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Beatrice Venezi to Challenge Teatro La Fenice’s Decision to Terminate her Contract

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Beatrice Venezi is challenging the Teatro La Fenice’s decision to fire her as Music Director. The conductor’s lawyer sent on a letter on June 9 following the presentation of the company’s 2026-27 season that said, she “intends to continue to make her energies and professional artistic services available to the Foundation and to carry out all professional, organizational, and production activities preliminary {…}

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Maria Agresta, Joyce El-Khoury, Maria José Siri, Carlos Álvarez & Saioa Hernández Lead Teatro La Fenice’s 2026-27 Season

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The Teatro La Fenice has announced its 2026-27 season. Opera The season opens with Giorano’s “Fedora” in a production by Hugo de Ana. The opera will be conducted by Donato Renzetti and will star Maria Agresta, Vincenzo Costanzo, Ekaterina Bakanova, and Simone Piazzola. Performance Dates: Nov. 13-22, 2026 Maria José Siri, Manuela Custer, Roberto De Candia, and Joseph Dahdah star {…}

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OperaWire Podcast Features a Conversation about the Metropolitan Opera’s Current Crisis & Teatro La Fenice’s Conductor Drama

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On Episode 14 of the OperaWire Podcast, David and Francisco Salazar talk about the Metropolitan Opera’s Saudi deal and where the company is after the deal fell through. They also talk about Francisco’s experience at the Opera Gala. The two also delve into the Teatro La Fenice’s drama regarding Beatrice Venezi. Listen: Watch Here:

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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. {…}