BMW Italia confirms itself as the Official Partner of the opening night of the Teatro alla Scala on 7 December 2023 and commemorates it with a photo exhibition called “Homage to the Premiere” which refers to the past 12 years through twelve iconic images from the theater’s archive sports.

The link between BMW and the Teatro alla Scala in Milan is renewed in the event of the opening night on 7 December 2023, in which the Italian branch of the Munich company confirms the role of Official Partner started in 2005.

To celebrate this partnership, BMW Italia has decided to organize a photo exhibition entitled “Homage to the Prima” at the BMW House via Monte Napoleone 12 which will open its doors on December 1st and will be open to the public, free of charge. , until 10 December. A photographic journey that will trace the last 12 “premières” of December 7th through photographs from the Archives of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. A video with the “making” of Giuseppe Verdi’s Don Carlo on stage in 2023 will also appear on the monitors of the BMW House.

“For the BMW Group – announced Massimiliano Di Silvestre, President and CEO of BMW Italy – culture defines and influences our way of being and investing in the market and giving a strong signal of the desire to create additional value for society. In fact, in 2023 we celebrate 50 years of cultural cooperation in the world. And we, in Italy, share and translate this approach with the same passion and touch of life.”

“From here – continued Di Silvestre – the idea of ​​creating a special moment to pay tribute to the Prima della Scala and our partnership. In the BMW House via Monte Napoleone 12, a place created to share the values ​​of the brand through an emotional and memorable experience with partners, customers, journalists, we will open to the public a photo exhibition that explains our privileged relationship with the Teatro alla Scala. A relationship born more than 20 years ago and which has seen us among the founding members supporting it since 2016.”

“As Stendhal said in the 19th century – concluded Di Silvestre – this was and remains the most beautiful theater in the world and we are proud partners of the cultural area that gives Italy honor and fame. This exhibition is part of a very long series of successful initiatives made together over the past 20 years, including “Scala in città” which we were also supporters of in 2023″.

Exhibition “Honor to the First”

Here’s a list of the 12 “firsts” on the show:

7 DICEMBRE 2010 – Die Walküre (Ring of the Nibelung) by Richard Wagner

7 DECEMBER 2011 – Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7 DECEMBER 2012 – Lohengrin by Richard Wagner

7 DECEMBER 2013 – La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi

7 DECEMBER 2014 – Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven

7 DECEMBER 2015 – Joan of Arc by Giuseppe Verdi

7 DECEMBER 2016 – Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini

7 DECEMBER 2017 – Andrea Chénier and Umberto Giordano

7 DECEMBER 2018 – Attila by Giuseppe Verdi

7 DECEMBER 2019 – Tosca by Giacomo Puccini

7 DECEMBER 2021 – Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi

7 DECEMBER 2022 – Boris Godunov and Modest Petrovič Musorgkij

BMW and Teatro alla Scala

BMW Italia has been a partner of Teatro alla Scala since 2002 as “Official Distributor” and since 2005 as “Official Partner of the Opening Evening”. Since 2016, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the BMW Group and 50 years of presence in our country, the Italian branch has been the “Founding Assistant” of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Many efforts have been put together over the years for the launch of new products, such as the last four generations of the BMW 7 Series and in 2013 the BMW i3, the first electric car from the BMW Group. But also many innovative projects, such as “Big Work for Small” and “La Scala in the City”.

For more information:

Marco Di Gregorio

Company Communications Manager

Phone: +39 0251610088

Email: marco.di-gregorio@bmw.it

Press website: www.press.bmwgroup.com e

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