Screams and threats were heard at Milan's Teatro alla Scala after a cell phone dropped from a stage and hit a spectator in the front row during the performance of Mozart's "The Abduction from the Seraglio" on February 25. The incident occurred during the second act, when the smartphone hit a man in the cheek, prompting him to scream and threaten to denounce the perpetrator. Furthermore, he informed the witnesses that he would retain his mobile phone until the proprietor arrived to file a report. La Scala is no stranger to smartphone-related controversies. It made a stir when pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim stopped playing during a recital because he was bothered by the flash of a spectator's cell phone while shooting shots during a concert. Or Riccardo Chailly, the music director of La Scala, who reacted with spirit when a mobile phone called during the performance of the chorus "Patria oppressa" from Verdi's Macbeth, urging the audience: "Please answer, we'll continue later." Despite the fact that the concert on February 25 was unannounced, the audience reacted enthusiastically.