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- La Fenice canceled the Nov. 13, 2026, opening performance of Fedora because of a strike.
- The RSU of Teatro La Fenice called the strike on Oct. 9, 2026, and had not revoked it.
- Fedora now opens Nov. 14, 2026, with performances on Nov. 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 22.
- Rai Radio 3 was set to stream the opening but had not rescheduled the broadcast.
- Donato Renzetti conducts the new production by Hugo de Ana, with an eight-member cast.
By Grace Kim
Teatro La Fenice’s company canceled the Nov. 13, 2026, opening of its 2026-27 season after a strike called on Oct. 9 by the RSU of Teatro La Fenice. The company said the affected performance was “Fedora,” and the RSU had not revoked the strike.
The cancellation moves the season’s first performance to Nov. 14. According to the company, “Fedora” will open on that date, with subsequent performances on Nov. 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 22, 2026.
When does “Fedora” open?
The revised schedule gives the production seven November dates. Nov. 14 and 15 are consecutive; the next performance falls on Nov. 17, followed by four dates before the run ends on Nov. 22.
The shift does not mean the strike has ended. OperaWire reported that the RSU called the action on Oct. 9 and had not revoked it.
What changes for the opening-night audience?
People who planned to attend the Nov. 13 performance have no opening-night event to attend, according to the company’s cancellation. The report does not state how tickets will be handled, so ticketholders should check directly with Teatro La Fenice before traveling.
Rai Radio 3 listeners face a separate gap. The broadcaster had planned to stream the opening, but it had not rescheduled the broadcast when OperaWire published the report. No replacement date or radio slot appears in the announcement.
Those are the two immediate audience effects the source establishes: a canceled performance with no stated ticket arrangement, and a missed live transmission with no announced substitute. The opera remains scheduled, and the company has supplied later dates through Nov. 22.
Who appears in “Fedora”?
OperaWire lists Maria Agresta, Rachele Stanisci, Ekaterina Bakanova, Lucrezia Drei, Vincenzo Costanzo, Rosario La Spina, Simone Piazzola and Enrico Di Geronimo in the cast. The report does not attach character names to them, so it supports a cast list rather than a description of individual roles.
Donato Renzetti conducts the new production by Hugo de Ana. In musical terms, the conductor, the musician who directs the ensemble, leads the performance from the podium, while the production credit identifies the staging being presented.
What remains unresolved?
The strike, meaning a collective withdrawal of work, explains why the company canceled the first performance. It does not, on the published evidence, explain the dispute’s cause, the workers’ demands or a settlement process. The RSU’s Oct. 9 decision also remained unrevoked.
The company has committed to a Nov. 14 opening and six later performances through Nov. 22. For audiences and listeners, that date is the first test of whether the theater can deliver the announced run while the strike remains unresolved and Rai Radio 3 has no replacement broadcast.
Source: Opera Wire
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