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Of course, it's a great help to have a great star. but first of all, we are looking for the right performer. this is not very easy. so if on top of that, if the singer is a great star, it helps, of course. but we need the complete package. of course, the casting is vital, but getting the set and staging right for la gioconda is an immense challenge. there are 175 performers on stage, including ballet dancers. the plot involves scenes in sumptuous palaces, a colourful carnival and a ship in flames, all of which provide plenty of scope for ambitious and cutting edge design and technology.

This is not very easy. so if on top of that, if the singer is a great star, it helps, of course. but we need the complete package. of course, the casting is vital, but getting the set and staging right for la gioconda is an immense challenge. there are 175 performers on stage, including ballet dancers. the plot involves scenes in sumptuous palaces, a colourful carnival and a ship in flames, all of which provide plenty of scope for ambitious and cutting edge design and technology. i've come to la scala's workshop, not far from the theatre, to see the network of teams involved in putting togethe...