At the end of the performance of The Black Squirrel, Christian De Sica plays “The Golden Mask”: it is Anna Falchi who sang “E la luna bussò” by Loredana Bertè. On Saturday March 25 episode of The Masked Singer, the actor, hosted by Milly Carlucci on Rai 1, is certain the showgirl is actually under the singing squirrel costume. The other participants in the program have a different opinion: for Serena Bortone, for example, it would be Alessia Marcuzzi, for Iva Zanicchi Elisabetta Gregoraci. But only De Sica goes to the “unmasking”: it’s a pity that Anna Falchi is not under the mask of the black squirrel. “‘Na bella figura di m… I did,” the visibly disappointed actor commented, reviving an old catchphrase.
Christian De Sica, Iva Zanicchi, Serena Bortone, Flavio Insinna and Francesco Facchinetti try to unmask the disguised singers whose voice is fake. But the pauses, phrases, and turns of phrase provide clues for the “investigators” and audience involved in the play. Who is among the shark, hedgehog, Venetian knight, donkey, pigeon, piglet, starfish, swan, rose, hamster, black squirrel and hippopotamus?