Editing Milan (section)

=== Music ===
{{See also|Music of Milan}}
[[File:Architettura La Scala operahouse.jpg|thumb|Founded in 1778, [[La Scala]] is the world's most famous opera house.<ref>{{cite book|last=Griffin|first=Clive|title=Opera|date=2007|publisher=Collins|location=New York|isbn=978-0-06-124182-6|page=[https://archive.org/details/opera0000grif/page/172 172]|edition=1st U.S.|url=https://archive.org/details/opera0000grif/page/172}}</ref>]]

Milan is a major national and international centre of the performing arts, most notably opera. The city hosts La Scala operahouse, considered one of the world's most prestigious,<ref>{{cite news |last=Willey |first=David |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4430214.stm |title=Europe &#124; La Scala faces uncertain future |work=BBC News |date=12 November 2005 |access-date=3 January 2010 |archive-date=8 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508043113/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4430214.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> having throughout history witnessed the [[Premier Exhibitions|premieres]] of numerous operas, such as ''[[Nabucco]]'' by [[Giuseppe Verdi]] in 1842, ''[[La Gioconda (opera)|La Gioconda]]'' by [[Amilcare Ponchielli]], ''[[Madama Butterfly]]'' by [[Giacomo Puccini]] in 1904, ''[[Turandot]]'' by Puccini in 1926, and more recently ''[[Teneke (opera)|Teneke]]'', by [[Fabio Vacchi]] in 2007. Other major theatres in Milan include the [[Teatro degli Arcimboldi]], [[Teatro Dal Verme]], [[Teatro Lirico (Milan)|Teatro Lirico]] and formerly the [[Teatro Regio Ducale]]. The city is also the seat of a renowned [[Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi|symphony orchestra]] and [[Milan Conservatory|musical conservatory]], and has been, throughout history, a major centre for musical composition: numerous famous composers and musicians such as [[Gioseppe Caimo]], [[Simon Boyleau]], [[Hoste da Reggio]], Verdi, [[Giulio Gatti-Casazza]], [[Paolo Cherici]] and [[Alice Edun]] lived and worked in Milan. The city is also the birthplace of many modern ensembles and bands, including [[I Camaleonti]], [[Camerata Mediolanense]], [[Gli Spioni]], [[Dynamis Ensemble]], [[Elio e le Storie Tese]], [[Krisma]], [[Premiata Forneria Marconi]], [[Quartetto Cetra]], [[Stormy Six]], [[Le Vibrazioni]] and [[Lacuna Coil]].