Tear gas canisters and smoke bombs were lobbed outside the Teatro alla Scala in Milan on Tuesday as the police battled protesters denouncing cultural budget cuts. Inside, the conductor Daniel Barenboim lobbed a brickbat of his own. Before conducting “Die W?lkure” in La Scala’s season-opening gala performance, Mr. Barenboim spoke from the pit and urged Italy’s president, Giorgio Napolitano, who was present, to protect the arts, The Associated Press reported. “We are deeply worried for the future of culture in the country and in Europe,” the conductor was quoted as saying. The government is expected to soon announce cuts in spending on culture, including subsidies to La Scala and other opera houses in Italy.
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