It's the controversy that has been shaking one of Italy’s most prestigious arts institutions for the past two months. The new season of the Venice opera house La Fenice opened on 20 November with a ...

After months of opposition, The Teatro La Fenice – Venice's renowned opera house – has dropped the incoming Musical Director Beatrice Venezi over statements "deemed offensive and detrimental to the ...

Venezi said that those who opposed her were "afraid of change, of renewal". Venice's prestigious La Fenice opera house has sacked its incoming music director Beatrice Venezi, months before she was ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Critic’s Notebook It may not be as big or run as long as its visual arts sibling, but the Music Biennale includes a wealth of commissions and premieres. St. Mark’s Basilica was ...

PALERMO, Sicily (CN) — Italy’s illustrious opera world — a centuries-old bastion of artistry, discipline and national pride — is facing something it has never seen before: an orchestra on strike ...