Female conductor takes the helm in first for Italian opera
by Angela Giuffrida in Rome from World news | The Guardian on (#5TJJ5)
Ukrainian Oksana Lyniv makes history with three-year posting at Bologna's Teatro Comunale
A female conductor will take the helm at an Italian opera house for the first time in January.
The Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv said she was surprised to learn she was making history after receiving the offer from the Teatro Comunale opera house in Bologna. The 43-year-old begins the three-year posting as musical director on 22 January.
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