In Venice, the Fenice Theatre on Strike to Denounce the Arrival of a Musical Director Close to Giorgia Meloni

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Italian conductor Beatrice Venezi (35), who is close to the right-wing Meloni government, has been nominated as the new musical director of the famous opera orchestra La Fenice in Venice. However, the orchestra believes she lacks experience.

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For a month now, the musicians of one of the temples of Italian opera have challenged the appointment of Beatrice Venei. Accused on social networks of being "against the rights of women", they blame him first of all for a lack of experience.