Carlo Maria Cella

Critic, journalist and head of the press office at La Scala Opera House during the period under the direction of Stéphane Lissner, Carlo Maria Cella, – renowned worldwide for his amiability and elegance – also took part in Prima delle prime in the role of speaker/lecturer. Here is an extract from the speech he gave during the presentation of the Porgy and Bess opera, in Autumn 2016.