Mussorgsky’s ‘Boris Godunov’ opens the season at La Scala in Milan, with Riccardo Chailly at the helm

Chailly, the Russian teacher Milan. 12/13/2022. Teatro alla Scala. Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov. Ildar Abdrazakov (Boris Godunov). Lylly Jorstad (Fedor). Anna Denisova (Ksenija). Ain Anger (Pimen). Stanislav Trofimov (Varlaam). Alexey Markov (Scelkalov). Norbert Ernst (Vasilij Sujskij and others. Riccardo Chailly, musical direction. Kasper Holten, stage direction. The Teatro alla Scala from Milan has decided to open … Read more

Boris Johnson desecrates the Prado with his ungainly presence

The photos, so commented on, and even so admired, of Boris Johnson in the Pradomeditatively observing the portrait of Philip II and Charles V by Titianphotos that are the apotheosis of kitsch or cultural kitsch, have reminded me of a scene from The inmortality of Kundera –in the middle of this month of July Marta … Read more