The team behind the upcoming production of Verdi’s “Un Balo in Maschera” production at the Slovak National Theatre has withdrawn due to the abrupt decision by Slovakia’s culture minister, Martina Šimkovičová, to dismiss Matej Drlička as General Manager. In an open letter by director Karolina Sofulak, set designer Charles Edwards, costume designer Dorota Karolczak, Lightning Designer Giuseppe di Iorio, and {…}