La Cieca hears that Emmanuelle Haïm has been protested by the orchestra of the Opéra national de Paris and will be removed as conductor of the company’s new production of Idomeneo opening on Wednesday. Replacing her will be Philippe Hui, whoever that is.

This information is not currently reflected on the company’s web site, and La Cieca is informed that for whatever reasons management is trying to keep the news under wraps until the 20th. (Good luck with that.)