Chung Myung-whun named new musical director at Italy's La Scala

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. Chung, 72, was appointed on May 12, 2025, as the new music director of Italy's Teatro alla Scala, making him the first Asian to assume the role at the famed opera house, based in Milan, the Associated Press reported. (Yonhap)

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