Raffaella Carrà: the homage before Italy-Spain and the funeral procession in Rome

Music is said to have the power to unite peoples and, judging by the warmth experienced by Italian and Spanish fans and footballers before the 2020 European Championships final, it seems to be so. In the aftermath of the news of the death of Raffaella Carrà, an icon of television and music both in our country and in Spain, the stadium of Wembley has chosen to welcome a classic like You start making love in the playlist that accompanies the warm-up of the teams: «The disappearance of an icon like Raffaella Carrà, an innovative woman and extraordinary artist, has struck everyone.

Before Italy-Spain, his match, we want to remember it with joy, listening to his music full of energy together, “said the president of the FIGC Gabriele Gravina, who requested and obtained permission from UEFA pay tribute to an artist who wrote the history of costume and television and which Rome is preparing to greet with all honors.

The funeral of Raffaella Carrà starts, in fact, in the city that adopted it, with a funeral procession that will start on Wednesday 7 July at 4 pm from his home in via Nemea and will follow the fundamental stages of the artist’s career, namely the Rai Auditorium of the Foro Italico which he hosted Carramba! What a surprise; the Rai headquarters in Via Teulada; the Teatro delle Vittorie and the Rai headquarters in Viale Mazzini and then arrive at the Sala della Promoteca in Campidoglio to open the burial chamber, open from 6pm to midnight. On Thursday 8 July, the funeral home will be open from 8 to 12, and from 18 to midnight. V.Finally, on 9 July, at 12 noon, the funeral service will be held at the church of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli, always in Piazza del Campidoglio.

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“I make an appeal: I ask all his fans, in Italy, in the world, in the churches of small villages as in those of big cities, to meet at 12 noon this Friday, to offer all together the last virtual greeting to Raffaella “ said Sergio Japino, the former historical companion of the Carrà and director of all his latest programs, recoverable on RaiPlay as well as the first episode of Carramba! What a surprise that Raiuno chose to broadcast on the evening of 5 July, the day of his death, keeping 2,581,000 spectators glued.

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