Pictures are displayed during the unveiling at La Scala Opera House of the photo exhibition 'Lo sguardo nascosto' ( The hidden gaze) by photographer Gerard Uferas, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
MILAN (AP) — Photographer Gérard Uféras was granted full access to the La Scala ballet corps' backstage over six years to produce a series of emotional, candid portraits at the heart of a new exhibition at the theater’s museum and a soon-to-be published book.