Various groups of protesters are
gearing up to make their voices heard in Milan on Wednesday when
Premier Giorgia Meloni will attend the La Scala premiere for the
first time as Italy's head of government.
President Sergio Mattarella and European Commission President
Ursula von der Leyen will also be among the officials when the
iconic opera house kicks off its 2022-23 season with a
performance of Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky's Boris
Godunov.
Groups form Milan anti-capitalist centres such as 'il Cantiere'
and 'il Lambretta' said they will stage a protest.
The Cobas left.wing union has said its members will be on the
streets too and they also intend to stage a "candle-lit dinner'
stunt to show how people are unable to afford to pay their
energy bills because of the cost-of-living crisis.
Representatives of the Ukrainian community will be present as
well to protest against Russia's invasion of their country.
Ukraine's consul in Milan had asked La Scala not to open its
season with Boris Godunov to avert possible propaganda use of it
by Moscow.
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