The Teatro La Fenice was protested following a concert on Oct. 31, as audience members threw leaflets throughout the theater. The protest was due to the lack of transparency in the selection of the company’s new Music Director. This is the second time this has happened at the theater since the selection of Beatrice Venezi as the Music Director. The {…}

The Teatro La Fenice has canceled its opening night performance of Berg’s “Wozzeck” on Oct. 17 due to a strike caused by the election of Beatrice Venezi as the company’s new music director. The workers‘ unions of Teatro La Fenice announced the strike and stated it was in protest of Venezi’s new position. According to La Repubblica, the strike was {…}

The Teatro La Fenice has come under fire for hiring Beatrice Venezi as the new Music Director. Workers announced on Friday that they will go on a permanent strike against this week’s appointment due Venezi’s close relationship to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government. According to Ansa.it, the workers  declared “a permanent state of strike” and said they “reserve the right {…}

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 {…}