty years of history, the Amici della Scala have organized exhibitions, conferences, and concerts. They have issued hundreds of editorial and musical publications. They have supported museums, universities, and study centers in restoration and preservation projects, beginning with the archive of sketches and costume designs of the Teatro alla Scala. In 1998 they were awarded the Premio della cultura by the Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, and in 2018 they celebrated forty years of activity under the presidency of Anna Crespi. Their commitment continues today with the tradition of the 'Prima delle prime' meetings, a series of lecture-performances dedicated to all operas and ballets in the bill for the entire duration of the current season at the Teatro alla Scala. Annual monographs are published on artists who have worked for the Teatro alla Scala, and books on directors and set designers whose activity extends from theater to prose, from painting to cinema. The historical archive of the Association can be explored through the search engine. Intesa Sanpaolo is thanked for its support.

External supporting association of the Fondazione Teatro alla Scala

• Exhibitions, conferences, concerts

• Editorial and musical publications

• Annual monographs on artists of the Teatro alla Scala

• Books on directors and set designers

• Prima delle prime lecture-performances

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