Overview
- Supporters have launched a Change.org petition urging an official tribute, from renaming the Teatro Ariston to dedicating a hall or the orchestra podium to Beppe Vessicchio.
- The petition specifically appeals to the Vacchino family, the municipality of Sanremo, and RAI, citing the maestro’s many Sanremo editions since 1990.
- Ariston owner Walter Vacchino called Vessicchio a friend and emphasized private remembrance for now, indicating tributes could be considered later.
- Fans have filled the theatre’s Facebook page with requests for a dedication, with some suggesting a combined Baudo‑Vessicchio homage.
- Vessicchio died on Nov. 8, with Italian reports citing rapidly progressing interstitial pneumonia, and his funeral took place in Rome’s Montesacro neighborhood.