La Scala Archives | Be Korea-savvy

Maestro Chung Myung-Whun Likens La Scala Appointment to Long-Awaited Union

BUSAN, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Maestro Chung Myung-whun, recently appointed music director of Italy’s Teatro alla Scala, described the new role as the culmination of a long-standing relationship with the famed opera house, likening it to a marriage. “We have maintained a lovely relationship for the past 36 years and suddenly gotten married, to [...]

Chung Myung-whun Named Conductor Emeritus of La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra

SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean conductor Chung Myung-whun became La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra’s conductor emeritus, the orchestra has said. The Italian orchestra gave Chung “the title of Emeritus Director,” it said on its Facebook page, in order to “seal the friendship that has been linked to Maestro Chung Myung-whun for almost thirty-five [...]