Sanremo 2021: the “appearing knot” that risks breaking the Festival

The point of no return, the one that would shake not only Rai but also the Ministry of Culture, could be the most extreme of decisions, that is, the resignation of Amadeus from the role of artistic director and host of the Sanremo Festival. The news, anticipated by Dagospia and from Courier service, finds confirmation from the sources consulted by Vanity Fair: everything, at the moment, would depend on the Rai CEO Fabrizio Salini, called to pronounce on the tweet of the Minister of Cultural Heritage Dario Franceschini, firmly opposed to the presence of the extras, that is of contracted actors, to the Ariston. “The Ariston Theater in Sanremo is a theater like all the others and therefore, as Minister Speranza clarified, the public, paying, free or extras, will be able to return only when the rules allow it for all theaters and cinemas. We hope as soon as possible ».

The position taken by Franceschini, who mistakenly considers Sanremo as a theatrical show rather than as a television show as it is, does not take into account, in fact, the many television programs that, from X Factor al Maurizio Costanzo Show, gives Men and women e You’ve Got Mail, they counted on the presence of the public without raising the fuss that the Sanremo Festival always brings with it. Beyond the most disparate hypotheses, such as the famous ship that was supposed to contain the public and the workers to create a bubble that would protect everyone from contagion (a sponsor came forward who would have offered 10 million euros to endorse the operation to promotional purposes), the line of Amadeus and his team has always been clear: the public at the Ariston must be there. THEn lesser extent and with the gallery closed and reserved for photographers, but still present.

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The Minister of Health Roberto Speranza also intervened on the issue who, unlike Franceschini, never mentioned the extras, but spoke generically of attendance. On Wednesday, Speranza sent the letter from the record associations to the Scientific Technical Committee requesting the adaptation of a safety protocol for the singers who will perform at the Sanremo Festival. The CTS has not yet set the date of the meeting, even if some experts have expressed themselves against the presence of the public in the room. According to what we know, Amadeus and Fiorello should meet the CEO Salini very shortly: from then on it will be decided, in all probability, what will happen in Sanremo 2021.

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