At this lecture, renowned music critic Alexei Parin will talk about the fate of La Scala Theater: how did it become Mecca and Medina for opera fans? What was he like in those days, when the premieres of Verdi's operas were on his stage, how did he change later, what is happening in him in our time? It will be about the performances of Luchino Visconti with the participation of Maria Callas, and about the great conductors - Herbert Karajan, Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Muti.