«Every now and then we try to hang out»- Corriere.it

The veteran was the first to enter La Scala in the era of the new centre-right government Gianni Lettawho flies quickly up towards the boxes and exceptionally (most likely deliberately with irony) misses a prediction: Tonight, we won’t talk about politics. Never seen so much politics Before the ladder
at least never so many personalities.

Eyes and comments are all for the royal stagenever so crowded, hosts two of the most powerful women in the world: this is the day when Forbes crowns Giorgia Meloni seventh on the list while first Ursula von der Leyen
president of the European Commission, both up there, in midnight blue, Sergio Mattarella in the center. Another rare event: the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister had not co-presented since the days of Giorgio Napolitano and Mario Monti. On the right, the president of the Senate Ignazio La Russa, and on the left, the mayor Beppe Sala act as wings. Assigning those seats was a sudoku: the companions ended up in the second row (except Laura, daughter of Mattarella) and the governor Attilio Fontana in the third. Roberto D’Agostino in leopard faux fur and skirt scrutinizes them and ventures: The stage will collapse, it will be a Casamicciola. But he doesn’t collapse, not even for the five minutes of applause for Mattarellalistening to italian and european anthem with hand on heart. Also records of ministers: Gennaro Sangiulano of Culture, Adolfo Urso of Business and Made in Italy, Anna Maria Bernini University and Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati of Institutional Reforms, all in side boxes.

The Prima della Scala in Giorgia Meloni’s first year
a game of references between reality and representation. on stage, thunders the voice of Boris Godunovthe tsar is so terrible that he usurped the throne to the heirs of Ivan the Terriblefirst loved then fought by the people and finally prey to hallucinations and madness. One thinks back to when Vladimir Putin’s total health diagnosis raged. When Meloni arrives, he stops several times among the journalists. They ask: A story of tyranny and power, does it remind you of Russia and Ukraine? And she: My position on Ukraine is clear and solid, but I don’t have it on the Russian people. Condemning the tsar, saving the Russians, separating the protagonists of the story is what is done in reality as in scenic fiction. The Ukrainian consul had asked not to open with Boris Godunov so as not to indulge Russian propaganda. Just read the booklet to understand that it is not an apology for a political regime but the opposite, retorted the superintendent Dominique Meyer. These are times of cancel culture.

Meanwhile, the ladies daughters of the stage at La Scala, tomb at the monumental are all curious about “Giorgia”, the girl from Garbatella, the first female president of Italy. Waiting for her, maximum curiosity of her for her outfit. She arrives and says I hope I don’t disappoint expectations. A moment before, Sabina Negri, ex-wife of the Northern League Roberto Calderoli, is betting that she will wear Armani, like her. Giorgia arrives and Armani . Too bad the dress looks identical to Negri’s, with the same crossover neckline. Luckily, the presidential one is more brilliant. Shortly thereafter, Roberta Armani certifies that the prime minister wears their clothes well and that she procured the dress herself. With the premier tonight, another rarity, there is comrade Andrea Giambruno, impeccable in a tuxedo. Her: Sometimes, we try to hang out.

Chiara Bazoli, also in Armani, is flattened against a wall between two cuirassiers: comrade Sala outside waiting for Mattarella. When the curtain goes up at 6 pm, there are more policemen than photographers in the foyer. In the interval, the agents guard the corridor leading to the private foyer, where few can reach Mattarella & Co. for sparkling canapés. The ministers arrive, Sangiuliano observing a passage reminded me of the inquisitor of the Brothers KaramazovLa Russa who tells everyone I had precise impressions, now I’ll tell you and is always sucked away by other hands to shake, there is also Senator Liliana Segre. At the end of the show, 13 minutes of applause, Meloni says that she liked the work. There won’t be a pro-European dinner, everyone leaves afterwards. Times remain difficult. Other priorities.