La Wally is an opera in four acts by composer Alfredo Catalani, to a libretto by Luigi Illica, first performed at La Scala, Milan, on 20 January 1892. It was Catalani's last opera.
Cover of the vocal score published by Ricordi
Hariclea Darclée, who created the role of Wally
Act 1 costume for Wally by Adolf Hohenstein
La Scala is a historic opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as il Nuovo Regio Ducale Teatro alla Scala. The premiere performance was Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
Exterior of La Scala
The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, by night
A nineteenth-century depiction of the Teatro alla Scala
Interior of the opera house in 1900