Major change ahead at La Monnaie
NewsThe board of Belgium’s national opera house in Brussels has chosen a successor to general director Peter de Caluwe, who will step down in 2026, after 18 years in charge.
His replacement is to be Christina Scheppelmann, 58, presently head of Seattle Opera, before that of the Liceu in Barcelona. She is vastly experienced in both subsidy systems, state and private, and is also capable of handling the big beasts of opera, having worked in Washington for 11 years with Placido Domingo.
Of German birth, she has a degree in banking.
But Christina will be past 60 before she hits La Monnaie and they cannot expect to get another 18 years out of her.
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