Time.news – The Council of Ministers, on the proposal of the President Mario Draghi, approved the granting of an extraordinary life allowance, in accordance with the law of 8 August 1985, n. 440 (Bacchelli law), in favor of: Silvano Orlandi, cook and pastry chef, Emiko Kubota, opera singer and Antonio Centanin (Aldo Nove), poet, writer and screenwriter.
How much is
The maximum annual amount of the annuity amounts to 24,000.00 euros and the benefit can be revoked in the event that the state of necessity ceases or there are definitive criminal convictions that involve disqualification from public office.
Who perceives it
The grant is in recognition of the clear reputation for having illustrated the homeland with the merits acquired in the fields of science, literature, arts, economy, work, sport and in the disengagement of public offices or activities carried out for social, philanthropic and humanitarian.
Who is Aldo Nove
Pseudonym of Antonio Centanin, Aldo Nove was born in Viggiù in 1967). After graduating in moral philosophy, Treccani recalls, he was the author of some poetic collections (Returning in your blood, 1989; Music for witches, 1991; The moon seen by Viggiù, 1994) and made his debut in prose with the short stories’ Woobinda and other stories without a happy ending ‘(1996) and the novel’ Puerto plata market ‘(1998), which was placed by critics in the pulp genre, popular in Italy in the mid-nineties, for its captivating style, raw language and violent themes.
In 2000 with the publication of ‘Amore mio infinito’ and with the following ‘The largest dead whale in Lombardy’ (2004), ‘Zero, the robot’ (2008), ‘La vita oscena’ (2010), he proved himself an eclectic writer, able to move with ability in different genres, moving to an intimist and existentialist style, up to address contemporary social issues as in ìMy name is Roberta, I’m 40 years old, I earn 250 euros a month ‘in 2006.
In 2013 ‘My name is …’ was released in which the writer traces the life of the great artist Mia Martini, which was followed by the historical novel ‘All the light of the world’ (2014), ‘A child crying’ (2015), both in 2016, ‘World premiere’ and ‘At the beginning was the perfume’, and the biography Franco Battiato (2020). He is also an author for cinema and theater and collaborates for several newspapers and magazines.
And why he needs the annuity
In a post on Facebook (from which he was banned in 2015 after a post on the suicide of a pensioner who had lost all his savings, he explained his complicated relationship with money. ” wrong place, say something about me “he wrote,” I lost my father at sixteen. My mother at 17. The house at eighteen. I had a lot of debt as an inheritance. I finished high school working: a bit of everything. rent in 35 square meters. I graduated cleaning old people’s asses. With the money I earned, I always barely paid the expenses. Throughout the university I ate canned fish, working by day and studying at night. Never had any savings . Dentist in debt. Currently, for having ditched Mondazzoni before having delivered all the books, I have, in addition to no savings, minus 36,000 euros. To be free to be a man and not a slave to money. I love the present. I love the present. the life it is now, not in six months “.
Who is Silvano Orlandi
At 83, he spent sixty cooking cakes for divas and VIPs, from crowned ceremonies to celebrations of famous people. With in the name of Pasticcio he prepared cakes for birthdays and weddings in half the world of cinema, TV, sport, politics: Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, Amintore Fanfani and Giovanni Spadolini, Paolo Rossi, Baggio, Schumacher, Pieraccioni and Panariello, Berlusconi, Maurizio Costanzo, Bianca d’Aosta and Princess Mafalda, and even Pope Francis. The first important cake was for the eighteen years of Rita Pavone, at the time she worked at the Excelsior in Florence where he had arrived almost as a child after the first experiences in historic pastry shops such as Donnini, Gambrinus, Bruzzichelli.
Who is Emiko Kubota
She was born in Tokyo where she graduated in Singing and obtained her Master’s degree at the State University of Art. Since 1967 you have studied in Europe with the tenor Alessandro Ziliani and other masters such as Pessina, Pedrazzoli, Soresina, Jappelli, Ferrari, Zamboni. You studied scenic art with director Riccardo Picozzi.
He participated by qualifying and winning all the major competitions in Japan, the International Verdian Voices Competition in Busseto and the William Sullivan Foundation Competition in New York.
She starred as: “The Magic Flute” (Queen of the night); “Lucia of Lammermoor”; “The Traviata”; “Rigoletto”; “The Barber of Seville”; “La Bohème” (Mimì and Musetta); “L’Elisir d’Amore”; “Madama Butterfly”; “Turandot” (Liù); “Faust”; “Manon Lescaut”; “Yuzuru” in the major Japanese theaters and in Hong Kong, and in Europe at the National Theater in Rome, at the Massimo Bellini Theater in Catania, at the Gran Liceo Theater in Barcelona, at the summer season of the same theater in Nueva Andalucia, at the Royal Theater in Antwerp, at the Social Theater of Dublin, at the Social Theater in Gent, at the Municipal Theater of Montpellier and Avignon, at the Opera Theater of Belgrade, Ljubljana and Rijeka. He alternates his operatic activity with chamber music with a very vast repertoire including various Italian, French, German, Spanish, Russian and Japanese authors.
As a soloist in concerts with the orchestra he performed Beethoven’s “IX Symphony”, Handel’s “Messia”, Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater”, Rossini and Simanovsky, “Petite Messe Solemnelle” by Rossini, “Requiem” by Mozart and Fauré, “Salve Regina” by FABonporti, “Immer Wieder” by Roman Vlad, under the direction of Seigi Ozawa, Roman Vlad and other directors.
He has carried out an intense concert activity both in the lyric repertoire and with recitals by French impressionists and Italian authors of all periods.
Critics have always appreciated “the fresh and vibrant voice”, “the brilliant treble”, “very beautiful center”, “pianissimo stupendi”, “expressiveness in every dramatic and musical situation”, “uncommon interpretation of every opera role “And” mastery of the stage “.
He has recorded several long-playing and has participated in the production of numerous works and classical music for radio and television of NHK and private (Japan) and for Swiss radio opera arias, oratories with orchestra and various music broadcasts. chamber.
Since 1997 he has been President and Artistic Director of the International Opera Concert Association (AILC). He presented numerous full-length opera performances, with sets, costumes and choir, such as: “Traviata”, “Bohème”, “Madama Butterfly”, “Don Giovanni”, “Il Barbiere di Siviglia”, “Rigoletto”, “Turandot”, ” Manon Lescaut “; Vocal and instrumental concerts such as “New international talents – violin and piano”; and sacred music such as “Stabat Mater” by Pergolesi and Rossini (with the choir), Concerto di Natale, of which he supervised the artistic direction and direction.
He has been teaching for over thirty years. His pupils have achieved excellent results and many of them have made their debut at AILC performances with great success.