Rome Opera Fires Entire Orchestra And Chorus

After years of enormous deficits, labor strife, alleged mismanagement, and threats of closure – culminating in Riccardo Muti’s surprise resignation from the company last month – the opera house’s board decided to replace the resident orchestra and chorus with “outsourced” artists. Said the general manager, “The only other alternative was shutting the theater down altogether.” (in English)

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