Vanoni, Geppi Cucciari: ‘A symbol of freedom and a great artist’

Milan, 24 Nov. (LaPresse) – ‘Our encounters were certainly much less intense and frequent than I would have liked, but she was part of my life before I met her. They were encounters of warmth, truth, courage and audacity. She was always above the line she set for herself, and I regret not having seen her as much as I would have liked.’ These words were spoken by Geppi Cucciari as she left the Piccolo Teatro after paying her respects at Ornella Vanoni’s funeral. “Today, perhaps all those who mourn her are thinking about this, about the elderly people close to us whom we have seen less than we would have liked. She was a symbol of freedom, a strong woman, an intellectual, a great artist; she was all of these things. And then she also had the privilege of growing old, which is a privilege, of growing old, of growing strong, always with something to say about everything, and also with the courage she had even when she was younger, as a girl, like my grandmother, to be able to say what she wanted, but she didn’t have to wait to say what she wanted, she always did,” she concluded.