Daniel Oren is to step in for
86-year-old Nello Santi to conduct the La Scala production of
Aida marking Franco Zeffirelli's 95th birthday last month.
The Israeli conductor will lead the orchestra at the iconic
Milanese opera house from May 8 to June 3, although the
"indisposition" Santi already suffered during a November
production of Nabucco will not mark an end to his career,
sources said Wednesday.
Oscar-nominated film director Zeffirelli, creator of some of
Italian opera's most famous productions, turned 95 on February
12.
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