Just in: Coup d’état at La Scala
OperaThe Mayor of Milan has announced that the head of La Fenice opera in Venice, Fortunato Ortombina, will become Sovrintendente of La Scala in September.
Ortombina, 63, will succeed Dominique Meyer, 68, but the pair will have a year long handover, working together.
Meyer has fallen foul of the Meloni government’s decree that foreigners cannot direct an Italian institution past the age of 70.
No change has been announced to the position of music director, but Ortombina has let it be known that he favours Daniele Gatti to succeed Riccardo Chailly.
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