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 — Ritorno a vivere
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
Beatrice Venezi’s BLOG – I am writing to you from Baku, in the heart of the Caucasus, in that Asia that seems made especially for me …
Puccini against everyone — Episode 1
BEATRICE VENEZI'S BLOG. From Lucca to Milan. The dynasty, the flight to Aida, and a boy who decided…
Ildegarda of Bingen. The woman who lent her voice to God
Beatrice Venezi's BLOG – The Mozart Sisters Episode 5 – Jesus is a female. There is no doubt …
Andrea Chénier, or the theory of practical criticism
Beatrice Venezi’s BLOG – History, wrote Karl Marx, always repeats itself twice: the first time as a tragedy, …
Callas, Argerich, du Pré. When the body becomes the instrument
Beatrice Venezi’s BLOG – The Sisters of Mozart — Episode 4. Anna Maria Cecilia Sofia. Four names in a row, for a …
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 – Reflecting on the Italian collective imagination is a complex, challenging and fascinating subject all at once. But above all, it is essential; …
Mozart’s Sisters — Episode 3
Beatrice Venezi’s BLOG – Nadia, Sofija, Björk, and soundtracks. From the closed lid to the Oscar. There’s a sound that, …
Culture sets us free
Beatrice Venezi’s BLOG. «Knowledge sets us free; ignorance enslaves us.» Today we’re talking about freedom, and I’d like to start with …
La Rondine, or of Remembrance
Beatrice Venezi’s BLOG – Opening in Paris. The Second Empire. The Bar Bullier: smoke, glasses, students, grisettes, a small band 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, 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 …