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Storm Clouds Over the Lido? As Italy Turns to the Right, the Future of Venice Artistic Director Alberto Barbera Hangs in the Balance
As Italy turns to the right, the future of Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera and other cultural leaders is hanging in the balance.
On New Year’s Eve the baton-wielding Venezi, a friend of right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, was heckled at the Opéra de Nice by French anti-fascist protesters as she took to the podium. Last July, left-leaning producer Marta Donzelli was ousted as chief of Centro Sperimentale without explanation, prompting protests from prominent directors Paolo Sorrentino and Luca Guadagnino. Vincent Bolloré, the conservative billionaire behind Canal+ Group parent company Vivendi, is giving exposure to far-right candidates through CNews, the French equivalent of Fox News.
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