Overview

• A letter signed by 140 to 143 season-ticket holders warns they will not renew if Beatrice Venezi’s appointment is carried out.
• Superintendent Nicola Colabianchi says just four subscriptions have been canceled so far and maintains the foundation’s artistic choices will not change.
• Mayor Luigi Brugnaro and Colabianchi are scheduled to meet orchestra and staff representatives on Wednesday, October 8.
• Trade unions and 68 of 95 professors at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory sent messages supporting the orchestra’s request to revoke the nomination.
• Some industry figures, including conductor Beppe Vessicchio, have defended Venezi’s abilities and argue the dispute has become overly politicized.