Francesco Fredella October 07, 2022
A Katya Ricciarelli with an open heart she let herself go to the microphones this morning Italian stories With Eleanor Daniele on Rai1. The stories of a life shaped by a 53-year career and great passions. Of the overwhelming love for José Carreras, of which he recounted the passion “when you arrive at the hotel and leave your suitcases in front of the desire to embrace your love”, but which he decided to end after 13 years: “I have mine Ideas, and I don’t want to be betrayed so much,” said Ricciarelli, “the tenors are very courted. Girls abroad go crazy and it’s hard to resist. And then I got tired of being a forever friend,” Ricciarelli explained of the reasons for the breakup.
The lyrical soprano was not spared in the memories of another great love, the one with foo Baudo, with whom he has been one of the most popular couples among Italians for years, always in the spotlight. And just before the interview began, he wanted to give a warm greeting to Pippo: “Before I forward a question to us, I wanted to greet him with all my heart. Hi Pippo, I always recommend being fit and we all love you,” he said. “We’ve been married for 18 years, and that’s quite a few. With ups and downs of course, but I can only wish him the best, really the best,” he added.
And after retracing on the small screen some famous moments of their union and gags of famous kisses, from Pippo with Luciana Littizzetto to Katia’s “revenge” with Luca Giurato, there was no lack of judgments about another famous colleague like Placido Domingo. “Rebuke” after the recent flop in the Arena di Verona: “After a certain age it’s better to stop singing. We put in an instrument – the vocal cords – and physiologically they wear out and transform. What I accuse him of is changing registers. To have gone from a great tenor to a baritone”. He also addressed the issue of sexual harassment the colleague had recently been involved in, explaining in relation to the #meetoo that she has been courted throughout her long career without ever having suffered any real harassment.
Regarding the concerts, Ricciarelli also spoke about King Charles of England and Lady Diana: “He’s a big music addict, he always came to see me in Covent Garden, sometimes in an official way in the royal box, but then he got himself tricked the proscenium and threw me flowers, I felt like a queen. Dame Diana no. She loved pop music, she was a rebel who didn’t play by the rules, she favored Elton John,” he recalled. Returning to the present and love, the lyrical tenor said: “I have decided to live alone with my little dog and say enough to love. I’ve already given that and I’m fine with my loneliness, which is sometimes very good. When I feel the need for company, I have my friends, I’m fine,” he concluded.