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 was proposed to me unanimously testifies to the shared appreciation towards the maestro. To him, my best wishes for a good job”.

Colabianchi is currently the superintendent of the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, which he has led since 2019, and is also a professor at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia di Roma.

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