Rome’s opera house on Friday defended hiring conductor Daniele Gatti, who was fired by an Amsterdam-based orchestra last summer over sexual misconduct allegations. He added that Gatti was feeling better and would conduct the orchestra, in the same Giuseppe Verdi work, on Sunday. The Milan-born Gatti has in the past been principal conductor of Rome’s Orchestra Dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and chief conductor of London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Gatti was the third important conductor in the past year to lose his job over allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Charles Dutoit resigned as artistic director and principal conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra after The Associated Press late last year reported sexual assault allegations against him.

Source: National Post December 07, 2018 14:15 UTC