Riccardo Muti

Riccardo Muti (born July 28, 1941, in Naples) is an Italian conductor best known for being the music director of Milan's La Scala opera house, a position he held from 1986 to 2005.

Muti was born in Naples. In 1967, h

Riccardo Muti (born July 28, 1941, in Naples) is an Italian conductor best known for being the music director of Milan's La Scala opera house, a position he held from 1986 to 2005.

Muti was born in Naples. In 1967, he won the Cantelli Prize for young conductors. From 1968 to 1980 he was Principal Director and Musical Director of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.