A flash mob waves Ukrainian flags as La Scala features a Russian opera for its gala season premiere

Milan’s Teatro alla Scala has celebrated its gala season premiere with a Russian opera for the second time since Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Instead of protests, a flash mob ...
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A flash mob waves Ukrainian flags as La Scala features a Russian opera for its gala season premiere

The stage is prepared ahead of the dressed rehearsal of the Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District, by Dmitri Shostakovich, at La Scala Opera House in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio ...