da Enrico Melozzi | 22/10/2026 | Il Sistema, Melos
Arnaldo Ferraguti, The Royal Conservatory of Music in Milan, from “L’Illustrazione Italiana”, February 1900. Via Wikimedia Commons (public domain).Wednesday 19 October 2022, three days before leaving the ministry, Maria Cristina Messa signs the decrees that... 
da Enrico Melozzi | 14/10/2026 | Il Sistema, Melos
Pietro Domenico Olivero, The Teatro Regio in Turin, c. 1740. Turin, Palazzo Madama. Via Wikimedia Commons (public domain).In November 2000 the Constitutional Court files judgment number 503. The operative part runs a single line: Legislative Decree no. 134 of 23 April... 
da Enrico Melozzi | 07/10/2026 | Il Sistema, Melos
On 6 November 1946 the Associazione generale italiana dello spettacolo and the Federazione dei lavoratori dello spettacolo signed the contract for the orchestral players of La Scala, the Rome Opera, Santa Cecilia and the autonomous institutions of Florence, Genoa and... 
da Enrico Melozzi | 06/10/2026 | Il Sistema, Melos, Opinioni
by the Coro di Melos, technical and scientific committeeNineteenth-century engraving of the façade of the Teatro alla Scala. Via Wikimedia Commons (public domain).Those who complain about the price of opera, and those who defend it, usually argue without knowing what... 
da Enrico Melozzi | 29/09/2026 | Il Sistema, Melos, Opinioni
by the Melos Chorus, technical-scientific committeeThe répétiteur Ralph Lyford at the Boston Opera, early twentieth century. Via Wikimedia Commons (public domain).The tailcoat, tails and a white bow tie, was never musicians’ dress: it was the evening dress of every... 
da Enrico Melozzi | 25/09/2026 | Il Sistema, Melos, Opinioni
by the Melos Chorus, technical-scientific committeeJames Gillray, “The Pic-Nic Orchestra,” 1802. Via Wikimedia Commons (public domain).This month we have covered, one by one, the 2026/27 seasons of the great theatres and the great orchestras: Scala, Santa Cecilia,...
