We hear that Piero Monti, director of the chorus at the Maggio Musicale, has walked out of the theatre, refusing to work there another day.
The cause is said to be conflict with the intendant Francesca Colombo. The theatre is three million Euros in the red and political support is draining away.
Here’s the latest (in Italiano). Makes Chicago look like a bowl of cherries.
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