Overview
- The theater said Chailly will lead the next performance of Shostakovich’s Una Lady Macbeth del distretto di Mcensk after his hospitalization this week.
- The second performance on December 10 was halted after the second interval, with artistic coordinator Paolo Gavazzeni announcing the interruption.
- Emergency crews took Chailly to the Centro Cardiologico Monzino, where he was kept under observation before discharge with reassuring test values.
- La Scala cited the work’s complexity and respect for the maestro in deciding not to continue the show, and it offered attendees a 30% discount under Italian ticketing rules.
- Chailly acknowledged widespread well-wishes and said he would return to the podium very soon, following earlier health-related absences in 2025 and 2023.