The Teatro Alla Scala has announced the 2013-14 season.
The season will open on December 7th with Verdi's "La Traviata" in a new production by Dimtri Tcherniakov. Diana Damrau will play the title role of Violetta alongside Piotr Beczala as her lover Alfredo and Zeljko Lucic as Giorgio Germont. Daniele Gatti will conduct the run.
One of the biggest highlights of the season will be Antonio Pappano's debut in Berlioz's "Les Troyens." He will bring David McVicar's Royal Opera House production to La Scala with Gregory Kunde, Daniella Barcelona and Anna Caterina Antonacci.
A new production of Richard Strauss' "Elecktra" will also premiere with Patrice Chereau directing, while Eska Pekka Salonen will preside at the podium. Waltraud Meier and Rene Pape are among the star-studded cast.
Mozart's "Cosi Fan Tutte" will also receive a new production with Rolando Villazon, Michele Pertusi, Katija Dragojevic and Daniel Barenboim at the podium.
Barenboim will also lead Rimsky Korsakov's "The Tsar's Bride," Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra" and "Il Trovatore."
The company also announced that Jonas Kaufmann, Villazon, Ferruccio Furlanetto and Anja Harteros would be performing in solo recitals.
Among the many stars who will appear at the revered theater include Placido Domingo (Simon Boccanegra), Leo Nucci (Il Trovatore, Simon Boccanegra), Ramon Vargas (Simon Boccangra), Vittorio Grigolo (Lucia di Lammermoor), Carmen Giannattasio (Simon Boccanegra), Marcelo Alvarez (Il Trovatore), Ekaterina Semenchuck (Il Trovatore), Liudmyla Monastyrska (Cavalleria Rusticana), Aleksandra Kurzak (Le Comte Ory) and Juan Diego Florez (Le Comte Ory).
The company will also present six ballets, including "Don Chisciotte," "Romeo e Giuletta," "Il Lago dei Cgni" and "Sandra Petit."
The season will also include special symphonic concerts, Sunday at La Scala programs and Academy Concerts.
The administration also announced that the 2014-15 season will open with Beethoven's "Fidelio" under Barenboim.