Teatro La Fenice says comments by its controversial appointee Beatrice Venezi ‘offensive and detrimental’ Europe live – latest updates Teatro La Fenice says comments by its controversial appointee Beatrice Venezi ‘offensive and detrimental’ Europe live – latest updates Teatro La Fenice, the prestigious Venice opera house, has fired its incoming music director after she insinuated its hiring practices were nepotistic, with jobs “practically passed down from father to son”. After months of