Farewell to Franco Battiato, eclectic singer-songwriter: music loses a great Maestro
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May 18, 2021 The news of the death of Franco Battiato, who died at dawn today in his home in Milo in the province of Catania, aroused great emotion and countless reactions in the world of entertainment, music and politics.
The
first to give the news was with a tweet the director of "Civiltà Cattolica", Antonio Spadaro
. The confirmation came later from the mayor of Milo, Alfio Cosentino. "Franco was a friend,
his death is a great loss": says the mayor Cosentino, about the artist who had lived for some time in the village on the slopes of Etna.
"A friend called me and after having done a check I learned of his death which occurred this morning around 5". Cosentino remembers his relationship with the teacher: "With him there was a great friendship and mutual esteem - explains the mayor - after being elected we met several times and he never shied away from organizing to support cultural initiatives" . Cosentino announces that in the town on the slopes of Etna there will be city mourning for the day of the songwriter's funeral. "We will certainly do something to have an everlasting memory of Franco Battiato". Milo also enchanted Lucio dalla. "He came here after Franco Battiato, who was born in Jonia (name of the municipalities Giarre and Riposto). Milo evidently was a mystical place to have been chosen by him:from his house you could see a glimpse of the port of Giardini Naxos and the dome of the church of Riposto ".
Messages of condolence
"He left us a Master. One of the greatest in Italian songwriting. Unique, inimitable always in search of new artistic expressions.
He leaves a perennial legacy" is the comment of the Minister of Culture, Dario Franceschini
, while the president of Fratelli d'Italia,
Giorgia Meloni, writes on Facebook that "Italy bows to life, to the work of Franco Battiato
. To God the Master". "My sincere, deep regret for the death of Franco Battiato. Maestro. Poet.
Lord of music and words. We will miss him" is instead the memory entrusted to the social networks by the President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli
, while the secretary of the Democratic Party
Enrico Letta remembers the song "La Cura"
: "I will take care of you. For me the most beautiful with the simplest and most powerful words. Thanks for all the emotions you gave us". "'And my teacher taught me how difficult it is to find the dawn inside the dusk'.
Hello Maestro" tweets the former premier Giuseppe Conte
while Matteo
Renzi, leader of Italia Viva, observes that "there are no words to remember who, with words and music, has excited and moved entire generations "
. "One of the greatest Italian artists has left us, who in his long career has been able to experiment and shape music like no other. You have been an example and inspiration for many. I cling to my family.
Hello Maestro"the Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, writes for his part
, in a post on facebook. While the Minister for Equal Opportunities and the family
Elena Bonetti writes on Twitter: "Maestro Battiato is no longer with us. He has left us worlds of beauty
in which to meet. Always".
The funeral of the artist, who has been ill for some time, will be held privately. Meanwhile, there
are thousands of condolence messages from the artist's fans on social media
. Who remembers phrases of his songs, who emphasizes his genius. All moved want to greet the 'master' who composed the soundtrack of many lives. The artist from Catania has composed 42 albums in his long career. On 21 September this year, the fortieth anniversary of "La voce del padrone" would be celebrated, the record by Franco Battiato which, in Italy, was the first to exceed one million copies sold. The record company Universal Music Italia, in conjunction with the artist's 76th birthday (March 23), anticipated the celebrations it had planned.