What was name of the premiere performance in the Italian opera house where Jussi Bjorling sometimes performed?
La Scala La Scala (] ; abbreviation in Italian language for the official name Teatro alla Scala ] ) is an opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the "Nuovo Regio Ducale Teatro alla Scala " (New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala). The premiere performance was Antonio Salieri's "Europa riconosciuta".
Teatro Regio Ducal The Teatro Regio Ducal (Italian, "Royal Ducal Theatre") was the opera house in Milan from 26 December 1717 until 25 February 1776, when it was burned down following a carnival gala. Many famous composers and their operas are associated with it, including the premieres of Mozart's "Ascanio in Alba", "Mitridate, re di Ponto", and "Lucio Silla". The opera house also saw the premiere of Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini's "Ciro in Armenia" in 1753; one of the earliest successfully received operas by a female composer. Variant forms such as "Regio-Ducal Teatro" and "Teatro Regio Ducale" are also seen.