Chaos At The Rome Opera: Bankruptcy, Layoffs, Strikes, Cancelled Shows

“Massive job losses are expected at Rome Opera after it was announced that the theatre would go into receivership after debts of 29 million euros ($39m) at the end of 2011 were [revealed].” Union reps have announced that there is “zero chance” that this week’s season-opening production of Verdi’s Ernani (conducted by Riccardo Muti) will proceed.