Opera's in-house drama La Scala uproar reaches mediation stage

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: March 19, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Elisabetta Povoledo and Daniel J. Wakin
International Herald Tribune
03-19-2005
A Verdian test of wills? A Puccinian wash of passions? Perhaps, even, a Bellinian mad scene? In a drama rarely matched by its stage business, the venerable La Scala opera house in Milan has been paralyzed by a dispute pitting its eminent music director, Riccardo Muti, against its workers. On Friday, the mayor of Milan appointed a mediator ''to re-establish a calm and constructive relationship with La Scala staff.'' Mayor Gabriele Albertini charged the city's prefect, Bruno Ferrante, to negotiate between the ...

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