Scala Reaffirms Custodianship of the Puccini Centenary

Teatro alla Scala’s revival of Davide Livermore’s Turandot reaffirms the house's role as the primary custodian of the Puccini centenary. The production’s visual symbolism highlights the score’s proximity to 20th-century modernism, moving beyond the orientalist tropes of the early 20th century. Score on IMSLP. At a time when global production budgets are contracting, Scala’s commitment to large-scale revivals preserves the institutional expertise required to mount the Italian repertoire at its intended scale. This is not a museum act, but a diagnostic of the work’s continued relevance. The production proves that Turandot’s harmonic density remains a vital laboratory for contemporary staging.