South Korean conductor Myung-whun Chung has been named the new musical director of the famed Milan opera house, Teatro alla ...

Chung will be the first Asian — and one of the first conductors born outside Italy — to serve as music director in La Scala’s 247-year history. He will take the podium in late 2026 for an ...

La Scala noted his “close and productive” relationship with La Scala’s orchestra, choir and philharmonic, and credited him with doing more than any other any non-musical director to raise La ...

(AP Photo/Michel Euler, File) La Scala noted his “close and productive” relationship with La Scala’s orchestra, choir and philharmonic, and credited him with doing more than any other any ...

South Korean Conductor Myung-Whun Chung Named La Scala's First-Ever Asian Musical Conductor MILAN (AP) — South Korean conductor Myung-whun Chung was named on Monday the new musical director of ...

MILAN (AP) — South Korean conductor Myung-whun Chung was named on Monday the new musical director of the famed Milan opera house, Teatro alla Scala, the first Asian to hold the position.