La Scala La Scala La Scala (; abbreviation in Italian language for the official name ) is an opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the "" (New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala). The premiere performance was Antonio Salieri's "Europa riconosciuta". Most of Italy's greatest operatic artists, and many of the finest singers from around the world, have appeared at La Scala. The theatre is regarded as one of the leading opera and ballet theatres in the world and is home to the La Scala Theatre Chorus, La Scala Theatre Ballet and
Vilnius City Opera Vilnius City Opera Vilnius City Opera - a team of independent artists, which started in 2006, when director Dalia Ibelhauptaitė , conductor Gintaras Rinkevičius and scene artist Juozas Statkevičius joined their forces together in staging opera by Giacomo Puccini "La bohème". The artists called themselves "bohemiečiai" ("the Bohemians") since then. After 8 years of activity the troupe acquired a status of professional theatre and became a "Vilnius City Opera". "Vilnius City Opera" has no building and staging operas in Vilnius Congress Concert Hall. One of the main aims of VCO is to make opera genre more widely available, to liberate