La Scala

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La Scala (Teatro alla Scala) One of the world's great opera houses, Milan, Italy. Designed by Giuseppe Piermarini, it opened in 1776, and has been the scene of many famous premieres, among them Bellini's Norma, Verdi's Otello and Puccini's Madame Butterfly.

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La Scala

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La Scala an opera house in Milan built 1776–8 by the Empress Maria Theresa (at the time of Austria's control of Milan) on the site of the church of Santa Maria della Scala.

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES

Scala, La

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Scala, La. See La Scala.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE

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