The new director of La Scala’s ballet company, Mauro Bigonzetti, has chosen to present the new version of Swan Lake with in-house casting “to help our dancers grow”. This is very unusual at La Scala, at least for the big repertory pieces.
The young talents are Principal dancer Nicoletta Manni who will open the run tomorrow, 30 June and will dance with a young corps dancer, not yet on a full contract, Timofei Andrijashenko; soloist Vittoria Valerio will dance with Principal Claudio Coviello; and 19-year-old Martina Arduino is paired with Nicola Del Freo, both supplementary corps de ballet members.
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