Presented at Palazzo Marino the 11th edition of Concerto per Milano

The 11th edition of Concerto per Milano, the big free concert in Piazza Duomo that transforms Milan's iconic place into a concert hall under the stars every year, was presented this morning at Palazzo Marino. Speakers included Mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala, the Philharmonic's Conductor Principal Riccardo Chailly, Unicredit CEO Andrea Orcel, Allianz S.P.A. CEO Giacomo Campora, Philharmonic President Maurizio Beretta, and Philharmonic Vice President Damiano Cottalasso.

On Thursday, June 8 at 9:30 p.m. the Filarmonica della Scala returns to Cathedral Square for the unmissable free event dedicated to the city, the Concerto per Milano, now in its 11th edition. On the podium will be Conductor principal Riccardo Chailly, joined by Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez, applauded Edgardo in the Maestro's new and highly acclaimed production of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, also conducted by the Maestro and just staged at La Scala.

Concerto per Milano is realized with Main Partner UniCredit and Sponsor Allianz, the support of Esselunga and the Patronage of the City of Milan.

Every year since 2013, at the beginning of summer, more than 40,000 spectators have gathered in Piazza Duomo for Italy's most attended free symphonic music concert, which transforms the city's iconic landmark into a glittering Theater. The show also reaches hundreds of thousands of viewers from home around the world, thanks to live TV and radio broadcasts on Rai 5, Rai Radio 3 and Arte.

The program laid out by Riccardo Chailly is a tribute to the great Italian opera composers: against the backdrop of the iconic facade of the Duomo some of the most famous and acclaimed symphonies and arias in music history resound. It begins with the Sinfonia from La Cenerentola by. Gioachino Rossini, followed by the aria "Sì, ritrovarla io giuro." Fresh from the La Scala performance Juan Diego Flórez sings "Tombe degli avi miei" from Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti. Then it is the turn of I Capuleti e i Montecchi by . Vincenzo Bellini, with the Overture and the aria "È serbata a questo acciaro." Giuseppe Verdi and La Traviata cannot be missed, with the Prelude from Act I and the aria "Lunge da lei." Grand finale with the Symphonic Prelude from Giacomo Puccini and "Che gelida manina" from La Bohème in an evening that promises many surprises.

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