Major Italian Opera Houses Show Support for Teatro La Fenice Workers

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UPDATE: The Teatro San Carlo, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Arena di Verona, Teatro Carlo Felice, Teatro Massimo Palermo, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, and the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino have also announced their support for the workers of the Teatro La Fenice. The Teatro alla Scala and Teatro Regio di Torino are supporting the workers at the {…}

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Teatro La Fenice Announces New Music Director

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The Fondazione Teatro La Fenice has announced that Maestra Beatrice Venezi will be the new Music Director. According to the press release, the decision was made after “fruitful discussions” and was unanimously approved by the Foundation’s President, Mayor of Venice Luigi Brugnaro, and all the board members. Venezi will officially take up her new post in October 2026, with a {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Teatro La Fenice 2024-25 Review: Tosca

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(Photo: Michele Crosera) On September 4, 2025 Teatro La Fenice showed the second to last performance of Puccini’s “Tosca.” The company is presenting a new production of Puccini’s masterpiece and reviving the work for the first time since 2019. For this new production, the company has lined up an outstanding cast with a great conductor and a production that sets {…}

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Teatro La Fenice to Stream ‘Anna Bolena’ with Lidia Fridman & Carmela Remigio

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(Credit: Michele Corsera) The Teatro La Fenice is set to stream its production of Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena.” The company announced it would stream the work on YouTube on August 1 in a production by Pier Luigi Pizzi. Renato Balsadonna conducts the work, which stars Alex Esposito, Lidia Fridman in her role debut, Carmela Remigio, William Corrò, Enea Scala, and Manuela {…}

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Rai3 to Present Teatro La Fenice’s ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ from Piazza San Marco

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Rai3 is set to broadcast Teatro La Fenice’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” from Piazza San Marco on July 16, 2025. The production, which will be semistaged in concert form, will be conducted by Rico Saccani and will feature Oksana Dyka as Santuzza, Mikheil Sheshaberidze as Turiddu, Franco Vassallo as Alfio, and Valeria Girardello as Lola. Annunziata Vestri rounds out the cast as Lucia. {…}

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Luca Salsi, Brian Jagde, Francesco Meli, Annalisa Stroppa, Rosa Feola, & Gregory Kunde Lead Teatro La Fenice’s 2025-26 Season

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The Teatro La Fenice has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera The season opens with Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” with Ivor Bolton conducting a new production by Paul Curran. The cast includes Daniel Behle, Cecilia Molinari, Nicolò Balducci, and Francesca Aspromonte. Performance Dates: Nov. 20-30, 2025 Luca Micheletti directs Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” with Renato Palumbo conducting. Luca Salsi, Francesco Meli, {…}

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Teatro La Fenice 2024-25 Review: Il trionfo dell’onore

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(Photo: Michele Crosera) Although the Sicilian composer Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725) is famed for his prolific output of operas–he claimed to have written well over 100–which were significant in laying the foundations for the development of 18th century opera seria, he rarely strayed into the field of comic opera. The single major exception was his 1718 work, “Il trionfo dell’onore,” written {…}

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Teatro La Fenice Names New Superintendent

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The Teatro La Fenice has named Nicola Colabianchi its new superintendent. He will succeed Fortunato Ortombina, who was named the head of the Teatro alla Scala. In a statement, Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli said, “The appointment of Maestro Colabianchi rewards the professionalism and passion of a great music expert with a high-level curriculum and the fact that his name {…}

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Teatro La Fenice to Present Alessandro Scarlatti’s ‘Il trionfo dell’onore’

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The Teatro La Fenice is set to celebrate the 300 years of the death of Alessandro Scarlatti with is work “Il trionfo dell’onore.” The work has never been performed in Venice and will be showcased in a new production by Stefano Vizioli with costumes and set design by Ugo Nespolo. Additionally, the piece will be shown with a new version {…}

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Major Italian Opera Houses Show Support for Teatro La Fenice Workers

Teatro La Fenice Announces New Music Director

Teatro La Fenice 2024-25 Review: Tosca

Teatro La Fenice to Stream ‘Anna Bolena’ with Lidia Fridman & Carmela Remigio

Rai3 to Present Teatro La Fenice’s ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ from Piazza San Marco

Luca Salsi, Brian Jagde, Francesco Meli, Annalisa Stroppa, Rosa Feola, & Gregory Kunde Lead Teatro La Fenice’s 2025-26 Season

Teatro La Fenice 2024-25 Review: Il trionfo dell’onore

Teatro La Fenice Names New Superintendent

Teatro La Fenice to Present Alessandro Scarlatti’s ‘Il trionfo dell’onore’