| At first, La Scala scheduled Il trovatore, but the tenor, claiming indisposition, suggested Giordano's opera instead. |
| The Spedale di Santa Maria della Scala is a well-endowed hostel and infirmary in Siena. |
| The enthusiastic response convinced the Milanese Opera Board to recast La Scala as a classical company of international stature. |
| He is an overrated and overparted tenor who once had a real future in front of him, but the way he has been treated at La Scala is shocking. |
| The building site at La Scala had been hidden from the public gaze since the renovation work began in January. |
| He reportedly disliked the Turin chorus and orchestra, and so it was supplemented by singers and musicians from La Scala. |
