Overview

• Mastelloni posted on social media that his stroke and hospitalization were “tragic but real,” expressing gratitude for support and hope for recovery.
• Sources conflict on whether he is being treated at Fatebenefratelli or Umberto Primo (Policlinico Umberto I) hospital in Rome.
• In a phone interview he described the ischemia as light, noted he can walk and speak, and said he will stay in hospital for rehabilitation.
• His memoir, ‘Così fan tutti,’ scheduled for September release by Albatros-Il Filo, remains on track despite his health crisis.
• He appealed to the Culture Ministry last year for Bacchelli law support due to financial strain, but the request went unanswered.