European Opera in Milan

[Scarlett]

A colleague of mine, notorious for boasting about things he has not done, reckons he is now Dircetor of the European Opera in Milan. My question is: Does it exist? Has anyone ever heard of it? He is treading on very thin ice as the musical community here are all ready to tear him apart, such is his relentless exaggerating! Anyone?

[Machecoul]

What is the European Opera in Milan?

La Scala is the famous one.

Can't be that hard to prove him wrong! What's his Italian like - for a start?

Can find a list of the Board of Directors - and the position of director wasn't listed - was Chairman, Vice C etc. The Chairman was listed as the Mayor of Milan.

[Machecoul]

Wikipaedia says that the position of Musical Director is currently vacant!!!! Not sure when it was last updated.

Will have another look.

[Machecoul]

Agence France-Presse - 26 November 2005

Milan's famed La Scala opera house will not appoint a new musical director to replace Riccardo Muti, who resigned in April after almost two decades in the post, for at least two years, managers said yesterday.

"The day will come when we choose a successor to our two celebrated directors, Abbado and Muti," general manager St�phane Lissner said, referring also to Claudio Abbado, who held the post before Muti from 1968�86.