Overview

• At the end of a concert, a musician read a note asking for the revocation of Venezi’s appointment, drawing over a minute of applause as flyers were distributed from the boxes.
• The workforce remains in a formal state of agitation following assemblies that sharply criticized the decision.
• Union bodies at Teatro Regio di Torino, Fondazione Arena di Verona, and Maggio Musicale Fiorentino issued statements of solidarity and stressed the need for top artistic standards.
• Grassroots actions included a Change.org petition promoted by musicologist Stefano Aresi with about 2,300 early signatures and a new Facebook committee called Sconcerto Grosso to support the staff.
• Soprintendente Nicola Colabianchi defended Venezi and said subscription cancellations are very few, as a circulating subscribers’ letter threatened non-renewals and politicians voiced opposing views.