In order to help the opera house's finances (Scala is 4.5 million euro in the red) Scala GM Stéphane Lissner, Music Director Daniel Barenboim, the Chorus Director, the Ballet Director and the head of PR and other top administrators (a total of 11 people) have decided to voluntarily cut their pay by 10% to help Scala in this complicated year.
Also, the board extended Lissner's contract yesterday -- he will stay on until 2017.