“Please answer, we will resume later.” Riccardo Chailly he stopped the orchestra and addressed these words to a spectator at the Scala in Milan, during the second replica of the concert of Giuseppe Verdi’s choirs and symphonies. The Maestro interrupted the performance when a cell phone rang in the hall. The orchestra was playing the Homeland oppressed choir, from Macbeth.
“You see, friends, there are many of us on this great Verdi journey with the orchestra and choir of La Scala, but”, Chailly told the audience, ” we are not alone, because we are making an etching for Decca in London for which we will still be many more. It’s an important thing. A homeland oppressed with the obstinate mobile phone is not possible ».
After a long applause from the audience, resumed the performance and recording. On social media, many have applauded the choice of the conductor, reiterating that in concert halls, cinemas and theaters the phone is not kept on or it must be silenced.
– La Scala: sparks between Riccardo Muti and Riccardo Chailly behind the scenes
– First at La Scala, all the looks of the guests of the great evening
Source: Vanity Fair
