Venice’s La Fenice theater drops incoming music director after months of protests

Venice’s La Fenice theater drops incoming music director after months of protests

MILAN — Venice’s renowned La Fenice opera house is breaking ties with the controversial incoming music director with ties to Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni following months of protests by musicians. General manager Nicola Colabianchi cited Beatrice Venezi’s “repeated and serious public statements that were offensive and harmful” to the theater and its orchestra for the…

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‘Journo’ Stephen Colbert Won’t Attend White House Correspondents’ Dinner – Twitchy

The White House Correspondents’ Association traditionally invites a comedian to headline its annual dinner, which takes place tonight. So we wondered who invited “White House correspondent” and “comedian” Stephen Colbert so that he could self-righteously decline to attend and shame others who do. That’s because President Donald Trump will be attending the dinner for…

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