How long is La Scala Opera Archive — Complete Recordings?

La Scala Opera Archive — Complete Recordings is 5000 hours of music — 4 works spanning 1959–2025.

La Scala in Milan has been one of the world's premier opera houses since 1778. Its audio and video archive contains thousands of complete opera performances, recitals, and concerts spanning over a century of recordings. Approximately 5,000 hours of archived material.

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Listen Time Overview

Total Time

5000 hours

Works

4

Non-stop Days

208.3

Genre

Opera / Classical

How many commutes to finish?

30 min

10000 commutes (one-way)

At different playback speeds

1x (normal)

5000h

1.5x speed

3333h 20m

2x speed

2500h

Major Works

1
Historical Recordings (1900s–1950s) 1959
800h
2
Golden Age (1960s–1970s, Callas, Abbado) 1979
1000h
3
Modern Era (1980s–2000s, Muti) 2005
1600h
4
Contemporary (2005–2025, Chailly) 2025
1600h

For perspective...

That's 208.3 days non-stop — over 7 months of 24/7 listening. At 2 hours a day, it would take 7 years.

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About This Collection

The Teatro alla Scala, Milan collection presented here totals 5000 hours of music. La Scala in Milan has been one of the world's premier opera houses since 1778. Its audio and video archive contains thousands of complete opera performances, recitals, and concerts spanning over a century of recordings. Approximately 5,000 hours of archived material.

Use the commute calculator above to figure out how many trips to work it would take to listen through all of Teatro alla Scala, Milan. Adjust the slider to match your commute length for a personalized estimate.

For Perspective...

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That's 666.7 flights from New York to London

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Same as binging 100.0 seasons of Game of Thrones

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You could walk 15000 miles while listening

That's 20000 cups of coffee worth of sipping time

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is La Scala Opera Archive — Complete Recordings?
La Scala Opera Archive — Complete Recordings is 5000 hours long, comprising 4 major works.
How many days to listen to all of Teatro alla Scala, Milan?
Non-stop, it would take 208.3 days. At a more realistic 2 hours per day, it would take 2500 days.
What is the longest work by Teatro alla Scala, Milan?
The longest is "Contemporary (2005–2025, Chailly)" at 1600 hours.
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