
Gomar previously favoured the Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki, who is managed by Dudamel’s agent, Mark Newbanks. But Mälkki was voted down by the orchestra and the search went back to scratch.
Roth, 52, has been declared untouchable across western Europe after being accused of sending dick-pics to female musicians. He is also low on opera experience. Barcelona, though, is a law unto itself.