10.5 Many memorable moments

Luciano's life was dotted with many pleasant moments, many occasions that moved him. Among these there were those linked to his personal growth and those dictated by family events such as births, weddings and other situations. Some of these moments he always remembered with pride and full gratification.
“Like that Christmas of 1990. – Mariuccia recalls with emotion – Our daughter Barbara was working in England and could not return for the end-of-year holidays. Then Luciano decided that we would go to her to spend the holidays which for him were always special. Happiness could be seen in his eyes right from the travel preparations, then the departure, the stay in Oxford: one emotion after another”.
Then, there was the New Year's Concert in Vienna. An indescribable emotion for someone like him so passionate about classical music. The atmosphere in that golden hall of the Musikverein in Vienna immediately seemed exciting to him when the Vienna Philharmonic struck the first aria and, one after another, the subsequent ones, with a particular preference for the fascinating melodies of the various Strausses.
“Finally, – recalls Mariuccia – there was the surprise party in 2006, for his sixtieth birthday. A circumstance in which the emotion was truly palpable. When he understood that the party was for him, he remained literally amazed and with tears in his eyes. The event had been prepared in detail. We had made sure that he was not in the company, we had involved a catering and a small musical group. For the wine there was no need to look elsewhere. Then there were many friends, who arrived one by one, who had left their cars in a secluded area so that upon his return he wouldn't notice. As soon as he set foot in the winery, the lights came on and the party started with a bang, to his immense amazement, which lasted for days and days”.