Overview

• The Fondazione Teatro La Fenice unanimously approved Venezi’s appointment, with a mandate running from October 2026 to March 2030.
• The foundation said Venezi will soon meet superintendent Nicola Colabianchi and theatre workers to define the programmatic lines of her musical direction.
• Mayor Luigi Brugnaro and the board framed the choice as bringing professionalism, international visibility, energy and renewal, noting the rarity of a woman in a top post at a major opera house.
• Opposition parties criticized the move as political placement, and representatives of the orchestra and chorus voiced discontent over a top‑down process.
• Colabianchi endorsed the selection, calling Venezi an excellent conductor already established internationally at 35.