Opera di Roma's board of directors will meet on Tuesday, March 31: the board will discuss the replacement of outgoing General Manager, Francesco Ernani. Current Teatro Lirico di Cagliari General Manager Maurizio Pietrantonio has been indicated by Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno as the likely successor of Dr. Ernani.
Once the choice of a new GM is made, Opera di Roma could then proceed to the appointment of the new Music Director; the post has already been offered to Riccardo Muti -- who, Opera Chic reported two weeks ago, would appear instead to be more likely to accept the post under a different title, such as that of Principal Conductor (he will take over the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as Music Director in Sept. 2010).