Sti have just finished the funeral of Maurizio Costanzo, who passed away on Friday 24 February. The funeral service – transmitted live on Rai 1, Rai 2 and Canale 5 – was held in the Church of the artists of Romei.e. the Basilica of Santa Maria in Montesanto. In addition to family – the wife Maria De Filippi, children Camilla, Saverio and Gabriele – Hundreds have come to give the last goodbye to one of the giants of Italian television. Starting with the artists, prominent faces of the show business, but also executives and politicians.
Maurizio Costanzo, his daughter at the funeral: “You were a father, teacher, guide”
At the end of the religious function, they were the ones to speak daughter Camila and Gerry Scotti. The first read one letter «also in the name of my brothers, Gabriele and Saverio», he specified. A short message, “as dad would have liked”, in which she summarizes the legacy left by Maurizio Costanzo.
«The wave of love by which we have been submerged is due to the good that you have given many people in recent years», He says. «You have no idea – or maybe you do because you’re looking at us from up there – of the gratitude with which we have been invested. You didn’t have 3 children, but many, many more. Many have said that for them you have been a father, teacher, guide. You changed destinies, intuited talents, encouraged, spurred».
Maria De Filippi and Gabriele, the son adopted by her and Costanzo. (ip)
Words that reflect reality. For decades Maurizio Costanzo was not only a conductor and a journalist, but also a talent scout. In many, on the stage of the Maurizio Costanzo Show, have found notoriety and also the possibility of pursuing a career in the entertainment world. Among all, Lello Arena, Enrico Brignano, Giobbe Covatta, Enzo Iacchetti, Valerio Mastandrea, Dario Vergassola.
The humility of Maurizio Costanzo
“We have consoled people in tears, more astonished than us to know that you were gone,” he continues Camilla Costanzo. «You leave us children an important legacy and the greatest teaching: humility. You still had the soul of the 17-year-old boy who wrote to Montanelli and you were surprised if an important newspaper asked you for a collaboration».
Speaking of humility, he underlines: «You would never have expected such a great demonstration of affection and we already seem to hear you saying: “Do you realize? All this for me.” Now you are close to your parents, at the hands of Sordi and Gassmann and all those who left before you and who you never stopped regretting».
Finally, the closed, with a reference to the most iconic image of Costanzo’s career. «We imagine you in Heaven, while you organize a talk show with Bracardi at the piano, Alberto Silvestri and Luisella Testa behind the scenes. You will continue to live in all of us and nothing we have learned from you will be lost, that’s a promise. We love you Daddy.”
The artists’ prayer read by Gerry Scotti
After the daughter’s intervention, the baton passes to Gerry Scotti. To him the task of reading the prayer of the artists. “O Lord of beauty, almighty creator of all things. […] Turn your eyes to our work, to our daily efforts. Look at us, we are artists. Your artists. We are painters, sculptors, musicians, actors, poets, dancers, screenwriters. There are no presenters».
«Let us help all men and discover something about You», he continues, «through our art. May our life be a song of praise to Your beauty and our works the luminous rays that light up the streets of men. Give us your forgiveness, your benevolence, give us your spirit of wisdom and beauty. Inspire us with Your love and grace. Give us stupendous wings so that with art we may rise up to You”.
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