La Scala La Scala Theatre Orchestra. The theatre also has an associate school, known as the La Scala Theatre Academy (), which offers professional training in music, dance, stage craft and stage management. La Scala's season opens on 7 December, Saint Ambrose's Day, the feast day of Milan's patron saint. All performances must end before midnight, and long operas start earlier in the evening when necessary. The Museo Teatrale alla Scala (La Scala Theatre Museum), accessible from the theatre's foyer and a part of the house, contains a collection of paintings, drafts, statues, costumes, and other documents regarding La Scala's and opera
Santa Maria la Scala are a number of paintings from the school of Solimena. Next to the sacristy is an altarpiece depicting "St Matthew" by Antonio Pascucci. The canvases in the second and third chapels on the right, depicting Madonnas with "Saints Francis and John the Baptist", and with "Saints Anthony and Phillip" were painted by Nicola de Mattheis. The third chapel also has a canvas depicting the "Resurrection" by Paolillo, a pupil of Andrea di Salerno. The first chapel on the right has a St Anthony by the school of Massimo Stanzione. Santa Maria la Scala Santa Maria la Scala is a Baroque