(Adnkronos, 12 June 2026) The conductor, Venice? “I have no reason to have a bad relationship with this beautiful and extraordinary city.”.
A day in Veneto for conductor Beatrice Venezi. Her first stop was Venice, where she attended the award ceremony for the Leoni della Biennale Teatro. On that occasion, Venezi was also greeted by the president of the Venice Biennale, Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, before attending the reception on the terrace of Ca’ Giustinian. The conductor returned to Venice today for the first time since the cancellation of her contract with the Teatro La Fenice, which had appointed her as its permanent musical director. The artist has announced that she will take legal action against the termination of her contract.
After the visit to Venice, The musician travelled to Verona to attend the premiere of *La Traviata* at the Arena, the opening night of the 2026 Opera Festival. Before the performance, Venezi attended a cocktail reception held at the Palazzo della Gran Guardia in Piazza Bra, where the many guests and VIPs included Ministers Gianmarco Mazzi and Adolfo Urso, and the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Lorenzo Fontana.
“It was a lovely day,’ Beatrice Venezi told Adnkronos, “ ”I’ve gone from one outstanding event to another: from the Biennale, where President Buttafuoco invited me – which, of course, I was delighted about – to this evening in Verona, in a setting that is just as close to my heart.“ As for her relationship with the city of Venice, the musician clarified: ”I have no reason to have a bad relationship with this beautiful and extraordinary city.”.
