Italy’s most controversial conductor lands good dates

Italy’s most controversial conductor lands good dates

Orchestras

norman lebrecht

January 30, 2024

There is no question that Beatrice Venezi divides opinion whenever she raises a baton.

Daughter of a neo-fascist politician and herself a personal friend of prime minister Meloni, Venezi has just been invited to conduct the Sicilian Symphony Orchestra.

She is also being tipped for a booking the historic Teatro Massimo in Palermo.

Ms Venezi is an advisor to the Minister of Culture.

The Sicilian musicians say: ‘It’s not about politics, she just can’t conduct… Gestures not coordinated with the score.’

 

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