The Sanremo Song Festival got off to a
flying start on Tuesday, with President Sergio Mattarella
getting a standing ovation as he attended the much-loved event
for the first time and Oscar-winning director and actor Roberto
Benigni paying homage to the Italian Constitution on its 75th
anniversary.
Benigni pointed out that, if all the countries of the world had
adopted the Constitution, which says Italy repudiates war,
humanity would have put conflict behind it.
Other highlights were veteran pop star Gianni Morandi singing
the national anthem and top influencer Chiara Ferragni reading a
letter written to her child self in which she stressed that
being a woman is not a limitation.
Tuesday's opening night attracted an average of 10.757 million
viewers to State broadcaster Rai's flagship channel, 62.4% of
the audience share, compared to 10.911 million viewers and an
audience share of 54.7% on the equivalent evening last year.
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