Sanremo fest won t have audience - RAI
Annual extravaganza closed to public due to COVID restrictions
01 Febbraio 2021
ROME, FEB 1 - This year s Sanremo Song Festival will
not have an audience in its historic venue, the Ligurian Riviera
town s Ariston Theatre, Italian public broadcaster RAI said
Monday.
Outdoor events and programmes linked to the annual extravaganza
will also be stopped, RAI said in a safety protocol it is
sending to the government s COVID technical and scientific
committee on Tuesday.
Preparations for he festival, which has been pushed back from
February to March 2-6 due to COVID this year, were thrown into
Sanremo fest in turmoil after minister says no to audience
Culture minister rules out having audience of paid extras
28 Gennaio 2021
ROME, JAN 28 - The 2021 Sanremo Music Festival is in
turmoil after Culture Minister Dario Franceschini came out
against it taking place before audience, even if it were made up
of paid extras rather than paying members of the public.
Sources said presenter and Artistic Director Amadeus was
thinking of quitting if it is not possible to have any sort of
audience because of COVID-19-prevention rules.
At the moment, Italy s cinemas and theatres are closed as part
of measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus.