To host a funeral chapel Ornella Vanoniwho died on the evening of Friday 21 November, will be the Piccolo Teatro Grassi di via Rovello in Milan, as announced a few minutes ago on RaiNews 24 and on social networks by Member of the Cultural Council of the capital of Milan Tommaso Sacchi.
Anyone wishing to say a final goodbye to this famous and beloved singer can do so tomorrow, Sunday 23 November, from 10am to 2pm, and on Monday morning from 10am to 1pm. There are two solutions carried out by the City Government, namely Palazzo Marino and to be precise Piccolo Teatro Grassi: in the end the second choice won, perhaps also to celebrate the artist’s closeness to the place on the stage where, in 1956, she made her debut as an actress in “Six Characters in Search of an Author” by Luigi Pirandello.
Burial
That burial instead it will be celebrated on the afternoon of Monday November 24, precisely at 14.45, in the church of San Marco, a religious building overlooking the square of the same name located in the heart of the Brera district. And precisely regarding his funeral, Vanoni spoke when appearing as a guest on What’s the weather like?explains some details even with a touch of irony that always distinguishes him.“Now I choose the dress, the coffin must be cheap because I want to be burned”the artist from Milan explained to the host, “Then throw me into the sea, whatever you want… I want that Venicedo as you wish”. “I have the dress, it’s from Dior, and it makes a good impression”he further added, “and then I asked Paolo Fresu to play during the funeral”.
The singer, who just a year ago on the occasion of his ninetieth birthday, asked Mayor Sala to be remembered in a simple way.“They dedicated the Lyric Theater to Gaber, the two Piccolo offices to Strehler and Grassi, the Palazzina Liberty to Fo and Rame, the Studio to Melato. For me there was nothing left”Vanoni joked when chatting with the party Corriere della Sera.
“This is why I am making a request to Mayor Sala: dedicate a moment to meflower bed in the middle”he added, “but I want the plant to live now. ‘Aiuola Ornella Vanoni’, kept by him. I will take care of it myself. I will plant flowers and tomatoes.”
