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2023
On the occasion of the opening of the new Ballet Season, held on December 17, 2023, the main facade of the Theater was lit up by the scenic presence of Big Ballerina: 10 meters tall and illuminated by over 1,200 LEDs, the artwork represents a classical ballerina, intended both as an icon of beauty and external elegance and as an emblem of the hard discipline required to approach an ideal of perfection that demands sacrifice.
The installation aims to be a tribute to dance, art, and Italian culture, which find their highest expression in the Teatro alla Scala and its rich and prestigious offerings, always varied and never trivial: such is the work chosen for the opening of the new Ballet Season, Coppélia. First performed in 1870 at the Opéra de Paris to the music of Léo Delibes, Coppélia is counted among the masterpieces of the great ballet repertoire, presented here for the first time with choreography by Alexei Ratmansky.