Israel’s artists face isolation at Venice Biennale and prepare for booing at Eurovision
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The Italian opera house and the PM’s friend: How Venice appointment sparked a row
Appointment of Beatrice Venezi, a personal friend of Giorgia Meloni, had been mired in controversy from the outset
Primavera director Damiano Michieletto: ‘Wexford is in my heart. It’s an important part of my story’
Crafting a film, he notes, is an adjacent but separate skill set from staging opera
The First Ghetto: Venice and the Jews by Alexander Lee: Stunning account of a dark history
Tracing the creation of Europe’s first designated urban quarter and the bleak reality for those who lived there
The demise of the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner is a tale the Venetians know well
Recognising a market opportunity isn’t enough, political insulation is now a necessity for companies taking risks
John Banville: ‘You cannot censor me. They would try it now with all this wokeist nonsense’
The author on his latest novel, Venetian Vespers, how Graham Greene treated him ‘very badly’, and his support for Israelis
Space for everyone: What designing for the moon can teach us about living on Earth
The emerging movement in space architecture is a sign that new frontiers are becoming future concerns
Swap Barcelona for Malaga, Santorini for Milos: the best alternatives to the tourist hotspots
Over-tourism is ruining popular destinations, try these alternatives without compromising on experience
Forget quiet luxury. The wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez screamed ‘money’
We’re no longer shocked by wealth itself – only by the spectacle of loud luxury
The Irish woman reviving ballet in Venice: ‘As a lawyer, ballet became my escape’
Irish barrister Gerardine Connolly has taken a step back from her career to co-found a new ballet company in Venice, which aims to revive the city’s dance past
‘Crocodile’ fears see Jeff Bezos alter his Venice wedding plans
Reception venue is moved after activists threatened to fill canals with inflatable crocodiles to prevent guests entering city centre building
A Wicklow woman in Venice: ‘It really feeds the soul to have all that beauty around you’
Wild Geese: Orla McLaughlin, Venice
Ian Griffiths of Max Mara: ‘I wanted to make the point subtly that the desire for luxury will never diminish’
The creative director has gone back to his Venetian design roots in a collection full of signature flourishes and playful detailing
Venice to limit tourist groups to 25 people to ‘protect peace of residents’
Tourist guides in Venice will be banned from using loudspeakers in latest measure to tackle overtourism
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