Overview
- The special aired Wednesday at 21:30 on Rai 1 with simultaneous availability on Rai Radio3 and RaiPlay.
- Filmed in the Vatican Gardens before a live audience, the performance was greeted with a standing ovation at its recording.
- Rai CEO Giampaolo Rossi framed the broadcast as a major cultural event to mark the end of the Jubilee in line with public-service goals.
- Benigni said he fell in love with the figure of Peter while preparing the work, presenting a personal, human portrayal without domestic political riffs.
- The project received a papal preview and lists production by Stand by me with Vatican Media, with distribution handled by Fremantle.