Marinuzzi (1914–1917) Tullio Serafin (1917–1918) La Scala was closed from 1918 to 1920 Arturo Toscanini (1921–1929) Victor de Sabata (1929–1953) Carlo Maria Giulini (1953–1956) Guido Cantelli (1956) Antonino Votto (1956–1965) Gianandrea Gavazzeni (1965–1968) Claudio Abbado (1968–1986) Riccardo Muti (1986–2005) The position was vacant from April 2005 to December 2007 Daniel Barenboim (2007–2014) Riccardo Chailly (2015–) Premieres See: :Category:Opera world premieres at La Scala 1778: Europa riconosciuta by Antonio Salieri 1794: Demofoonte by Marcos Portugal 1800: Idante, ovvero I sacrifici d'Ecate by Marcos Portugal 1812: La pietra del paragone by Gioachino Rossini 1813: Aureliano in Palmira by Gioachino Rossini 1814: Il turco in Italia by Gioachino Rossini 1820: Margherita d'Anjou by Giacomo Meyerbeer 1827: Il pirata by Vincenzo Bellini 1829: La straniera by Vincenzo Bellini 1831: Norma by Vincenzo Bellini 1833: Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti 1835: Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti 1839: Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio by Giuseppe Verdi 1840: Un giorno di regno by Giuseppe Verdi 1842: Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi 1843: I Lombardi alla prima crociata by Giuseppe Verdi 1845: Giovanna d'Arco by Giuseppe Verdi 1868: Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito 1870: Il Guarany by Antônio Carlos Gomes 1873: Fosca by Antônio Carlos Gomes 1876: La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli 1879: Maria Tudor by Antônio Carlos Gomes 1885: Marion Delorme by Amilcare Ponchielli 1887: Otello by Giuseppe Verdi 1889: Edgar by Giacomo Puccini 1892: La Wally by Alfredo Catalani 1893: Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi 1904: Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini 1924: Nerone by Arrigo Boito 1926: Turandot by Giacomo Puccini 1957: Dialogues of the Carmelites by Francis Poulenc 1981: Donnerstag aus Licht by Karlheinz Stockhausen 1984: Samstag aus Licht by Karlheinz Stockhausen 1988: Montag aus Licht by Karlheinz Stockhausen 2007: Teneke by Fabio Vacchi 2011: Quartett by Luca Francesconi References Notes Sources External links Accademia Teatro alla Scala official website David Willey, "La Scala faces uncertain future", BBC News online, 12 November 2005 Zoomable image of the interior Toscanini's reforms at La Scala Virtual tour Seat preview – Photo and sweep panorama overlooking the stage from every seat Music in Milan Music venues completed in 1778 Neoclassical architecture in Milan Opera history Opera houses in Italy Theatres completed in 1778 Theatres in Milan Tourist attractions in Milan Giuseppe Piermarini buildings 1778 establishments in Italy 18th-century architecture in Italy