The premiere of Faust is canceled at La Scala due to the workers' strike

"Due to the strike called by the theater workers, there are no conditions for the performance of Charles Gounod's opera Faust, scheduled for this evening"; The Teatro alla Scala Foundation communicates this in a note. The next performance of Faust is scheduled for Saturday 24 October at 7.30pm. Tickets for the show will be refunded.

There is very high support for the strike called at La Scala by CGIL, CISL, UIL and FIALS for the renewal of the contract. This morning the workers organized a demonstration near the entrance to the theater where they staged dance moves while musicians and choristers performed some songs including 'Va', pensiero', 'Bella, ciao', 'Libertango' and 'Fischia il vento'. The theater is only waiting for the start of the last shift to announce that the performance of Faust scheduled for this evening, the premiere of Gounod's opera, will be cancelled. And it is likely that the same will happen with the next premieres: that of the Messa da Reqiuem conducted by Riccardo Chailly on 28 October and that of the ballet 'Balanchine, Bausch Stravinskij' on 7 November. The unions reiterate their request: a 15% increase in gross annual wages to recover from inflation, with further adjustments to the inflation forecast gradually over the years. However, this is a request which, according to the theatre's estimates, would require 37 million euros in three years, too much for the theatre's coffers.