Overview

• A letter now signed by 140 subscribers warns they will not renew if Beatrice Venezi’s appointment is not revoked, aligning with staff protests.
• Superintendent Nicola Colabianchi and Venice mayor Luigi Brugnaro plan to meet orchestra and staff representatives on Wednesday to review positions.
• Colabianchi says only four subscriptions have been canceled so far and maintains that artistic choices will not be dictated by petitions.
• Solidarity messages from unions at other opera houses and 68 of 95 faculty at Venice’s Conservatory have reached the orchestra, while the theatre’s RSA refuted claims that musicians had opposed Myung-Whun Chung.
• Venezi’s selection on September 22 without the usual informal consultation has prompted internal unrest and public critiques of her credentials, countered by conductor Beppe Vessicchio’s defense of her professional abilities.