American opera director Davide Livermore, former head of the Teatro Baretti in Torino, Italy, has been named artistic director of the Palau de les Arts in Valencia. He replaces Helga Schmidt, who was suspended earlier this week due to a corruption investigation, which she energetically contests.
Livermore was already active at the Palau, being the artistic director of the Centro de Perfeccionamiento Plácido Domingo.