I started this blog because there are things that don’t fit into an Instagram post and that you aren’t asked about in interviews. They lie somewhere in between, in that space that belongs to the writer and the reader, without any intermediaries.
La traviata — Return to living
Il BLOG di Beatrice Venezi – Una stanza da letto. Le tende tirate. Una lampada da notte quasi spenta. Fuori, …
My only luggage
Il BLOG di Beatrice Venezi – Vi scrivo dalla Russia, e forse è proprio qui — a qualche migliaio di …
Turandot – In the time of fairy tales, that is, now
Il BLOG di Beatrice Venezi – Vi scrivo da Baku, nel cuore del Caucaso, in quell’Asia che sembra fatta apposta …
Puccini against everyone — Episode 1
IL BLOG DI BEATRICE VENEZI. Da Lucca a Milano. La dinastia, la fuga verso l’Aida, e un ragazzo che decise …
Ildegarda of Bingen. The woman who lent her voice to God
Il BLOG di Beatrice Venezi – Le Sorelle di Mozart Episodio 5 – Gesù è femmina. Non ci sono dubbi …
Andrea Chénier, or the theory of practical criticism
il BLOG di Beatrice Venezi – La storia, scriveva Karl Marx, si ripete sempre due volte: la prima come tragedia, …
Callas, Argerich, du Pré. When the body becomes the instrument
Il BLOG di Beatrice Venezi – Le Sorelle di Mozart — Episodio 4. Anna Maria Cecilia Sofia. Quattro nomi in fila, per una …
Culture as identity
Beatrice Venezi’s BLOG – «There is nothing more frightening than ignorance in action», as Goethe said in one of …
Conceiving an Italian imaginary
Beatrice Venezi’s BLOG – Conceiving an Italian imaginary is a complex, challenging and fascinating topic all at once. But above all, it is a necessary one; …
Mozart’s Sisters — Episode 3
Beatrice Venezi’s BLOG – Nadia, Sofija, Björk, and soundtracks. From a closed lid to an Oscar. There’s a sound that, …
Culture sets us free
Beatrice Venezi’s BLOG. «Knowledge sets us free; ignorance imprisons us.» Today we’re talking about freedom, and I’d like to start with …
La Rondine, or of Remembrance
Beatrice Venezi’s BLOG – Paris opens. The Second Empire. The Bar Bullier: smoke, glasses, students, grisettes, a small orchestra playing …
Mozart’s Sisters — Episode 2 – Fanny, Clara, Louise
Beatrice Venezi’s BLOG – The century that transformed the author into a muse. Last time, I left you with …
Beauty will save the world
Beatrice Venezi’s BLOG – The quote is by Dostoevsky, or rather, he put it into Prince Myshkin’s mouth, …
Leoncavallo: metatheatre, the mask and the truth
Beatrice Venezi’s BLOG – Even before the opera begins, whilst the curtain is still closed, something happens …
Mozart’s Sisters — Episode 1
Beatrice Venezi’s BLOG – From Hildegard to Nannerl. The Baroque as a haven of happiness. Today, I don’t just want to tell you about …
Cavalleria Rusticana: honour, community as destiny, and an Easter that offers no salvation
Beatrice Venezi’s Blog – Pietro Mascagni Almost all of you have heard this music before. You may not realise it, but …
Abyss and Mystery
Beatrice Venezi’s Blog – When the EOLIè Festival asked me to talk about the abyss, mystery and …
My blog. Let’s start with the Teatro Colón
30 June 2026 – I started this blog because there are some things that don’t fit into an Instagram post …