• Dead Antonello Falqui, father of the variety

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16 November 2019RaiPlay celebrates Antonello Falqui, a giant of Italian television who died in Rome at the age of 94, presenting on the home page a selection of his shows that have made the history of Rai, introduced by an exclusive interview granted to remember his first major success: Studio one.

The collection of the master's successes presented in full on RaiPlay includes: the first three seasons of Studio Uno, the variety that marked the history of Italian television, also thanks to the debut of the Kessler twins, to the conduct of Mina, in the edition 1961 and 1965, by Walter Chiari, in the 1963 edition, and to an extraordinary cast that includes the Quartetto Cetra, Lelio Luttazzi, Rita Pavone and many others.

Along with his first great success, many other stages of his career as a great television director are available on Rai's digital platform, spanning over 25 years of Italian television: '' Teatro 10 '' conducted by Alberto Lupo, '' Dove sta Zazà '' with the unforgettable Gabriella Ferri, '' Milleluci '' still with Mina and Raffella Carrà, '' Fatti e Fattacci '' an itinerant variety with Gigi Proietti and Ornella Vanoni, '' Bambole there is not a lyre '' which sees the participation among the authors of Maurizio Costanzo, '' Il Ribaltone '' with Loretta Goggi, '' Giochiamo al Varietè '' an extraordinary series of specials dedicated to the great Italian cabaret, '' Attore Amore mio '' a parody of the theater entrusted to genius by Gigi Proietti to end with '' Al Paradise '' one of his last varieties with the participation of Oreste Lionello and Milva.

There would be a thousand ways to remember #AntonelloFalqui: a thousand programs, a thousand ballets, a thousand acronyms. We choose one of a thousand. Thanks for everything. # Techetechete # 16novembre pic.twitter.com/QNx8RPc33B

- Techetechete '(@_Techetechete) 16 November 2019

Along with the extraordinary series dedicated to the great varieties on Raiplay, one of the few directories of television series signed by the master is also available: '' Giandomenico Fracchia - forbidden dreams of one of us '' in which Paolo Villaggio, just back from the great cinematographic success of Fantozzi, returned to compete with the TV pro-parent of his legendary mask. In the exclusive interview for RaiPlay, Antonello Falqui retraces the ideation, birth and development of Studio Uno through an unmissable series of anecdotes, exclusive stories and personal memories of the production that marked his career, the history of Rai and, in bottom, of all of us.

On Rai Storia the special "Antonello Falqui. He wanted the moon even when he wasn't there"
To pay tribute to Antonello Falqui, Rai Cultura changes the programming of Rai Storia and proposes the Special signed by Guendalina Biuso "Antonello Falqui. Tonight in the early evening and Sunday 17 November at 11.30 and at 6.40 pm. Antonello Falqui. He wanted the moon even when there was no ". The program proposes excerpts from his main works: "Arrivals and Departures", "Canzonissima" with Manfredi, Delia Scala and Panelli, "Il Musichiere" and the famous sketch with Mario Riva and Gary Cooper, the television comedy "Felicita Colombo" with Franca Valeri, "Studio One" with Mina and Carrà. Do not miss a masterpiece that is unique in its kind as "The Library of Studio One" with the quartet Cetra, and "Giandomenico Fracchia", "Al Paradise", "Mazzabubbù" with Gabriella Ferri up to "Dolls there is no lira ".

From Monday 18 November to 19.00 on Rai Storia, moreover, Rai Cultura proposes the "Falqui Show, an in-depth cycle dedicated to the genius of the director who brought the show from the stage to the television studio; it was the highest expression of the variety in TV, and it has amused and excited Italy with its programs.