The historic La Scala opera house in Italy has announced that renowned South Korean conductor Chung Myung-Whun will take over in 2027 and serve as music director until 2030.

Chung Myung-whun named new musical director at Italy's La Scala Renowned South Korean conductor Chung Myung-whun performs with an orchestra during a rehearsal in Seoul, in this January 2018 file photo ...

The first Korean conductor to direct Italy's Teatro alla Scala, Chung Myung-whun, remembers his first day at the prestigious Italian opera theater — more than 30 years ago. “I first performed with La ...

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By Rebecca Schmid La Scala’s audience can now be anywhere ... The theater has started by creating a network of 200 schools in Italy to bring students into contact with opera.

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she insisted that the staging of a Russian opera by Italy’s premier opera house would play into Russian propaganda efforts. Russian media widely reported on La Scala's plan to open its season ...

The opening of a new season at La Scala is one of the highlights of Italy's cultural calendar. "Mussorgsky with this opera has challenged power - that's one reason why it is right to stage it ...

"In Italy, every town has a church and a theater. La Scala is the one where our history resonates the loudest." Italian Senate President Ignazio La Russa took his seat under the royal box's gilded ...