Italy honors, remembers virus dead with Donizetti's Requiem
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Italian President Sergio Mattarella, center, speaks in front of Bergamo's cemetery, Sunday, June 28, 2020. Italy bid farewell to its coronavirus dead on Sunday with a haunting Requiem concert performed at the entrance to the cemetery of Bergamo, the hardest-hit province in the onetime epicenter of the outbreak in Europe. President Sergio Mattarella was the guest of honor, and said his presence made clear that all of Italy was bowing down to honor Bergamos dead, the thousands of men and women killed by a sickness that is still greatly unknown and continues to threaten the world. (Italian Presidency via AP)Italian President Sergio Mattarella speaks in front of Bergamo's cemetery, Sunday, June 28, 2020. Italy bid farewell to its coronavirus dead on Sunday with a haunting Requiem concert performed at the entrance to the cemetery of Bergamo, the hardest-hit province in the onetime epicenter of the outbreak in Europe. President Sergio Mattarella was the guest of honor, and said his presence made clear that all of Italy was bowing down to honor Bergamos dead, the thousands of men and women killed by a sickness that is still greatly unknown and continues to threaten the world. (Italian Presidency via AP)Musicians perform in front of the Bergamo cemetery, Italy, Sunday, June 28, 2020. Italy bid farewell to its coronavirus dead on Sunday with a haunting Requiem concert performed at the entrance to the cemetery of Bergamo, the hardest-hit province in the onetime epicenter of the outbreak in Europe. President Sergio Mattarella was the guest of honor, and said his presence made clear that all of Italy was bowing down to honor Bergamos dead, the thousands of men and women killed by a sickness that is still greatly unknown and continues to threaten the world. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)Musicians perform in front of the Bergamo cemetery, Italy, Sunday, June 28, 2020. Italy bid farewell to its coronavirus dead on Sunday with a haunting Requiem concert performed at the entrance to the cemetery of Bergamo, the hardest-hit province in the onetime epicenter of the outbreak in Europe. President Sergio Mattarella was the guest of honor, and said his presence made clear that all of Italy was bowing down to honor Bergamos dead, the thousands of men and women killed by a sickness that is still greatly unknown and continues to threaten the world. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)People gather to watch musicians performing in front of the Bergamo cemetery, Italy, Sunday, June 28, 2020. Italy bid farewell to its coronavirus dead on Sunday with a haunting Requiem concert performed at the entrance to the cemetery of Bergamo, the hardest-hit province in the onetime epicenter of the outbreak in Europe. President Sergio Mattarella was the guest of honor, and said his presence made clear that all of Italy was bowing down to honor Bergamos dead, the thousands of men and women killed by a sickness that is still greatly unknown and continues to threaten the world. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)Carabinieri officers patrol the road leading to the Bergamo cemetery, Italy, Sunday, June 28, 2020. Italy bid farewell to its coronavirus dead on Sunday with a haunting Requiem concert performed at the entrance to the cemetery of Bergamo, the hardest-hit province in the onetime epicenter of the outbreak in Europe. President Sergio Mattarella was the guest of honor, and said his presence made clear that all of Italy was bowing down to honor Bergamos dead, the thousands of men and women killed by a sickness that is still greatly unknown and continues to threaten the world. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)A group of angry citizen protest during a ceremony to honor coronavirus victims with a Requiem concert performed in front of the cemetery in Bergamo, Northern Italy, one of the hardest-hit provinces in the onetime epicenter of the European outbreak, Sunday, June 28, 2020. The banner reads "Truth and Justice". (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)A relative of one of the victims holds his picture as a group of angry citizens protest during a ceremony to honor coronavirus victims with a Requiem concert performed in front of the cemetery in Bergamo, Northern Italy, one of the hardest-hit provinces in the onetime epicenter of the European outbreak, Sunday, June 28, 2020. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)
Italian President Sergio Mattarella, center, speaks in front of Bergamo's cemetery, Sunday, June 28, 2020. Italy bid farewell to its coronavirus dead on Sunday with a haunting Requiem concert performed at the entrance to the cemetery of Bergamo, the hardest-hit province in the onetime epicenter of the outbreak in Europe. President Sergio Mattarella was the guest of honor, and said his presence made clear that all of Italy was bowing down to honor Bergamos dead, the thousands of men and women killed by a sickness that is still greatly unknown and continues to threaten the world. (Italian Presidency via AP)