No surprises in the end: as indicated by Florence Mayor Dario Nardella amid protests from the center-right, Carlo Fuortes will be the new Superintendent of the Maggio Fiorentino. Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano signed the decree of appointment: "I wish the Superintendent Fuortes good work, as with his mandate is called upon to re-launch one of the nation's major cultural institutions, restored thanks to the work of extraordinary commissioner Onofrio Cutaia to whom I give credit, and to give credit to its international vocation," reads a lengthy press release. The former CEO of Rai takes office after about a year of the opera-symphony foundation's commissioner, entrusted to Cutaia, who in a short time has restored the economic accounts and repaired the budget hole of the management entrusted in 2019 to Alexander Pereira (who ended up under investigation by the judiciary for embezzlement due to "cheerful spending"). The first major public engagement for the new superintendent will be the opening ceremony of the 86th May Festival set for April 13, with the symphony concert conducted by maestro Daniele Gatti.
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