Milan, in English.
Sunday, October 25, 2026 · 5 stories
From opera at La Scala to the expansion of Salone del Mobile, Milan prepares for a busy season. Upcoming highlights include Milano Music Week in November and Myung-Whun Chung’s debut with Otello in December. Meanwhile, EICMA 2026 tickets are now on sale.
Arts and culture
Myung-Whun Chung will lead Teatro alla Scala’s new season starting Dec. 7, 2026, with Verdi’s Otello. Directed by Damiano Michieletto, the production features Brian Jagde as Otello and Luca Salsi as Iago. Tickets are sold only through the theater’s official website.
Urban development
Milan’s mass timber Olympic Village has reopened as a student residence with 1,698 beds, about 80% of them already allocated. It covers about 6% of the student beds the city is estimated to need.
Entertainment
Milan will host the tenth edition of Milano Music Week from Nov. 16 to 22, 2026. Led by artistic director Linus, the festival will feature free events at Fabbrica del Vapore, celebrating 50 years of punk and disco while bridging musical generations.
Business
Salone del Mobile.Milano will debut Salone Contract at its April 2027 fair, with a trading floor for large-scale projects laid out by OMA. Salone Raritas returns for a second edition, alongside Euroluce.
Business and commerce
Ticket sales are open for EICMA 2026, the 83rd International Two-Wheel Exhibition, at Fiera Milano Rho from Nov. 5 to 8. Standard tickets cost €20 plus a €1.50 booking fee on eicma.it, and more than 13,000 park-and-ride spaces are free on Nov. 7 and 8.
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