アンドレア・ボチェッリさんのインスタグラム写真 - (アンドレア・ボチェッリInstagram)「. In many seasons of life I have wondered what profiles of contemporaneity could be at par with the great geniuses of our Renaissance. . Franco Zeffirelli was - and remains - the first on the list. An immense artist, a disciple and lover of Beauty and therefore a Master for all those who aspire to beauty. The boundless devotion to the work and to its great architects, was the solio ground on which we built a beautiful friendship, reinforced by the endless esteem and gratitude that I have always felt for his art. . Our lives have crossed each other both in the past (I think of that Homage to Rome in which I had the honor of being directed by him) and more recently, in 2017 when I was called to inaugurate his Foundation, as well as this year, when we celebrated the sharing of His Foundation and the foundation that bears my name, in the same Florentine palace. His death is an incalculable loss for the whole world, but as for all great artists, it comforts us to know that through his works his message, his sensitivity, his poetics, he will continue to support our journey. . Personally I will always have the regret for not having succeeded in performing it together "La Bohème" that the Maestro would have so much wanted to do with me, in theatre and then also in a movie. It was a project he was very keen about... In the end, due to his age it didn’t materialize. The memory of this missed opportunity, of this that could have been an unforgettable experience, today increases the bitterness for an enormous loss, from and professional and human point of view. . - Andrea . #FrancoZeffirelli」6月16日 0時23分