Overview
- The foundation, which announced the break Sunday, canceled the four-year music directorship that was set to start on October 1, 2026.
- In an April 23 interview with Argentina’s La Nación, Venezi said posts in the orchestra “practically pass from father to son,” drawing a formal union rebuke as false and offensive.
- Sovrintendente Nicola Colabianchi, who named her in September 2025, issued the notice and later received full backing from Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli.
- The split capped months of unrest at the theatre, including an April 24 concert protest with shouts of “Colabianchi resign” and flyers tossed from the gallery.
- The move followed earlier resignations and complaints about a nontransparent selection and an insufficient résumé, and workers described the decision as a relief.