San Donato Milanese. BMW Italia has become a founding supporter of
the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. The decision was made in response to
the desire to broaden the collaborative relationship with the world’s
most prestigious opera house – during a year that has particular
significance for the company. As a matter of fact, in 2016 the BMW
Group is celebrating its 100th anniversary, while the Italian
subsidiary marks the fiftieth anniversary of the official importation
of the first BMW in our country.
“We are very happy,” said Nicolas Peter, Senior Vice President Region
Europe at BMW AG during the ceremony inaugurating the BMW Milano City
Sales Outlet, “to be able to celebrate a new chapter in our
partnership with the Teatro alla Scala. We have decided to become
founding supporters after 13 years of fruitful collaboration – in
order to celebrate our anniversaries in the best way possible and to
support the world’s most important opera house. This initiative also
pays tribute to the bond between BMW AG and Italy, the country of art,
culture, and beauty.”
Giuliano Pisapia, Mayor of Milan and President of the Teatro alla
Scala Foundation, commented as follows: “The Teatro alla Scala
represents Milan in the world; it is an extraordinary symbol of our
city; and the collaboration between the theatre and private
individuals and organizations is one of the secrets of its success
today. For this I thank BMW, which has decided to become a founding
supporter of the Teatro, for playing an even bigger role as it
continues with a partnership that has already been in place for many years.”
“For more than 40 years, the BMW Group has been active in the world
of culture,” said Sergio Solero, President and CEO of BMW Italia
S.p.A., “with initiatives that make our company unique in the
automotive industry and beyond. The partnership with the Teatro alla
Scala is one of those initiatives for which the entire world envies us
and highlights the seriousness of our commitment and the sharing of
important values. Becoming a founding supporter seemed to be a natural
next step and a tangible sign of our cultural and social commitment in Italy.”
“The collaboration between the Teatro alla Scala and businesses,”
explained the Superintendent of the Teatro alla Scala Alexander
Pereira, “is essential for the solidity of the Teatro – and also for
the development of new projects. The arrival of new founding
supporters shows the vitality of the Scala and its capacity for
getting industry involved. Invaluable to us is the contribution of
those that, like BMW, have collaborated with the Teatro for 14 years,
supporting our inaugurations and supporting an important project like
the ‘Grandi Spettacoli per Piccoli’, which in 2016 will be putting on
31 shows attended by about 50,000 children – 14 years of working
together, leading to a bigger role as founding supporter.”
BMW Italia has been a partner of the Teatro alla Scala since 2002,
serving as “Official Supplier”, and since 2005 as “Official Partner of
the Opening Night”. Over the years, many initiatives have been
realized, for example for the launch of new products, like the last
three generations of the BMW 7 Series and, in 2012, of the BMW i3, the
first premium electric car coming from the BMW Group. In 2008, to
celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Italian subsidiary of the
Munich automaker in Milan, the Philharmonic orchestra of the Scala,
directed by Maestro Daniele Gatti, offered the guests of BMW Italia a
musical program geared to innovation and a taste for challenges. Last
year, an extraordinary concert by the Berliner Philharmoniker, one of
the most famous orchestras in the world, which had not played at the
Scala since 2005, celebrated the opening of EXPO. Since 2014, BMW
Italia has also been supporting the “Grandi Opere per Piccoli”,
created and staged by the Teatro alla Scala with the aim of getting
children interested in opera by presenting stories specifically geared
for a young and curious audience.
For further information please contact:
Roberto Olivi
BMW Group Italia
Direttore Relazioni Istituzionali e Comunicazione
Telefono: 02/51610.294
E-mail: roberto.olivi@bmw.it
Patrizia Venturini
BMW Group Italia
Public Relations
Telefono: 02/51610.164
E-mail:
patrizia.venturini@bmw.it
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