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Beatrice Venezi Terminated From Teatro La Fenice

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Beatrice Venezi has been terminated from all future contracts at the Teatro La Fenice. Superintendent of the Teatro La Fenice, Nicola Colabianchi, said, “The decision was reached in part as a result of repeated and grave public statements made by the Maestro—statements deemed offensive and detrimental to the artistic and professional standing of the Teatro La Fenice Foundation and its {…}

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Teatro La Fenice Board Finds New Board Member

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The Ministro della Cultura Alessandro Giuli has announced a replacement to Alessandro Totaro, who resigned from the board of the Teatro la Fenice. The Minister said that he had appointed  the lawyer Antonio Forza, University professor, former head of supervisory bodies in private and public entities and expert in organizational and management models. The appointment was officially communicated to the {…}

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Teatro La Fenice Officially Appoints Beatrice Venezi as Music Director

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The Teatro La Fenice has confirmed Beatrice Venezi as its new Music Director. Venezi will start her tenure in October 2026 for a four-year term. The news comes after months of protests against the conductor due to her closeness to Giorgia Meloni’s government and her lack of experience with the theater. It also comes after a meeting with the board {…}

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Board Member of the Teatro La Fenice Resigns Following Beatrice Venezi’s Appointment

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Alessandro Totaro has resigned from the board of the Teatro La Fenice following the confirmation of Beatrice Venezi as Music Director. Tortaro, who is also a conductor and professor at the Conservatorio di Venezia, took to social media to right a statement that said that “It is equally illegitimate, or at least not correct, for Colabianchi to announce that the {…}

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Domenico Muti Resigns from Position at Teatro La Fenice

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Domenico Muti, an art administrator and the son of conductor Riccardo Muti, has announce the termination of his three-year contract as advisor to the Teatro La Fenice. In a letter to director of the Teatro La Fenice, Nicola Colabianchi,  Muti said, “Unfortunately, the climate that has been created does not allow me to continue my work with the necessary composure. {…}

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Gianandrea Noseda to Conduct Teatro La Fenice’s New Year’s Concert

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The Teatro La Fenice has announced that the 2026-27 New Year’s Eve concert will be conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. Noseda will conduct the famed concert which will be held on Dec. 29, 30, 31, 2026 and Jan. 1, 2027 and will be broadcast live on Rai. Noseda is a well-known conductor who has performed at the many of the world’s {…}

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Teatro la Fenice 2025-26 Review: Simon Boccanegra

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(Credit: Michele Crosera) Genova, Italy’s sixth largest city, where the story of “Simon Boccanegra” unfolds, is rarely featured in opera. Despite its glorious history and stunning monuments, it barely registers with tourists visiting Italy. Many know it as the birthplace of Christopher Columbus (1451‑1506) and as the origin city for the culinary magic of garlic, pine nuts, basil leaves and {…}

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Rosa Feola & Jonathan Tetelman Headline Teatro La Fenice’s New Year’s Eve Concert

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The Teatro La Fenice’s New Year’s Eve concert is set to be presented on Rai 1 on Dec. 31, 2025. The concert will feature Michele Mariotti conducting with soloists soprano Rosa Feola and tenor Jonathan Tetelman. The concert will feature selections from Verdi’s “Nabucco,” Verdi’s “La Traviata,” Rossini’s “Semiramide,”  Bellini’s “Norma,”  Puccini’s “Le Villi,” Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale,”  Verdi’s “I Vespri {…}