On World Opera Day, Italy goes dark for a month

On World Opera Day, Italy goes dark for a month

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norman lebrecht

October 25, 2020

The Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte has announced the closure of all places of entertainment from tomorrow until November 24 at the earliest.

The heroic efforts made by La Scala and other houses to restore a sembalnce of normality have been defeated by rising Covid numbers.

Artists are being cancelled, orchestras sent home.

We have gone back to the dark ages.

 

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