Burglary in Riz Ortolani’s house, composer’s prizes stolen

A life spent conducting the most important orchestras in the world to give with his music that extra touch to the films that made them unforgettable.

Decades of applause and dozens of prizes, plaques, medals. But now they are in the hands of unknown thieves, who perhaps don’t even know how much history they have behind them, attracted by the shiny metal more than by their meaning.