Stairs, a cell phone rings and Chailly stops the concert

Small unexpected event today at the Scala in Milan, where tonight the Orchestra and the Chorus, directed by Riccardo Chailly, faced Verdi’s choirs. A spectator’s cell phone rang during the chorus from the Macbeth of oppressed homeland, “answer it, we’ll pick up later”, said Maestro Chailly, interrupting the concert. Then, addressing the public, Chailly added that “A country oppressed with the obstinate mobile phone is not possible”, explaining that “we are not alone, because we are making an engraving for the Decca of London” and “it is an important thing” . After the applause of the audience, the performance resumed from the beginning.