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The general manager of Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala on Tuesday bade a bittersweet farewell to the theater during the presentation of 2024-25 season, saying, "I would have been happy to continue." Dominique Meyer will finish up his contract, which runs out at the end of February, but Italy’s far-right-led government limited him to one term as it seeks to restore landmark cultural institutions to Italians. Meyer, a Frenchman, was the third straight foreigner to run Italy’s premiere opera house.
MILAN'S FAMOUS LA SCALA NAMES NEW DIRECTOR OF THE OPERA HOUSE AFTER MONTHS OF CONTROVERSY The theater’s new general manager is Fortunato Ortombina, who will meet Milan’s mayor on Wednesday in preparation to step into the new role in September. Ortombina arrives from Venice’s La Fenice theater, and will work alongside Meyer for the first months. Dominique Meyer gestures, during a press conference to present the 2024/2025 Opera, Ballet and Concert Season of La Scala Theater, in Milan, Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
The general manager of Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala bade a bittersweet farewell to the theater during the presentation of 2024-25 season. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP) Meyer’s last gala premiere will be Verdi’s "The Force of Destiny,’’ starring Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann on Dec. 7.
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