President Mattarella attended a performance at La Scala to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the theater's reopening after its reconstruction.

The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, has just arrived at the Teatro alla Scala to attend the concert celebrating the 80th anniversary of the theater's reconstruction. He was greeted by the superintendent, Fortunato Ortombina, who presented him with two volumes about the theater and showed him a summary of the exhibition on the Scala's 80 years. In attendance at the concert, featuring the Scala choir and orchestra conducted by music director Riccardo Chailly, were, among others, the President of the Senate, Ignazio La Russa; the governor, Attilio Fontana; the mayor, Giuseppe Sala; the life senator, Liliana Segre; former superintendents, Carlo Fontana and Alexander Pereira; the president of the Chamber of Commerce and Confcommercio, Carlo Sangalli; the artistic director of the Piccolo Teatro, Claudio Longhi; the former prime minister, Mario Monti; Fedele Confalonieri; most of the theater's board of directors (excluding Barbara Berlusconi, who was unable to attend); Marco Tronchetti Provera; and the set designer, Margherita Palli. Unlike December 7th, the Head of State is seated in the audience, not in the central box, where today, as during the reopening concert 80 years ago conducted by Arturo Toscanini after the bombing and reconstruction of the theater, are the guests of Casa Verdi, the retirement home for artists founded by Giuseppe Verdi. LIVE BROADCAST Reproduction reserved © Copyright ANSA