Overview

• The camera ardente at Rome’s Teatro delle Vittorie opened Monday, with Laura Pausini, Giorgia, Gianni Morandi and Fiorello among those paying tribute.
• The funeral will be held Wednesday at 16:00 at the Santuario Santa Maria della Stella in Militello Val di Catania, with burial in the family chapel and a civic day of mourning.
• Lawyer Giorgio Assumma described a neurological weakening of Baudo’s legs and declining vision, saying he rarely went out and refuting talk of a long illness or an accident.
• Daughter Tiziana said she last saw him three days before his death and that the family is fulfilling his wish to rest in his hometown.
• Reactions ranged from heartfelt homages to frank recollections, with Pupo recalling a difficult rapport and Fiorello proposing a Baudo statue in place of Rai’s Viale Mazzini horse.