THEon the evening of November 23rd What’s the weather like?on the Nine, was not like the others. Fabio Fazio had anticipated it at the beginning, and the faces – and voices – of those confirmed it to Ornella Vanoni really loved her. Among these, Luciana Littizzettowho during the long celebratory video dedicated to the singer was unable to hold back her emotion, bursting into tears.
Luciana Littizzetto’s pain: «It seems to me that my skin is constantly being torn off»
The pain of Ornella’s disappearance is intertwined with that of other recent farewells. «I must say that this period seems to me like they are constantly tearing my skin, first Pippo (Baudo), then Peppe Vessicchio, the Kessler, Ornella… there isn’t a plaster big enough to cover all these pains» confessed Littizzetto, giving voice to a collective feeling. A mourning that does not only concern the emotional sphere, but an entire cultural world that slowly changes face.
Ornella Vanoni, «a woman who chewed life in big bites»
In telling her friend, the comedian chose not to sugarcoat anything: «She was a woman, she is still a woman, who chewed life in big bites; he also made a lot of crumbs, he said, he even did some damage» he recalled, his voice broken but very clear. A portrait that describes Ornella’s truth: a life lived without saving, between burning passions, declared errors and generous impulses.
The power of hugs according to Ornella Vanoni
Littizzetto then evoked a detail which, perhaps more than others, speaks to the singer’s sensitivity: «But he loved beyond measure and hugged as much as he could. She loved to hug, she said that this hug supported her people who perhaps weren’t used to being hugged and she always did it willingly. This is something I remember and I don’t think I can easily forget it.” Words that convey an intimate and tender image: a woman capable of making a home for anyone around her.
When Ornella Vanoni spoke, everything stopped
«When he spoke he captured you» added Luciana Littizzetto in a subsequent passage. And it’s not difficult to understand why: Ornella Vanoni was a total, magnetic presence, made special precisely by the sincerity with which she showed herself. He did not fear fragility, indeed he included it in his way of being in the world. His recurring appearance at What’s the weather like? she had allowed the public to discover her well beyond the artistic dimension: ironic, highly intelligent, independent, surprising.
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