| The Spedale di Santa Maria della Scala is a well-endowed hostel and infirmary in Siena. |
| At first, La Scala scheduled Il trovatore, but the tenor, claiming indisposition, suggested Giordano's opera instead. |
| Muti, who is sixty-nine, and who long presided over La Scala, in Milan, is no metronomic drillmaster. |
| The enthusiastic response convinced the Milanese Opera Board to recast La Scala as a classical company of international stature. |
| Overhanging the centre of the stage, the great digital clock of la Scala is a rare model. |
| He reportedly disliked the Turin chorus and orchestra, and so it was supplemented by singers and musicians from La Scala. |
