Simon Boccanegra at La Fenice — a well-crafted staging of Verdi’s political opera

Simon Boccanegra premiered at La Fenice in 1857, and centres on a Genovese doge’s loosening grip on power and his reunion ...
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Venice's storied La Fenice opera house protests appointment of musical director with ties to Meloni

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The storied Venetian opera house La Fenice is embroiled in a dispute with its orchestra and chorus over the appointment of a young and telegenic musical director with ties to ...
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Musicians march through Venice after La Fenice names music director with ties to Meloni

VENICE, Italy(AP) — The storied Venetian opera house La Fenice is locked in an escalating dispute with its workers over the appointment of a young and telegenic music director with ties to Premier ...