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Riccardo Muti is returning to La Scala next year for the first time since 2005, when he abruptly ended his 19-year tenure as musical director amid backstage turmoil. Riccardo Muti is returning to La Scala in Milan next year for the first time since 2005, when he abruptly ended his 19-year tenure as musical director amid backstage turmoil.
La Scala said on Wednesday that Muti will conduct two concerts in January with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, where he is currently musical director. The La Scala dates are part of the CSO’s 11-concert European tour from 13-27 January 2017.
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The Milan opera house’s general manager, Alexander Pereira, called Muti’s return “a moment long-awaited by the city and by all music lovers”. La Scala is also opening an exhibition on Muti’s tenure in June to celebrate the conductor’s 75th birthday. La Scala said on Wednesday that Muti would conduct two concerts in January with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, where he is musical director. The La Scala dates are part of the CSO’s 11-concert European tour from 13-27 January 2017.
Muti cited continued hostility by La Scala when he stepped down, capping a feud over the dismissal of general manager Carlo Fontana. The general manager of the Milan opera house, Alexander Pereira, called Muti’s return “a moment long-awaited by the city and by all music lovers”. La Scala is also opening an exhibition on Muti’s tenure in June to celebrate the conductor’s 75th birthday.
Muti cited continued hostility by La Scala when he stepped down, including a feud over the dismissal of general manager Carlo Fontana.